Fred A. Weaver, MD

Professor of Surgery

Division Chief, Vascular Surgery

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Overview

Dr. Fred Arthur Weaver is a Professor of Surgery at Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. Dr. Weaver received his B.S. and M.D. degrees from USC and his
General and Vascular Surgery training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. At USC, he has served as Program Director for General Surgery, and later for Vascular Surgery.

Dr. Weaver received his Masters in Medical Management from USC in 2005. He is Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Chief of Vascular Surgery at Keck Hospital of USC, and Co-Director of the USC CardioVascular Thoracic Institute. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery in General and in Vascular Surgery. Dr. Weaver is past President of the Western Vascular Society, Pacific Coast Surgical Association, and Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery. In 2015, he received the Society for Vascular Surgery Presidential Citation Award.

Dr. Weaver is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Vascular Surgery, on the Editorial Board of the Annals of Vascular Surgery, and serves as the Chair of the Society for Vascular Surgery/Vascular Quality Initiative. He has been recognized as a Top, Best, or Super Doctor by various local and national publications. He has published over 200 articles and 43 textbook chapters, and has been
an invited speaker at numerous regional, national, and international meetings. His major clinical and research interests concern the diagnosis and management of diseases affecting the aorta and its major branches.

Publications

  • Early outcomes of off-the-shelf Thoracoabdominal Multibranch Endoprosthesis during premaket vs postmarket approval periods. J Vasc Surg. 2025 12; 82(6):1923-1932.. View in PubMed
  • Outcomes following extended thoracic endovascular aortic repair for Type B aortic dissection from the global registry for endovascular aortic treatment. Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2025 Jul 03; 40(7).. View in PubMed
  • Early Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Acute Type B Dissection Is Associated with Increased Complications: Results from the Gore Global Registry for Endovascular Aortic Treatment Registry. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Sep; 118:1-10.. View in PubMed
  • Contemporary outcomes of open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the endovascular era. J Vasc Surg. 2025 08; 82(2):391-400.. View in PubMed
  • Association of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Mortality Following Thoracic and Complex Endovascular Aortic Repair. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 May; 114:133-143.. View in PubMed
  • Transfusion and Anemia in Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2024 Nov 01; 159(11):1320-1322.. View in PubMed
  • Characterization of cerebrospinal fluid markers as indicators of spinal cord ischemia following an endovascular aortic aneurysm repair procedure. J Neurosurg. 2025 04 01; 142(4):993-1002.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of Combining Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis and Physician-Modified Fenestrated-Branched Endovascular Repair for Complex Abdominal and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms with Concomitant Iliac Artery Aneurysms. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Feb; 111:13-24.. View in PubMed
  • Long-Term Quality of Life Response Observed in the Baroreflex Activation Therapy for Heart Failure Trial. JACC Heart Fail. 2024 Dec; 12(12):2110-2112.. View in PubMed
  • Three-year outcomes of off-the-shelf Gore thoracoabdominal multibranch endoprosthesis and physician-modified endografts for complex abdominal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg. 2024 12; 80(6):1627-1636.e4.. View in PubMed