USC names Joshua Hirsch chair of radiology
Hirsch joins Keck School of Medicine of USC from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, bringing experience in neurointervention, health policy, quality, and clinical operations.
The Keck School of Medicine of USC has appointed Joshua A. Hirsch, MD, as chair of the Department of Radiology. He will also be nominated as holder of the Stewart Dale Fordham, MD, Chair in Radiology.
Hirsch joins USC from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, where he held an academic appointment as professor of radiology. USC said he was selected after a comprehensive national search.
Carolyn Meltzer, MD, dean of the Keck School of Medicine, described Hirsch as a collaborative leader with a record of strengthening quality and safety, improving operational performance, and aligning clinical services with institutional priorities.
As chair, Hirsch will be responsible for advancing clinical excellence, interdisciplinary imaging research, and the department’s education mission, according to USC. The school also cited his work across academic radiology, neurointervention, health policy, quality, and multidisciplinary clinical operations.
At MGH, Hirsch held roles including director of neurointerventional radiology, chief of the interventional spine service, associate department quality chair, and vice chair of procedural services. USC said he also led program integration and operational redesign initiatives across a complex radiology enterprise.
His academic work includes more than 650 peer-reviewed publications, according to the Keck School. Hirsch also chairs the Future Trends Committee of the American College of Radiology and serves as a senior affiliate research fellow of the Neiman Health Policy Institute.
National leadership roles include past service as president of the American Society of Spine Radiology, the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery, and the American Society of Neuroradiology. Hirsch is also deputy editor of the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery.
USC’s Department of Radiology spans 7 clinical divisions, with research focused on AI, translational science, and clinical application, according to the department website. Its educational programs include a diagnostic radiology residency and specialized fellowship programs.
A chair-position profile from Isaacson, Miller stated that the department includes 40 full-time faculty, 43 residents, 17 fellows, 3 postdocs, 8 fellowship programs, and a Molecular Imaging Center that has secured more than 50 grants since 2009.
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