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

  • Management of patients with acute aortic syndrome through a regional rapid transport system. J Vasc Surg. 2017 Jan; 65(1):21-29.. View in PubMed
  • Transbrachial branch cannulation during Zenith fenestrated endovascular aortic aneurysm repair using a robotically guided body-floss technique. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2016 Sep; 2(3):68-72.. View in PubMed
  • Surgical Experience and Long-term Results of Baroreflex Activation Therapy for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Summer; 28(2):320-328.. View in PubMed
  • Remodeling of abdominal aortic branch perfusion after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for aortic dissections. J Vasc Surg. 2016 10; 64(4):902-11.. View in PubMed
  • The impact of exposure technique on perioperative complications in patients undergoing elective open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2016 May; 63(5):1141-6.. View in PubMed
  • The Gore Global Registry for Endovascular Aortic Treatment: Objectives and Design. Ann Vasc Surg. 2016 Feb; 31:70-6.. View in PubMed
  • Sartorius Muscle Flaps for Vascular Groin Wound Complications. Am Surg. 2015 Nov; 81(11):1163-9.. View in PubMed
  • Regional Quality Groups Enhance Effectiveness of Vascular Quality Initiative®. Am Surg. 2015 Oct; 81(10):995-9.. View in PubMed
  • Yield of Graft Surveillance after Open Aortic Operations. Ann Vasc Surg. 2015 Oct; 29(7):1434-9.. View in PubMed
  • Baroreflex activation therapy for the treatment of heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction: safety and efficacy in patients with and without cardiac resynchronization therapy. Eur J Heart Fail. 2015 Oct; 17(10):1066-74.. View in PubMed