Curriculum Vitae - Fred A. Weaver, MD

Dr. Fred Arthur Weaver holds the title of Professor of Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC). Dr. Weaver’s education includes a Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine degrees from the University of Southern California. As a junior medical student, he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society and served as the USC chapter president. Following graduation from medical school in 1979, he began his surgical residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee where he served as a resident in General Surgery from 1979-82, 1983-84, a Chief resident in General Surgery 1984-85, a research fellow in transplantation 1982-83 and a Vascular Surgery fellow 1985-86. He then returned to USC in 1986 as an Assistant Professor of Surgery, and was promoted to Professor of Surgery in 1999. He is currently the Chief of Vascular Surgery and Medical Director of the Vascular Laboratory at USC University Hospital. Dr. Weaver is certified by the American Board of Surgery with added qualifications in General Vascular Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He is a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is known for his challenging teaching style, scholarly contributions, and devotion to the practice of Vascular Surgery. In 1990 and again in 1993, he recieved the C.J. Berne Award for Teaching Excellence from the USC surgical residents. He served as Program Director for General Surgery from 1996-2000, is currently the Program Director for Vascular Surgery at USC and is the director of the Max R. Gaspar Symposium, an annual meeting which highlights advances in the treatment of vascular disease. His scholarly contributions include 92 articles, 26 textbook chapters and oral presentations at numerous local, regional and national surgical meetings. His major research interest concerns the diagnosis and management of diseases which affect the aorta and its major branches with an emphasis on management of aortic aneurysms and treatment of renal artery diseases and its sequelae, namely hypertension and renal failure. These research efforts are complimented by an active and diverse clinical practice at the USC University Hospital where he performs both endovascular and open reconstructive aortic procedures.