Keck : School : Office of Research Advancement

Who We Are - Clinical Research

Clinical research reports directly to the Dean, but is coordinated by the Office of Research Advancement.

Thomas A. Buchanan, M.D.
Associate Dean for Clinical Research
Director, Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute
Chief, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes
Professor of Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Physiology & Biophysics
Office:
Phone: (323) 226-4632
E-mail: buchanan@usc.edu

Clinical Research

Associate Dean for Clinical Research

President & CEO, Health Research Association

Dr. Buchanan provides the dean with advice and support for clinical research. He also serves as director of the Keck School’s General Clinical Research Center and the USC-wide Clinical & Translational Science Institute.

Kathleen Hurtado, R.Ph. Kathleen Hurtado, R.Ph.
President & CEO
Health Research Association

1640 Marengo Street, 7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone: (323) 223-4091
E-mail: khurtado@health-research.org

As head of Health Research Association (HRA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of USC, Ms Hurtado oversees clinical trial contracting services provided to investigators of USC & the Los Angeles County Hospital.