Our research team strives to understand how skin diseases affect patients, how novel therapies may reduce the burden of skin diseases, and how specialist healthcare can be delivered to patients more effectively and efficiently.Specifically, our research team focuses on studying chronic inflammatory skin diseases, including but not limited to psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and hidradenitis suppurativa. Our team is continuing to discover how chronic skin diseases affect patient outcomes, how novel therapies impact patients’ lives, and how we can use technology to increase access to specialist care for underserved patients.

The Eric Cohen Student Health Center (ECSHC) of USC provides high quality, cost-effective and client oriented services and resources in health promotion and disease prevention, primary care and counseling to the Health Sciences Campus student community.ECSHC facilitates student’s completion of their academic careers by promoting healthy lifestyles and caring for their physical and psychological illnesses and concerns.

The Office for Wellness and Health Promotion (OWHP) supports the University of Southern California with health promotion that advances public health, student learning and the unique USC experience. They assess student health behaviors, collaborate with campus partners, and deliver best practice initiatives.