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

  • Gender Related Access Complications After TEVAR: Analysis from the Retrospective Multicentre Cohort GORE® GREAT Registry Study. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2020 Aug; 60(2):203-209.. View in PubMed
  • Yes, it is the time. J Vasc Surg. 2020 05; 71(5):1817.. View in PubMed
  • Survival after endovascular therapy in patients with ruptured thoracic aortic diseases: Results from the Global Registry for Endovascular Aortic Treatment Registry. J Vasc Surg. 2020 11; 72(5):1544-1551.. View in PubMed
  • Association of upper extremity and neck access with stroke in endovascular aortic repair. J Vasc Surg. 2020 11; 72(5):1602-1609.. View in PubMed
  • Functional ambulatory status as a potential adjunctive decision-making tool following wound, level of ischemia, and severity of foot infection assessment. J Vasc Surg. 2020 08; 72(2):738-746.. View in PubMed
  • Association of aberrant subclavian arteries with aortic pathology and proposed classification system. J Vasc Surg. 2020 11; 72(5):1534-1543.. View in PubMed
  • Clinical predictors of blood pressure response after renal artery stenting. J Vasc Surg. 2020 10; 72(4):1269-1275.. View in PubMed
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus portends a poor prognosis after endovascular repair of mycotic aortic aneurysms and aortic graft infections. J Vasc Surg. 2020 07; 72(1):276-285.. View in PubMed
  • Endovascular septal fenestration using a radiofrequency wire to salvage inadvertent false lumen deployment of a frozen elephant trunk stent graft. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2019 Dec; 5(4):553-556.. View in PubMed
  • In-Situ Fenestration of a PTFE Thoracic Aortic Stent Graft for Delayed Left Subclavian Artery Revascularization Following Frozen Elephant Trunk Repair of Type A Aortic Dissection. Ann Vasc Surg. 2020 Feb; 63:459.e9-459.e15.. View in PubMed