USC Conversations - University of Southern California
Ted talks about the patient experience at TEDMED.
Conversation and art viewing about Pain. USC Keck School of Medicine
​2017
Curator/Artist/Dr video from the breast cancer discussion with artist Corinne Lightweaver and Dr Irene Kang from the November 30th, 2017 art viewing and discussion at Hoyt Gallery on the USC Keck School of Medicine camous. 
Artist and Researcher show reception at Keck School of Medicine at USC.
​Artists Daniel Leighton, Sydney Snyder and Dr. Andrew Ippoliti, Associate Chief of Gastroenterology/Liver discuss art, life and gastrointestinal issues with Ted Meyer at Keck School of Medicine at USC.   January 24, 2018
Artists Jane Szabo, J. Fredric May and Dr. Helena Chui, Pamela Schaff talk about Compromised Perception at Keck School of Medicine at USC.
Artist and Researcher 2, Hoyt Gallery.  Keck School of Medicine. June 2018
Artist and Researcher 3, Hoyt Gallery.  Keck School of Medicine June, 2019
ArtandMed conversation I moderated between Artist Alexandra Rutsch Brock and Dr. Enrique Ostrzega Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Chair of the Year II Cardiovascular System at Keck School of Medicine.
USC Artist in Residence Ted Meyer talks about his Scarred for Life series with Plastic Surgeon Dr. Susan Downey, moderated by Dr Simi Rahman.
Elena Johnson discusses RA and her artwork at eh Keck School of Medicine
Ted Meyer chats with artist and writer Elizabeth Jameson about her art exhibit, "The Imperfect Body" at USC Keck School of Medicine. Elizabeth talks about her life with MS, making art and writing with MS, her life as a patient advocate and her advice to the USC med students. Joining the discussion is Lilyana Amezcua, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Neurology Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship Program Director.
Artist Rose-Lynn Fisher’s discusses her lifelong experience with a genetic disorder (Gaucher Disease) has directly and indirectly influenced her art, from earlier work in mixed-media to recent photomicrography of herbone and tears, work that contemplates structure/place, emotion/mobility, and the coexistenceof the awesome and awful.   Joseph G Hacia, PhD Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine give his take a genetics.  Moderated by Ted Meyer.
USC Keck School of Medicine Artist in Residence Ted Meyer moderates a discussion between Artist Alice Marie Perreault and Dr. Debra Waters-Roman, Clinical Psychologist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

​Alice Marie Perreault’s work was triggered from a cascade of neurological events, resulting in severe brain damage to her newborn. When nothing was available to reverse the devastating outcome, Perreault began teaching herself about the neurological, physiological and psychological aspects of this altered state of being. Perreault’s art practice was simultaneously impacted by this domino effect.
Artist Janice Grisness discusses cancer, and how she depicted her mental state during her treatment
Artist and Polio survivor Bhavna Mehta talks about how polio has influenced her life and art.  
Artist Dylan Mortimer talks about  how having CF and two lung transplants transformed his thoughts and art.
lease join us for a Zoom conversation with artist, Susan B. Trachman and Artist-in-Residence, Ted Meyer, and Dr. Andrew Woo, Clinical Professor of Neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Susan Trachman was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1988 and began stockpiling materials from her various treatments almost immediately. Seven years later she conceptualized her first piece, Order.
In Susan’s words, “Having MS, like life itself is unpredictable… we all have something, and dwelling on the things that you have lost or can’t control does not change what is or what will be, but making something of what you have is all that you can do.”
Join Artist Kathy Nida in a Zoom Conversation with Artist-in-Residence Ted Meyer and Dr. Sigita Cahoon MD, MPH, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
Nida’s work often explores issues of a woman’s existence. It is very much a narrative of the past, present, and future of her personal life, even as it refers to the greater human population. For these works, she has considered the concept of reproduction. Although not all women want children, many of their bodies are set up to make babies. Without judgement, it’s a place to start a conversation. Even those who identify as women but lack the appropriate parts can start with this, this part of our bodies that works the way we want it to, works some of the time, or fails us completely. ​
rtist-in-Residence Ted Meyer interviews artist Wang-San Sit, and Dr. Pamela Mikkelsen, Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy “Routine as Repertoire” explores routines that women and non-binary individuals incorporate into their lives as bodies go through transformation or challenges. She explores patients’ diverse routines; from taking medication, to cleaning a wheelchair, meditation, exercise, rest, community building, and so on. Through the sharing of routines, perhaps experiences such as illness, disability, aging, motherhood, and gender transitioning can be viewed beyond the tragic or heroic polarities, and the experiences may exist and be represented in all their complexities.
rtist-in-Residence Ted Meyer interviews artist Laura Ferguson, and Mark. J. Spoonamore, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery.
Ted moderates a panel discussion on the best artwork shown at USC Hoyt Gallery over the past 5 years.
Dena Novak, Dr. David Cheng, and Keck Artist in Residence discuss how Dena's work and medical care has changed over the years.

Dena’s paintings explore hope and fear through her experience of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). Each day holds a unique uncertainty, as the mobility of her body can be variably and unpredictably compromised by chronic EDS. Her physical condition and its accompanying emotional responses could be detrimental to her art making, but instead, she has let it guide her, allowing her body’s ability in the moment to determine the outcome of her work.
When Olivia Lewis was 21 years old and a college senior, she experienced a brain stem stroke that left her completely paralyzed. With an intense program of rehabilitation, perseverance, and love of her family she made a remarkable recovery along with a new awareness and purpose.
Artist James Tim Walker discussed his history in animation and how it all changed when he developed Parkinson's. USC's Dr Jennifer Hui joins the conversation along with Artist in Residence Ted Meyer.
Artist and art therapist Krista Machovina’s work has focused on meditative depictions of the sea and the sky as well as mixed-media work concerned with resilience and survival.
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“Navigating cancer felt like I was playing a board game, one that made no sense, with no rules guaranteeing a win. Like the game of Clue, except I had NO CLUE: where this came from, how it would go, or what I should do to heal.” After a protracted bout of thyroid cancer in her 30’s, Krista received a second diagnosis in 2020; an extremely rare type of cervical cancer.

After treatment, Krista’s art shifted, combining the two modes of her work into a checkerboard-like grid and evolving to incorporate imagery from board games, compartmentalizing and finding playful meaning in her experience.
Video Features Artist Krista Machovina and Dr. Marcia Ciccone Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology Co-Director of the Genetics Program
Artist and 2 time lung transplant patient Dylan Mortimer shares his art and story with Transplant specialist Dr.Barr of USC.
Photographer Safi Alia Shabaik discusses her series "Portraits of My Father Who Suffered from Advanced Stages of Parkinson’s Disease, Dementia and Sundowners Syndrome" with Giselle Petzinger, MD Associate Professor of Neurology. Moderated by Keck School of Medicine Artist in Residence Ted Meyer

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