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 Results and Technical Tips of Combining Iliac Branch Endoprostheses with Fenestrated Aortic Stent Grafts during Endovascular Repair of Complex Abdominal and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 May; 82:104-111.. View in PubMed
  • Differences in Mid-Term Outcomes Between Patients Undergoing Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Aneurysm or Acute Aortic Syndromes: Report From the Global Registry for Endovascular Aortic Treatment. J Endovasc Ther. 2022 10; 29(5):731-738.. View in PubMed
  • Role of volume in small abdominal aortic aneurysm surveillance. J Vasc Surg. 2022 04; 75(4):1260-1267.e3.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of Perioperative Blood Transfusion in Anemic Patients Undergoing Infra Inguinal Bypass. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Feb; 79:72-80.. View in PubMed
  • Use of Inner Branches During Physician-Modified Endografting for Complex Abdominal and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Ann Vasc Surg. 2021 Oct; 76:244-253.. View in PubMed
  • Effect of infrainguinal bypass tunneling technique on patency and amputation in patients with limb ischemia. J Vasc Surg. 2021 10; 74(4):1242-1250.. View in PubMed
  • Risk of renal failure and death when renal arteries are involved in endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2021 10; 74(4):1193-1203.e3.. View in PubMed
  • Endovascular versus open repair of isolated superficial femoral and popliteal artery injuries. J Vasc Surg. 2021 09; 74(3):814-822.e1.. View in PubMed
  • Caudally directed in situ fenestrated endografting for emergent thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2021 Sep; 7(3):553-557.. View in PubMed
  • Cross specialty collaboration to improve outcomes of carotid endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg. 2021 02; 73(2):738-739.. View in PubMed