Dr. Demetriades is a tenured Professor of Surgery, Keck USC School of Medicine and the Director of the USC Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Intensive Care Unit. He has published more than 640 peer-reviewed publications in referenced journals, two trauma atlas books, 6 books, and more than 140 book chapters. List of publications […]
Seiji B. Shibata, MD, PhD, specializes in chronic ear disease,otosclerosis, cochlear implantation, vestibular disorders, facialnerve disorders, and skull base tumors including acousticneuromas, meningiomas, and glomus tumors.Dr. Shibata graduated from Kansai Medical University in OsakaJapan, where he earned both his medical doctorate and PhD.He completed his residency in Otolaryngology – Head and NeckSurgery at Kansai Medical […]
Dr. Jutabha is a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy in 1981 and the Honors Program in Medical Education at Northwestern University in 1985. He received his medical degree and internal medical residency from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois in 1987 and 1990, respectively. He completed his gastroenterology fellowship training at the University of […]
Comprehensive Treatment for All Types of Glaucoma Glaucoma is an eye condition that damages your optic nerve. It is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Glaucoma damages the nerve that connects the eye and brain, resulting in vision loss. The condition affects your side vision (peripheral vision) first, so early on, you may not […]
Treatment for Eye Infection Symptoms Redness, irritation, discharge, swelling, pain and vision loss are all symptoms of eye infections. An eye infection occurs when harmful bacteria, viruses or fungi invade the tissues of the eye and other eye structures. A common eye infection is pink eye. Your symptoms may be present in many different parts […]
Diagnosis and Treatment for Corneal and External Disease The cornea is the clear tissue in the front of the eye that provides approximately two-thirds of the focusing power of the eye. It plays an important role in focusing light onto the retina, which gives you clear vision. When this delicate tissue is damaged, it can […]
Keck Medicine of USC doctors talk about the rise in use of the semaglutide medications known as Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss. It’s hard to exist in Los Angeles these days without knowing what the latest trend in weight loss is. The current fad is so ubiquitous that it even made it into a […]
Get the facts on bariatric surgery from our experts. Bariatric surgery can be a lifesaving solution for people who are unable to maintain a healthy weight on their own. Nearly 30 million adults in the United States have a body mass index (BMI) that makes them eligible for bariatric surgery, according to the National Institutes […]
Pancreatic cancer is a notoriously deadly disease that is hard to catch early — here are some symptoms to look out for. Pancreatic cancer has a bad reputation — and for good reason. Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States, after lung and colon, according to the National […]
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Services The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine provides a full array of services essential for patient management including disease diagnosis, therapeutic monitoring, support for surgical intervention, and the provision of blood and blood products. Employing analytic methods that detect abnormalities in organs, tissues, cells and body fluids, the department contributes […]
