Keck Medical Center

Keck Medical Center (KMC) includes a 401-bed university-affiliated teaching hospital as well as the 60 bed Norris Cancer Institute. KMC is located on the Health Sciences Campus which includes the USC Keck School of Medicine and the School of Pharmacy. In any given year, over 18,000 outpatient and inpatient procedures are performed at KMC. As a tertiary/quaternary referral center for California, Nevada and Arizona, KMC provides care for the most acute and complex medical and surgical problems. In 2020, Keck Medical Center was number 18 in the US News and World Report hospital rankings. Both The USC Comprehensive Aortic Center and the Limb Preservation/SALSA Programs are located at KMC.

At any given time at KMC there are two senior vascular surgery residents/fellows as well as a PGY3 and PGY1 surgical resident. The senior residents/fellows are responsible for daily management of the vascular surgery service which includes a high percentage of patients requiring complex and re-do vascular surgery procedures. Vascular surgery faculty also perform a wide range of endovascular procedures, including aortic stent grafts, percutaneous angioplasty/stents and diagnostic angiography. The residency team is also fully integrated into the activities of The USC Comprehensive Aortic Center and Limb Preservation/SALSA programs. KMC has an active ICAVL accredited noninvasive vascular laboratory directed and managed by USC vascular surgery faculty.

Los Angeles General Medical Center

The new Los Angeles General Medical Center opened its doors in 2008 and sits adjacent to the historic General Hospital building in an area just northeast of downtown Los Angeles. The facility encompasses 1.5 million square feet, with 600 inpatient beds and 132 Emergency Department beds.
A few unique features of this hospital are listed below:

• One of the busiest level 1 trauma centers in the nation and treats over 28% of trauma victims in the region
• Employs approximately 1,000 interns and residents, 3,000 nurses at all levels, and trains several hundreds of students in various healthcare professions
• Physician/Surgeon attending staff are faculty of the University of Southern California
• Prides itself on serving any patient that comes through its doors regardless of socioeconomic or insurance status

The senior vascular resident along with a PGY3 and PGY1 resident manage a busy vascular service with a broad spectrum of vascular disease, including patients with atherosclerosis, embolic/thrombotic disorders, arteritis and traumatic vascular injuries. The service is fully integrated with the Division’s podiatric surgery faculty as well as the vascular medicine service of Los Angeles General Medical Center allowing for comprehensive care of the vascular patient.

Huntington Hospital

At Huntington Hospital, the senior resident/fellow is exposed to a large volume of open reconstructive and endovascular procedures. The resident team consists of a PGY 1 and PGY 2 or 3 surgery resident along with the vascular resident/fellow. The hospital has an active emergency room and is a Level II Trauma Center. As the major provider of acute care services in the west San Gabriel Valley, a diverse experience in vascular conditions of an urgent and emergent nature is available. Huntington Hospital has a busy noninvasive vascular laboratory in which the USC vascular surgery faculty participate.

Methodist Hospital of Arcadia

Methodist is a 348-bed community hospital located in the San Gabriel Valley with a busy emergency room and stroke center. At this site trainees will encounter a high volume of cases centered on dialysis access and peripheral arterial disease, giving the trainee the opportunity to fine tune the basic and fundamentals of vascular surgery.

USC/Verdugo Venous Center

The outpatient center is home to our venous program which manages ambulatory venous disease. Residents/fellows have the opportunity to learn the techniques necessary to perform all the current techniques for minimally invasive management of venous disease. Integrated within the center is an extension of our noninvasive vascular lab. Additionally, the center is located adjacent to USC Verdugo Hills Hospital that has an active wound care center.

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center

Rancho Los Amigos is both an acute care and rehabilitation hospital in the DHS LA County health system. The limb preservation program is staffed by our podiatric faculty, who operate at this site for limb salvage surgical procedures. The Los Angeles General Medical Center vascular team works closely with the limb preservation staff at Rancho to help create a multidisciplinary limb preservation program with a focus on functional outcomes. Interfacility transfers occur frequently between the two sites to address circulatory disorders versus musculoskeletal impairments at the respective sites.