The USC Center for Vascular Care collaborates with both the USC Wound Care Program and the USC Lymphedema Program. This alliance further enhances the continuity of care to our patients in providing a comprehensive treatment plan.

Wound Care Program
USC University Hospital has welcomed to their staff, Rose L. Hamm, MPT who in addition to being a Physical Therapist is also a Certified Wound Specialist. The USC Center for Vascular Care is fortunate to have Ms. Hamm as an integral part of the vascular care team. Her expertise in wound care management allows for the application of the latest wound care technology. Rose sees patients with wounds requiring attention while in the hospital and follows them when discharged on an outpatient basis. Rose is known and respected in the community for her knowledge of would care and healing. The results of her efforts on behalf of patients has accelerated the healing of patients’ wounds.

Lymphedema Program
USC University Hospital has also welcomed to their staff, Mahjabeen Aftab OTR, who as an Occupational Therapist specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and management of edema of the upper and lower extremities also known as Lymphedema. Mahjabeen comes to us from Texas and has extensive experience in this specialty area. This program is new to USC and the Center is utilizing her expertise in the treatment of patients with lymphedema and post phlebitic syndrome. Mahjabeen has particular expertise in the correct fitting and application of compression stockings, the mainstay of therapy for patients with swollen limbs.

Non-Invasive Vascular Lab
The Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory performs sophisticated noninvasive cervical, cerebral, peripheral and abdominal vascular studies. The goal is to assist physicians in making a timely clinical diagnosis of venous or arterial circulatory conditions, while assisting them to determine the need for more complex diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. More...

Hypertension Program
The Keck School of Medicine’s Department of Medicine has created a new multi-disciplinary center designed to diagnose and treat hypertension, a chronic illness that affects as much as 25 percent of the U.S. population. Vito Campese, chief of nephrology and director of the new USC Hypertension Center, said the center is crucial because roughly 75 percent of Americans with hypertension do not receive appropriate treatment for it. More...

Vascular Disease Screening
Heart attacks, strokes and abdominal aortic aneurysms don’t usually announce themselves with obvious symptoms. They’re often silent "stalkers". More...

Vascular Rehabilitation Program
Patients with vascular desease involving the lower extremities can have significant pain when walking or exercising (“claudication”). The Vascular Rehabilitation program at USCUH, supervised by Rose Hamm, is designed to increase patients’ pain free walking distance and enhance their cardiopulmonary fitness. This treatment involves supervised intervals of exercise with the result of improving mobility and allowing the patient to increase the amount of activity in which they can be involved without pain.