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USC Experts

Alex K. Wong

Expert in plastic and reconstructive surgery, breast augmentation, microsurgical breast reconstruction, and lymphedema

Annie Wong-Beringer

Expert in the pharmacotherapy of infectious diseases, antifungal therapy and antimicrobial resistance

Health

Beverly P. Wood

Expert in medical education and pediatric radiology

Ruth I. Wood

Expert in steroids, steroid abuse, male hormones, and the neuroscience of sex behavior

Abby Wood

Expert in Citizen’s United and political spending

Elections, Politics

Wendy Wood

Expert in habit formation & behavior change

blistering disorders of skin wound healing skin cancer phototherapy – using artificial ultraviolet light to treat skin conditions use of cultured keratinocytes in healing chronic skin wounds and the wounds of burn victims. gene therapy for epidermolysis bullosa dermatology

Anna H. Wu

An expert on breast cancer and lung cancer

Paul Y.K. Wu

neonatal/ perinatal care jaundice in newborns and phototherapy neonatal body water colloid osmotic pressure nutrition in the newborn metabolic problems in the newborn infants of diabetic mothers near infra-red spectrophotometry perinatal pediatrics neonatology

Yan Xiao

An expert on earthquake engineering and bridge design

Kimiko Yamada

Expert in oncologic and orthopedic physical therapy

Stanley M. Yamashiro

cardiopulmonary regulation and dynamics pulmonary assist devices

Wei Yang

Expert on using social media to measure users’ health both geographically and over time

Veli N. Yashin

Expert in Middle East studies and literature; can discuss unrest in Turkey, Syrian refugees

Kenneth Yates

Expert in learning, instruction, motivation and cognitive sciences

Donald E. Yett

economics of labor and human resources economics of medical care supermarket/grocery store strike

Pai-Ling Yin

Expert in Mobile apps, Technology adoption and Innovation

Shao-Yao Ying

Expert in molecular biomedicine, including stem cells, microRNAs and prostate cancer

Helena Yli-Renko

An expert on entrepreneurship in the United States and abroad

Jonathan Yormark

information systems and infrastructure inventory support outsourcing and subcontracting quality supply chain

Yannis C. Yortsos

flow in porous media transport processes (heat and mass transfer) oil, gas and geothermal energy recovery subsurface remediation

S. Mark Young

An expert on celebrities, movies and the entertainment industry

Finance

Alvin S. Yusin

child development in high-risk infants developmental disabilities developmental pediatrics

Jan Zabojnik

financial economics compensation investment and market efficiency mergers and acquisitions industrial organization

Gabriel Zada

Expert in neurosurgery, traumatic brain injury and brain tumors

Homayoun H. Zadeh

Expert on immune responses to bacteria that cause periodontal disease

Fernando Zapatero

financial economics economy and international markets global markets: Mexico, Europe risk management exchange rates pensions interest rates

Business, Finance

Chi-Shing Zee

imaging of the spine imaging of intracranial infection, brain tumors, neoplasms, seizure disorders and other neurological disorders procedures relating to the spine — discograms, myelograms, facet blocks, nerve blocks and epidural blocks computer technology and neuroimaging techniques for neurosurgical procedures — Gamma knife, stereotactic radiology, etc. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) functional imaging spine radiology neuroradiology

Adina Zeidler

diabetes in Latinos (genetics and types of diabetes in families) complications of diabetes diabetes-related sexual dysfunction (male and female) prevention of insulin-dependent diabetes, Type 1 diabetes endocrinology (study of the endocrine glands and the hormones they secrete)