Fernando Fleischman, MD

Professor of Clinical Surgery

Director of the Aortic Center

Associate Program Director for the Residency Program

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Overview

Dr. Fernando Fleischman was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and moved to Los Angeles, California as a young boy. He grew up in Los Angeles attending UCLA where he graduated with Honors with a degree in History and Biology. There he received various awards including Dean’s list honors for 4 straight years. He then proceeded to medical school in Puerto Rico where he saw first-hand rare ailments not seen in other parts of the world. He had the opportunity of volunteering around the island taking care of patients under very difficult conditions.

He graduated with honors from medical school and took that knowledge to New Jersey. At UMDNJ he furthered his surgical education receiving numerous teaching awards, including the prestigious Golden Apple Teaching Award. His strong leadership and command of patient care led to his appointment as Administrative Chief Resident, an honor given to the resident who demonstrates superior leadership skills.

Dr. Fleischman continued his surgical education in cardiothoracic surgery at USC under the tutelage of Dr. Vaughn A. Starnes joining his practice as Assistant Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery, July 2011.

Dr. Fleischman will continue to innovate in endovascular surgery, and beyond. His specific interests cross all aspects of cardiothoracic surgery from valve disease to heart failure treatments.

Publications

  • Aortic Dissection, “It Takes a Village”: The Multidisciplinary Art and Science of Managing a Dreaded Cardiovascular Emergency. Cardiol Clin. 2025 May; 43(2):xi-xii.. View in PubMed
  • Multi-center experience with an off-the-shelf single retrograde thoracic branch endoprosthesis for acute aortic pathology. J Vasc Surg. 2025 04; 81(4):839-846.. View in PubMed
  • Aortic Dissection: Diagnosis. Cardiol Clin. 2025 May; 43(2):209-217.. View in PubMed
  • A multicenter analysis of aortic root replacement: Non-native chest increases risk of postoperative mortality. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 10; 170(4):986-993.e2.. View in PubMed
  • Commercial hybrid graft versus traditional arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk: A multi-institutional comparison. JTCVS Open. 2025 Feb; 23:19-33.. 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
  • Double thoracic branch endoprosthesis to repair type IA endoleak after zone 2 thoracic branch endoprosthesis. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2024 Dec; 10(6):101641.. View in PubMed
  • Outcomes of a Novel Single-Branched Aortic Stent Graft for Treatment of Type B Aortic Dissection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 04; 119(4):826-834.. View in PubMed
  • A novel hybrid prosthesis for open repair of acute DeBakey type I dissection with malperfusion: Early results from the PERSEVERE trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 07; 170(1):114-123.e3.. View in PubMed
  • The Initial Results of Physician-Modified Fenestrated-Branched Endovascular Repairs of the Aortic Arch and Lessons Learned From the First 21 Cases. J Endovasc Ther. 2026 Feb; 33(1):366-376.. View in PubMed