Expert on high-risk breast cancer patients with a focus on women’s health.
USC Experts
Howard Hu
Lead poisoning Toxic metals Toxic exposures Pollution and health Chemical sensitivities Environmental medicine COVID19 and Los Angeles COVID19 and universities Education and training in population and public health
C. Oliver Tacto
Content and subject-matter expertise in the USC Well-being Collective Student Wellbeing Health Promotion Health Promoting Campuses Network, and applications of the Collective Impact framework
Opioid Overdose Risk Appears Higher in Older Americans, USC Study Indicates
One in 10 adults were at risk of overdose, with older Americans relying on high doses of opioids more than younger adults, researchers found in a national sample of prescription claims. Contact: Emily Gersema at gersema@usc.edu or (213) 712-3168 or Michele Keller at kellermi@usc.edu or (213) 210-6072 Even with COVID-19 dominating the news, the epidemic of opioid use remains […]
Niema Pahlevan
• Biofluid Dynamics • Fluid-Structure Interaction • Cardiovascular MRI • Hemodynamics • Cardiovascular Devices • Bio-inspired Design • Physics of Fluids in Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases • Heart Failure • Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) • Aortic Diseases
Anamara Ritt-Olson
Expert in predictors of health behaviors among ethnically diverse adolescents and young adults.
Jeffrey Klausner
Expert in applied epidemiology and the prevention and control of infectious diseases of public health importance like HIV, STDs, TB, COVID-19 and cryptococcal infections.
Sudha Nallasamy
Expert in Retinal Diseases, Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), Pediatric Ophthalmology
Megan McCain
Expert on biomedical engineering, engineered cardiac tissues, heart disease, cardiac development, engineered skeletal muscle, stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, developmental biology, tissue engineering, biomaterials, microfabrication, 3D printing, fluidic devices, disease modeling, organs on chips.
Sandy Zhang-Nunes
Eye trauma Thyroid eye disease Plastic surgery of the eyelids and face Blindness from filler complications Botox and aeshtic treatments Droopy eyelids Tear duct problems Eyelid cancer Eyelid tumors Styes Eyelid infections Eye infections Dry eyes New technology for dry eye treatment