Edward Rose Building Ent history

In 1885 the governor of California was George Stoneman, who was my great-grandfather.

In 1894 the College was one of the first in the United States to institute a four-year course of study that demanded regular attendance at lectures, laboratory participation, and hospital service for eight months of each year as requirements for graduation.

Doctor Hill Hastings was appointed professor of otology in 1908.

ENT was listed as a Division of Surgery (Division VII—Surgery and Surgical Specialties, (d) Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology). Simon H. Jesberg, MD, a graduate of the class of 1913, was listed as an instructor.

He was the father of Frederick H. Linthicum, Jr., who practiced for many decades with the House Ear Clinic, and continues his research in temporal bone pathology at UCLA. Doctor Linthicum Sr. trained at Loyola College in Baltimore, and received his MD degree at Johns Hopkins University in 1917.

In May, 1928, the present School of Medicine was established by the Board of Trustees as an integral part of the University.

Howard House, MD, received his AB degree at Whittier College in 1930.

In 1934 the school of medicine was organized into Departments.

He was appointed associate clinical professor in 1935.

House and Miller were listed as instructors until 1949, with Doctor J. M. Brown remaining as clinical professor.

In the 1950’s when Doctor House was head of the ENT division and Doctor Miller was clinical professor, another clinical professor was Victor Goodhill, who later became a renowned otologist.

He remained as chair of the ENT Division until 1951.

The two story Paul S. McKibben Hall, completed in 1960, had the multidisciplinary laboratories (MDL) that are still used today by the first and second year medical students.

In 1961 the president of USC was Norman Topping, MD, and the medical school dean was Clayton Loosli, MD. Tuition was $1200 per year.

The four story Seaver Student Residence Hall was completed in 1963.

In 1965 Clay Whitaker, MD, joined the ENT faculty as full-time Associate Professor, in charge of the training of ENT residents at LAC-USC Medical Center.

The medical school tuition in 1972 was raised to $2800 per year, increasing the need to raise funds for scholarships.

Alden Miller, MD, stepped down as chairman of the department in 1983.

In 2015, because of the assistance given to their daughter with hearing loss by Doctor Niparko and members of his department, USC Trustee Rick J. Caruso and his wife, Tina donated $25 million to endow and name the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery.

After a nation-wide search, John S. Oghalai was recruited to serve as the new chair of the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology—HNS, effective August 1, 2017.