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

  • Impact of a care delivery redesign initiative for vascular surgery. J Vasc Surg. 2020 02; 71(2):599-608.e1.. View in PubMed
  • Robotic Renal Artery Aneurysm Repair. Eur Urol. 2020 07; 78(1):87-96.. View in PubMed
  • Transabdominal open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair is associated with higher rates of late reintervention and readmission compared with the retroperitoneal approach. J Vasc Surg. 2020 01; 71(1):39-45.e1.. View in PubMed
  • Anatomic suitability for “off-the-shelf” thoracic single side-branched endograft in patients with type B aortic dissection. J Vasc Surg. 2019 12; 70(6):1776-1781.. View in PubMed
  • Preoperative hemoglobin A1c levels and increased risk of adverse limb events in diabetic patients undergoing infrainguinal lower extremity bypass surgery in the Vascular Quality Initiative. J Vasc Surg. 2019 10; 70(4):1225-1234.e1.. View in PubMed
  • How to Create a Hot Foot Line to Prevent Diabetes-Related Amputations: Instant Triage for Emergency Department and Inpatient Consultations. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2019 Mar; 109(2):174-179.. View in PubMed
  • Lift Sandwich Grafting Enables Transfemoral Abdominal Aortic Branch Incorporation during Endovascular Aortic Repair for Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection. Ann Vasc Surg. 2019 May; 57:50.e1-50.e8.. View in PubMed
  • Focused Resident Education and Engagement in Quality Improvement Enhances Documentation, Shortens Hospital Length of Stay, and Creates a Culture of Continuous Improvement. J Surg Educ. 2019 May – Jun; 76(3):771-778.. View in PubMed
  • The financial value of vascular surgeons as operative consultants to other surgical specialties. J Vasc Surg. 2019 04; 69(4):1314-1321.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of proximal seal zone length and intramural hematoma on clinical outcomes and aortic remodeling after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for aortic dissections. J Vasc Surg. 2019 Apr; 69(4):987-995.. View in PubMed