Keck Medicine of USC Physicians Named Among Top LA Doctors of 2020

The Los Angeles Business Journal has named over a dozen Keck Medicine of USC physicians as top doctors of 2020 in Los Angeles.

The health care practitioners were selected based on their good standing, reputation, thought leadership and success within 12 disciplines: cardiology, dermatology, emergency medicine, general surgery, gynecology, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics and sports medicine, otolaryngology, psychiatry and pulmonology.

Here are the Keck Medicine top doctors by specialty:

Cardiology

Ray Matthews, MD, director of interventional cardiology and catheterization laboratories. Professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

Dermatology

David Peng, MD, MPH, president of USC Care. Chair and professor of clinical dermatology at the Keck School.

Emergency Medicine

Carl Chudnofsky, MD, emergency medicine physician. Chair and professor of clinical emergency medicine at the Keck School.

Neurology

Said Beydoun, MD, division chief, neuromuscular disorders. Program director of the clinical neurophysiology fellowship and professor of clinical neurology and at the Keck School.

Oncology

Inderbir Gill, MD, executive director of USC Urology and the Shirley and Donald Skinner Chair in Urologic Cancer Surgery. Chair and Distinguished Professor of urology and associate dean for clinical innovation at the Keck School.

Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD, associate director of clinical research, chair of the GI oncology program, co-director of the Colorectal Center, scientific director of the Cancer Genetics Unit at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. Co-director of the USC Center for Molecular Pathway and Drug Discovery, Terrence Lanni Chair in gastrointestinal cancer research and professor of medicine at the Keck School.

Ophthalmology

Karen Morgan, MD, medical director of the USC Eye Pasadena clinic. Clinical professor of ophthalmology (clinician educator) at the Keck School.

Orthopaedics

Jay Lieberman, MD, director of the Institute of Orthopaedics and chief of Orthopaedic Surgery Service. Chair and professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Keck School.

Lawrence Menendez, MD, chief, Center for Musculoskeletal Oncology. Professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery at the Keck School.

Otolaryngology

Uttam Sinha, MD, head and neck surgeon, otolaryngology. Associate professor of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery at the Keck School.

Psychiatry

Carlos Figueroa, MD, medical director of Keck Psychiatric Services. Clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and the behavioral sciences (clinician educator) at the Keck School.

Steven Siegel, MD, PhD, neuropsychiatrist. Franz Alexander Chair in Psychiatry and professor and chair of psychiatry and the behavioral sciences at the Keck School.

Pulmonology

Ricardo Juarez, MD, director of critical/intensive care. Clinical assistant professor of medicine (clinician educator) at the Keck School.

Sports Medicine

Seth Gamradt, MD, director of orthopaedic athletic medicine for USC Athletics. Associate professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery at the Keck School.

George Frederick “Rick” Hatch, MD, orthopaedic surgeon. Director, USC Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship and associate professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery at the Keck School.

by Alison Rainey

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