Heart disease is the number one killer for all Americans, and stroke is the fourth leading cause of death. Hispanics and Latinos face a particu¬larly high risk of these cardiovascular diseases because of high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes. Monolingual Spanish speakers of…
Patients who receive health care in complex public health systems often encounter significant barriers and delays when they are referred from their primary providers to specialists.
SC CTSI’s KL2 Scholar Mimi S. Kim, MD, MSc, assistant professor of clinical pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC and co-director, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Comprehensive Care Clinic, CHLA, wondered if a novel application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could be us…
While a scholar in SC CTSI’s KL2 program, William J. Mack, MD, associate professor of neurological surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC and director of The Neurointerventional Program at USC, investigated how doctors could manipulate the body’s natural inflammation response t…
SC CTSI’s KL2 Scholar Joyce R. Javier, MD, MPH, assistant professor of clinical pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC and primary care pediatrician, CHLA, focuses on the prevention of mental, emotional, and behavioral health issues among immigrant populations, particularly …
USC diabetes researcher and KL2 program alumna Kathleen Page, MD, assistant professor of medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC, uses state-of-the-art functional magnetic resonance imaging to study how different foods activate appetite and reward centers in the brain. These ce…
Much of the public is aware that head injuries are a major problem for many athletes. USC neurosurgeon Gabriel Zada, MD, assistant professor of clinical neurological surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC, is conducting studies about the effect of concussions on the brain. Zada…
“For most people reconstructive surgery is a full time job. But I wanted to also pursue research. SC CTSI’s KL2 program provided me with the protected timeI needed to get my research career started.” Alex K. Wong, MD, assistant professor of clinical surgery, Keck School of Medic…
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