
New advancements in player safety and treatment gleaned from the USC Trojans will benefit elite, youth and recreational athletes everywhere. The USC Epstein Family Center for Sports Medicine’s specialists will collaborate with USC Athletics and Keck Medicine of USC to study and develop innovative injury prevention strategies to keep USC Trojan student-athletes healthy and on the field, help predict their risk of injury and re-injury, and return them to their sport at the most appropriate time following injury. They also collaborate with other specialists, including clinicians at the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, to promote nonsurgical and preventive solutions like strengthening muscles used in a particular sport. They use minimally invasive arthroscopic procedures to lessen pain and speed the healing process. “We are thrilled that this new gift will strengthen and advance two of the university’s signature areas of excellence - sports medicine and intercollegiate athletics.” Epstein Family Foundation supports USC student-athletesĮxperts at the center, who practice within the Keck Medicine of USC health system, specialize in the treatment of sports injuries affecting the shoulder, knee, hip and elbow. “We are honored to continue our support of this outstanding institution by naming the USC Epstein Family Center for Sports Medicine,” Daniel Epstein said.

We are thrilled that this new gift will strengthen and advance two of the university’s signature areas of excellence - sports medicine and intercollegiate athletics. “Their extraordinary generosity will benefit not only our outstanding USC Trojan student-athletes, but also professional competitors, Olympians, local youth and many other athletes in our community.” Checcio, USC senior vice president for university advancement.

“Dan and Phyllis Epstein have been stalwart supporters of the university for decades, and their latest gift will ensure our highly skilled sports medicine doctors and scientists can achieve important breakthroughs in their research, improve treatment for athletes and provide preventive therapy and compassionate care for their patients,” said Albert R.


The donation from USC Trustee Daniel Epstein and his wife, Phyllis, via the Epstein Family Foundation will help the newly named USC Epstein Family Center for Sports Medicine bolster its world-class research, education and treatment. Researchers and clinicians at the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery will advance their pioneering work on treatments and techniques to prevent and heal sports-related injuries thanks to a new $10 million gift.
