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How You Can Qualify to Be a Living Kidney Donor

What you need to know about donating a kidney A kidney transplant, which helps patients with kidney disease, including advanced…

How to Get Added to a Lung Transplant Waiting List

A Keck Medicine of USC expert explains the eligibility and evaluation processes. If you or a loved one is dealing…

How to Register to Be an Organ Donor

Giving the gift of life is easier than you think, a Keck Medicine of USC transplant coordinator explains. The desire…

How to Qualify as a Living Liver Donor

A USC Transplant Institute physician explains the living-liver-donation process: requirements, recovery and the life-changing impact of this vital gift. When…

Meet Takashi Harano, MD

Dr. Harano is a thoracic surgeon with Keck Medicine of USC who specializes in lung transplantations. He also treats patients…

How to Get Added to the Heart Transplant List

An expert details how you can get added to the heart transplant list at a qualified center such as Keck…

Trekking the World After Hip Replacement

A new hip allows Traci Samczyk to continue her global adventures without pain. For Traci Samczyk, 58, life is about…

Meet Amanda Woodworth, MD

Dr. Woodworth is a breast surgical oncologist with Keck Medicine of USC. She also treats patients at USC Verdugo Hills…

Diabetic Foot Ulcers: How Four Steps Can Save Two Legs, Worldwide

A Keck Medicine of USC podiatric surgeon outlines actionable steps for optimizing diabetic foot ulcer care. Each year, diabetic foot…

How to Stop Urinary Incontinence in Women

Regaining bladder control is possible thanks to various treatment options. Urinary incontinence is a common experience for many women, especially…

Bariatric Surgery Leads to Fitness Lifestyle

Thanks to the USC Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program, Nancy Romero's weight-loss journey helped her find a new passion: spin…

Can a New Tool Better Screen Liver Transplant Candidates?

Keck Medicine of USC researchers are testing if a standardized screening process is more equitable for candidates — and more…