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Patients Drive Success of Evaluation and Treatment Center MAY 7 • 2010 TheWeekly theweekly.usc.edu PUBLISHED FOR THE USC HEALTH SCIENCES CAMPUS COMMUNITY VOLUME 16 • NUMBER 16 Patients drive success of Evaluation and Treatment Center By Tania Chatila undergone significant growth For Derek Morton, the in patient volume—sometimes thought of having to wait treating between six and eight hours in an emergency room patients a day. to be examined for a post- “This was a new model, and operative abscess was more we essentially started with than off-putting. zero patients,” said Weaver. ‘This center Luckily for Morton, a “Now we are seeing an aver- offers a quick and 34-year-old patient treated for age of 100 to 120 patients a colon cancer at USC Norris month, and we anticipate even convenient way for Cancer Hospital, he didn’t more growth in the future.” patients to be seen, have to. Instead, he was sent The center includes two to the Evaluation and Treat- patient exam rooms, a waiting and for physicians, ment Center—a 24-hour clinic area, consultation area, nursing it affords them a exclusively for patients of the area and an adjacent admitting centralized location USC hospitals. space, said Emma Wright, “It’s my first time here, but director of the Evaluation and where they can it’s a really nice set-up and Treatment Center. The center assess their a good idea,” said Morton, maintains a staff of about 20 who had surgery with Rick full-time nurses—roughly half patients’ needs Selby, professor of surgery at of whom are registered nurses after hours.’ the Keck School, in February. and half of whom are licensed Heinz-Josef Lenz, professor Chatila Tania vocational nurses. Licensed Vocational Nurse Dina Molina, right, examines patient Derek Morton, left, of medicine and preventive The clinic takes no walk- at the Evaluation and Treatment Center at USC University Hospital. Morton, who —Fred Weaver, chief medicine at the Keck School, was treated for colon cancer at USC Norris Cancer Hospital, was referred to the ins. Instead, USC physicians of vascular surgery referred him to the center last center by his physician following a post-operative issue. can refer a patient there for at the Keck School of week, after a scheduled office post-operative issues or other visit. Located on the first floor of Infrastructure for the concerns. Then, that physician Medicine “Everything has been really the Norris Inpatient Tower center was developed from or a selected designee can visit quick, and everyone is really at USC University Hospital, the ground up by a dedicated with the patient once intakes nice,” he said. the clinic serves as a 24-hour committee of hospital admin- have been completed. Morton is one of hundreds ambulatory care center, where istrators and physicians, led by “When patients come of patients seen at the center established, private patients Fred Weaver, chief of vascular down here and spend time since it opened eight months of USC providers can go for surgery at the Keck School. on the campus, they really ago. after-hours care. Since then, the center has See ETC, page 2 Two Keck School faculty members lauded at USC Academic Honors Convocation University leaders ton Hospital, where many recognized the contribu- Keck School faculty hold tions of two Keck School staff privileges. He and of Medicine luminaries his wife, Weta, remain at the annual Academic active in the life of the Honors Convocation, an Keck School, and he event that culminated currently serves on the with USC alumnus, film- university’s Institutional maker and benefactor Biosafety Committee. Mark Humayun Allen Mathies George Lucas ’66 receiv- Humayun, the co- ing the USC Presidential Medallion, the univer- inventor of a retinal prosthesis, was honored for sity’s highest honor. his pioneering research on diseases of the retina, At the April 26 event, Allen W. Mathies, dean original contributions to scholarship, and his abil- emeritus of the Keck School, received the USC ity to combine his expertise in ophthalmology Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award, and Mark and his craftsmanship in engineering to restore Humayun, the Cornelius J. Pings Professor of partial sight to the blind. Biomedical Sciences and professor of ophthal- Humayun was the lead surgeon during the mology, and cell and neurobiology, received the implantation of the world’s first retinal device USC Associates Award for Creativity in Research in 2002, and he led the engineering team that and Scholarship. developed this electronic implant. His accom- Mathies, known as a gifted clinician, educa- plishments have earned him membership in the tor and leader, played a pivotal role in the rising Institute of Medicine. stature of the Keck School of Medicine of USC His leadership positions include directing re- as its dean from 1975 to 1985. search in the Eye Concepts Laboratory at USC’s Under his leadership, the USC Norris Com- Doheny Eye Institute. He is also the director of prehensive Cancer Center and Hospital was built the U.S. Department of Energy’s Artificial Retina and research expanded. The school flourished Project and the founding director of the Na- as faculty members and department chairs were tional Science Foundation-funded Biomimetic Sara Reeve recruited, a practice plan was adopted and plans MicroElectronic Systems Engineering Research WHO YOU GONNA CALL? GERMBUSTERS!— Students from elemen- to build the USC University Hospital were put Center at USC. tary schools surrounding USC’s Health Sciences Campus participated in into action. Humayun joined USC in 2001. He earned the 10th annual USC-HSC Science Fair, held April 30, on Harry and Celesta Mathies retired from USC in 1985. He contin- his M.D. from Duke University and a Ph.D. in Pappas Quad. Above, youngsters display their exhibit on how well various cleaning products disinfect surfaces. ued to shape the landscape of health care in Los biomedical engineering from the University of Angeles as president and CEO of the Hunting- North Carolina, Chapel Hill. MAY 7 • 2010 Keck School urology team reveals findings in trio of papers By Leslie Ridgeway small kidney cancers. Written for prac- kill the tumor, is a good option for destroy- Several studies published in top medical ticing physicians, the paper highlights ing kidney tumors in patients who are not ‘We are now journals by USC surgeons have found that modern diagnostic tests and the latest candidates for laparoscopic partial neph- able to remove surgical treatment of kidney cancer is not treatment outcomes. rectomy. These two latter papers present the daunting prospect it once was. In the Journal of Urology (J Urol. 2010 the experience of Gill’s team at USC and many of these Three papers, one published in the January; 183:34-41), Gill and colleagues the Cleveland Clinic. Co-authors include cancers through New England Journal of Medicine and two published the world’s largest single- Monish Aron and Mihir Desai, both published in the Journal of Urology, indi- surgeon experience with 800 patients with renowned surgeons at USC. tiny keyhole cuts cate that kidney cancer patients can look kidney tumors undergoing laparoscopic The USC Institute of Urology includes to the abdomen. forward to a speedier recovery and brighter partial nephrectomy—a popular minimally 23 full-time faculty and more than 30 post- future. The papers were authored by a invasive technique to remove a tumor graduate residents and fellows dedicated to In a majority of team led by Inderbir S. Gill, director of while saving the kidney. The most critical world-class patient care and research. The the cases, we the USC Institute of Urology at the Keck part of this procedure is clamping (stop- institute comprises eight clinical centers, School of Medicine. The studies indicate ping) the blood supply to the kidney to including the Center for Comprehensive can even save that outcomes of minimally invasive treat- create a bloodless operative field. Gill’s Urologic Oncology, Center for Robotics the kidney, and ments for patients with organ-confined team has pioneered the laparoscopic/ and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Cen- kidney tumors have improved dramatically. robotic technique, which has dramatically ter for Pediatric Urology, Image-Guided remove only the “We are now able to remove many of decreased the clamp time. Surgery Center, and Center for Female cancer.’ these cancers through tiny keyhole cuts “The shorter the clamp time, the better Urology, among others. The USC Institute to the abdomen,” said Gill. “In a majority the kidney function,” said Gill. “We de- of Urology surgeons are world leaders and of the cases, we can even save the kidney, liver the fastest clamp times in the world, pioneers in robotic/laparoscopic and open — Inderbir S. Gill, and remove only the cancer.” Since no thus providing the best possible kidney surgery for cancers of the kidney, prostate director of the USC muscle is cut and blood loss is minimal, function. As a result, patients no longer and bladder. USC urologic surgeons are at patients experience less pain and a shorter need to lose the kidney to lose the cancer.” the forefront of developing cutting-edge Institute of Urology recovery time, he noted. Finally, in the March 2010 issue of treatments such as scar-free “belly-button” at the Keck School of In their New England Journal of Medicine the Journal of Urology (J Urol 2010:183; surgery and novel organ-sparing focal treat- Medicine paper titled “Small Renal Mass” (N Engl J 889-895), the USC team presented the ments for prostate cancer. Med 2010 February:362; 624-34), Gill and world’s largest follow-up data for laparo- For more information on the USC Insti- colleagues provide an expert overview of scopic renal cryoablation of up to 11 years.
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