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Perspective: Advanced Treatments in Local Communities

Originally published October 30, 2025

Last updated October 30, 2025

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Smitha Ravipudi, MPH, shares why Keck Medicine’s recently opened Pasadena location represents an ethos that is central to the health system’s mission.

When a patient receives a serious diagnosis such as cancer, they need worldclass treatment that offers the best chance of a full recovery. They also deserve to access that care closer to home.

Many patients are unable to travel for care.

But even for those who can, we know it can be stressful to drive long distances and navigate unfamiliar areas.

Health systems that bring local communities the same specialized expertise and cutting-edge technologies available at flagship hospitals can really ease that burden and provide a more convenient, seamless experience for patients.

Academic medical centers like Keck Medicine of USC, with our emphasis on using research to improve clinical care in real time, are in an especially strong position to bring advanced medical treatments and technologies directly to the regions we serve.

Through the years, we’ve expanded our services throughout Southern California and beyond, from Bakersfield to Newport Beach, Beverly Hills to Las Vegas.

Recently, we opened a second location in Pasadena at 590 S. Fair Oaks Ave., bringing more leading specialists in autoimmune care, cancer care, cardiovascular care, diagnostic imaging, orthopaedic care, pain management, surgery and more closer to residents in Pasadena and neighboring communities in the San Gabriel Valley.

The Pasadena location also advances USC’s academic mission by offering medical students, residents and fellows valuable clinical training experience under the supervision of Keck School of Medicine of USC physicians.

No matter where you seek care from Keck Medicine, our providers are experts in helping patients and their loved ones navigate the rarest, toughest, most complex medical cases.

Making it easy to find highly specialized treatment not widely available, combined with personalized, compassionate care, is at the heart of our mission.

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