Longtime Keck School surgeon to be honored by Spanish monarchs
Asensio received this honor for his work on difficult injuries and difficult problems in trauma surgery, including his work in cardiac, thoracic and vascular injuries and exsanguination research, along with trauma-prevention work and human-rights advocacy.
Fellow award recipients included these prominent physicians and scientists: the Institute of Human Virology’s Robert Gallo and Luc Montagnier, president of the World Foundation for AIDS Research and Prevention, who were co-discoverers of HIV’s link to AIDS; the University of Pittsburgh’s Thomas Starzl, an organ transplantation pioneer; the University of Oregon’s Donald Trunkey, a national and international leader in trauma surgery; and Rochester University’s Seymour Schwartz, internationally recognized surgeon and former president of the American College of Surgeons.
King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia presented the medals at a ceremony in Madrid. Medal recipients then gathered for a luncheon before giving a series of scientific presentations. Asensio delivered a presentation titled “Difficult Injuries and Difficult Problems: A Trauma Surgeon and His Social Conscience in America.”
The Mutua Foundation is one of Spain’s most prestigious academic, scientific and philanthropic organizations. Previous recipients of this medal have included internationally known scientists and physicians, some of whom have garnered the Nobel Prize or other scientific awards.
Asensio was until recently professor of surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and unit chief for the trauma “A” surgery service in the division of trauma surgery and surgical critical care. He departed USC in February to become chief of the division of clinical research in trauma surgery and professor of surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and UMDNJ-University Hospital at Newark.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education mentioned USC’s $6 billion fundraising campaign. The story noted that USC had already raised $1 billion in a “quiet phase,” including the $200 million naming gift from USC Trustee and alumnus David Dornsife and wife Dana Dornsife to the USC Dornsife College.
The Guardian (U.K.) highlighted two major gifts to USC in a list of the 10 biggest philanthropic benefactors in America. The list included the $200 million naming gift from USC Trustee and alumnus David Dornsife and wife Dana Dornsife to the USC Dornsife College, and the $110 million gift from USC Trustee and USC Viterbi School alumnus John Mork and wife Julie to create the USC Mork Family Scholars Program.
The New York Times featured the USC U.S.-China Institute documentary “Assignment: China — The Week that Changed the World.” The documentary, part of a series, examines media coverage of the 1972 Nixon trip that reshaped U.S.-China relations after a quarter century of isolation and hostility. “People look back now and take it for granted that the outcome was preordained,” said the institute’s Mike Chinoy, who produced the documentary. Voice of America also featured the story.
Los Angeles Times featured the Oscar Senti-meter, a tool developed by the USC Annenberg School, Los Angeles Times and IBM that analyzes thousands of tweets about the Academy Awards nominees. The story noted that Mexican actor Demian Bechir received an enormous boost on Twitter the day of the nominations, with a total of 6,893 tweets mentioning him, a 47-fold increase from the day before. The story noted the tool uses language-recognition technology developed in collaboration with USC Viterbi School’s Signal Analysis and Interpretation Lab.
The Times of India (India) featured a three-day medical emergency training workshop organized in association with USC. At the workshop, held at GCS Medical College in India, 50 doctors and more than 100 paramedics learned how to improve emergency support systems. William Mallon of the Keck School of USC said that discussion topics included the use of portable ultrasonic devices to scan patients. “The ultrasound applications help physicians make accurate and timely decisions,” he noted. Daily News & Analysis (India) also featured the workshop.
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