Journalism
Melody LaTorre graces the spring, 2023 cover of USC Health, Keck Mediicine of USC’s patient-facing magazine. (Photo/Kremer Johnson Photography)
It takes a village
Melody LaTorre was in her second trimester when she learned she had brain cancer. In a race against time, Gabriel Zada, MD, from Keck Medicine of USC’s Brain Tumor Center, would call in maternal-fetal medicine specialists and an expert OB/GYN to save both mother and child.
The swapping in of sevoflurane as a primary anesthetic is having a beneficial effect on patients, the hospital and the environment. (Photo/Adobe Stock)
Making the OR Greener
Arash Motamed, MD, medical director for operating rooms at Keck Hospital of USC, is making Keck Hospital operating rooms more sustainable by phasing out a commonly used anesthetic gas known as desflurane.
As popular as desflurane is among anesthetists, it contributes significantly to climate change given its greenhouse gas effect.
The 2024 Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony, hosted by B.L.A.C.K. Med, Keck Medicine of USC's Black and African American employee resource group. (Photo/Ricardo Carrasco III)
Keck Medicine of USC celebrates Juneteenth
On June 19, the Black Leaders and Colleagues at Keck Medicine of USC (B.L.A.C.K. Med) employee resource group for Black and African American employees, honored Juneteenth with a flag-raising ceremony at Keck Medical Center, followed by a celebration with food, music, dancing and local vendors.