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

  • Endovascular treatment of complicated versus uncomplicated acute type B aortic dissection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 01; 165(1):4-13.e1.. View in PubMed
  • Physician-modified fenestrated endovascular repair of type 1A endoleaks from polymer-based low-profile endografts. Vascular. 2021 Oct; 29(5):652-656.. View in PubMed
  • Complications associated with lumbar drain placement for endovascular aortic repair. J Vasc Surg. 2021 05; 73(5):1513-1524.e2.. View in PubMed
  • Seal zone also matters for branches. J Vasc Surg. 2020 09; 72(3):873.. View in PubMed
  • Society for Vascular Surgery Document Oversight Committee and Vascular Quality Initiative working together to improve patient care. J Vasc Surg. 2020 09; 72(3):777-778.. View in PubMed
  • Baroreflex Activation Therapy in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 07 07; 76(1):1-13.. View in PubMed
  • Branch Vessel Patency after Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Type B Aortic Dissection. Ann Vasc Surg. 2021 Jan; 70:152-161.. View in PubMed
  • Periscope sandwich stenting as an alternative to open cervical revascularization of left subclavian artery during zone 2 thoracic endovascular aortic repair. J Vasc Surg. 2021 02; 73(2):466-475.e3.. View in PubMed
  • The value of the modern vascular surgeon to the health care system: A report from the Society for Vascular Surgery Valuation Work Group. J Vasc Surg. 2021 02; 73(2):359-371.e3.. View in PubMed
  • Antegrade in situ fenestrated endovascular repair of a ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2020 Sep; 6(3):416-421.. View in PubMed