Mehta, Pratik; MD – Athletic Medicine of USC Student Health

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences (Clinician Educator) (Part-Time)

In memoriam: John Robinson, 89, football coach who led USC to 1978 national championship, 8 bowl games
Robinson, one of the Trojans’ most popular and successful football coaches, won 74% of his games during two coaching stints at USC.
USC breaks ground on state-of-the-art Bloom Football Performance Center
The facility is the latest investment in the future of Trojan sports under President Carol Folt’s “moonshot” aimed at transforming USC’s athletics on and off the field.
USC’s new women’s basketball general manager is ready to take Trojans to the next level
The first-of-its-kind position at USC is a sign of the times as well as the reach and popularity of the university’s brand. The team’s season opens Monday in Paris.
Building better athletes through social work
Omar López’s coaching blends social work practice with athletic training, producing national champions for the USC Trojan Boxing Club.

Large-scale study of brain volume finds genetic links to Parkinson’s disease, ADHD
Researchers from USC joined in an international study that revealed hundreds of genetic variants that shape the brain.
Pandemic-era increase in alcohol use persists
Study finds heavy drinking among adult Americans increased more than 20% during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and continued for two years.
One reason seniors are flocking to Medicare Advantage: It’s much cheaper
Monthly out-of-pocket costs were dramatically lower in Medicare Advantage plans, according to a study co-authored by Erin Trish of the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics.
Generosity transforms surgery and AI at USC
Philanthropy boosts innovation in urology and supports the work of Inderbir Gill.