USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Mission Statement:

We strive to cure diseases of the ear, nose, throat, head, and neck by pursuing new scientific discoveries, by translating this knowledge into novel and effective clinical treatments, by offering our patients a culturally-sensitive experience while they receive high-level, compassionate care, and by educating our trainees to continue these philosophies into the future.

How will they achieve this?

First, we will continue to expand our clinical collaborations both within and outside our Department to achieve synergies that improve patient care. This multidisciplinary team-based approach allows us to provide the type of world-class care that people expect from Keck Medicine at USC. Our quality and excellence attracts patients from around the world to come here for their care.

Second, we will combine the latest biomedical research technology with the fundamental, old-school approach of developing a well-crafted hypothesis and then carefully testing it. This allows us to make the groundbreaking discoveries that lead to cures. We translate these discoveries into clinical treatments that can be implemented by all physicians to improve health.

Third, we will teach these principles of discovery and excellence in clinical care to our trainees. These are the people that will continue to transform health care in the decades to come. We believe in the value of educating the next generation of physicians, scientists, and allied health care personnel and indoctrinating them with our beliefs so that they will continue to advance the standard of care.