DOCTOR

PLAGIO

 

 

Dr. Plagio is a family physician at the University of Southern California.  He has a unique opportunity to provide continuity of care from conception through pregnancy to birth.  This oversight extends to the child during the first years of growth development. 

 

Dr. Plagio believes in "technology assisted thinking" for prevention and early detection of abnormalities in infants. 

 

One of the most useful technologies in his practice is the 3D ultrasound system. 

 

The advent of 3D ultrasound technology in the hands of clinicians provides an active window of observation during the course of pregnancy.  It provides a bond between the clinician, the infant, and the mother.  Visualization of a fetus is one of the most powerful tools in educating mothers about the life of a fetus as well as guiding mothers with changing bad life style habits (such as smoking).

 

With this tool, Dr. Plagio can see subtle anatomic details and detect abnormalities if any exist, suchas cleft palate, spinal deformities, abdominal wall deformities, brain abnormalities, or placenta/umbilical cord flow abnormality.

 

At times, wonderful surprises await the mother and Dr. Plagio, such as this fetus smiling back at them.

 

 

 

 

GETTING TO KNOW

DR. PLAGIO

 

Dr. Plagio, a.k.a., Ricardo Guillermo Hahn, is professor and past chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Southern California, School of Medicine.



Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dr. Hahn earned an undergraduate degree and a Master’s degree in Preventive Medicine at the U. of Washington, Seattle before attending medical school there. He completed a residency in Family Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and a fellowship in Emergency Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).



He is a board-certified family physician in practice at the Keck School of Medicine USC.
Prior to joining the faculty at USC in 1995, Dr. Hahn held faculty positions at UCSF, University of Michigan, Medical University of South Carolina, and the University of Tennessee in Memphis.



Dr. Hahn is a teacher, administrator, consultant, researcher and author. He serves on the editorial board of five scientific journals and is a member of numerous professional societies.

  

3D Ultrasound technology provides a bond between the clinician, the infant, and the mother

 

 

 

 

Dr. Plagio's passion for prevention medicine in Family Practive bloomed when his daughter was born and he realized that with educated awareness parents could make a significant difference in the well being of their children.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Hahn’s research interests include the development and use of technical tools specific to the practice of Family Medicine, principles of rural practice, systems of access to health care, population based disease prevention, and postgraduate training models in Family Medicine.



His clinical interests include maternity care, geriatrics and pediatrics. His particular skills are in Obstetrical Ultrasound, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and office surgical procedures such as vasectomy and loop electrosurgery.