Surgical Care

At Keck Medicine of USC, our expert surgeons use state-of-the-art equipment and the most rigorous safety standards to give you the best possible outcome.

Surgical Care

At Keck Medicine of USC, our expert surgeons use state-of-the-art equipment and the most rigorous safety standards to give you the best possible outcome.

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Innovative Surgical Care for Exceptional Outcomes

Our expert surgeons at Keck Medicine of USC are focused on delivering you the best possible care using innovative and advanced surgical equipment and techniques. When you choose Keck Medicine of USC for surgery, you have access to a multidisciplinary team of experts focused on helping you recover faster and easier from surgery. We prioritize minimally invasive surgeries to help you speed up your recovery and reduce pain. Our board-certified surgeons, highly skilled nurses and experienced anesthesiologists leverage the latest surgical techniques and our state-of-the-art technology suite to shorten hospital stays and help you get back to doing the things you love as quickly as possible. Our team of surgical experts is deeply committed to offering customized, compassionate care to every patient. From minimally invasive treatment options to the most complex surgical procedures, we are your partners in care.

Meet Vaughn A. Starnes, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Bariatric Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Foregut Surgery  View more
Specialties
General Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery  View more
Specialties
General Surgery
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery
Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Neurological Surgery ...
Specialties
Podiatric Surgery and Limb Salvage, Podiatry
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer  View more
Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Colorectal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Breast Cancer  View more
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Transplant Surgery  View more
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Transplant Surgery  View more
Specialties
General Surgery
Specialties
Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
Specialties
General Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, General Surgery
Specialties
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Surgery, Heart Valve Repair
Specialties
Nurse Practitioner, Melanoma Surgery, Gastroenterology
Associate Professor (Clinical Scholar)
Specialties
Gastroenterology, Esophageal and Foregut Disorders, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Plastic Surgery, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Atrial Fibrillation
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery
Specialties
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery, General Surgery
Specialties
Nurse Practitioner, Gastrointestinal Surgery, General Surgery
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Clinician Educator ...
Specialties
Pulmonary Critical Care, Lung Transplant Surgery, Transplant Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, IBD  View more
Specialties
Breast Surgery
Specialties
Urology, Urogynecology, Female Pelvic Medicine  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, General Surgery  View more
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, Melanoma Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery  View more
Co-Director, USC Comprehensive Aortic Center
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Endovascular Surgery, Cardiac Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
General Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Foregut Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery  View more
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urogynecology, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Female Pelvic Medicine, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery  View more
Specialties
Nurse Practitioner, Foregut Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery  View more
Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery, General Surgery, Womens Health
Specialties
General Surgery
Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular T ...
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy, Aortic Disease
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer, Transplant Surgery  View more
Visiting Associate Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surg ...
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Minimally Invasive General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, General Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, General Surgery
Assistant Professor
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery
Specialties
Medical Oncology, Melanoma Surgery, Sarcoma and Melanoma Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Breast Cancer, Breast Surgical Oncology, Melanoma Surgery  View more
Specialties
Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Liver Transplant Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery  View more
Specialties
Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
Specialties
Podiatry, Podiatric Surgery and Limb Salvage
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Division Chief, Thoracic Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer  View more
Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery  View more
Associate Director, USC Comprehensive Aortic Center
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery, Heart Valve Repair, Cardiac Transplant Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Plastic Surgery, Breast Reconstruction Surgery, Lymphedema Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Specialties
Aortic Disease, Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Chief, Division of Colorectal Surgery
Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, IBD  View more
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy
Specialties
Foregut Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, General Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Transplant Surgery  View more
Specialties
Foregut Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, General Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Hepatology, Liver Transplant Surgery, Gastroenterology
Chief, Division of Upper GI and General Surgery
Specialties
General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Foregut Surgery  View more
Specialties
General Surgery
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery & Aerospace and Mech ...
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy, Aortic Disease
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Surgical Oncology
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery, Heart Valve Repair
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy
Specialties
General Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery
Program Manager, Bariatric Surgery
Specialties
Clinical Nutrition, Bariatric Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, General Surgery
Chief of the Division of Breast, Endocrine, and Soft Tissue ...
Specialties
Breast Surgery, Breast Surgical Oncology, Breast Cancer  View more
Specialties
General Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Hand  View more
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy, General Surgery
Specialties
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiac Transplant Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Disease  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Atrial Fibrillation
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Atrial Fibrillation  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
General Surgery, Minimally Invasive General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery  View more
Specialties
Vascular Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor (Clinician Educator)
Specialties
Pulmonology, Transplant Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery, Genetic Counselor
Advance Practice Provider Manager, Cardiac and Vascular Surg ...
Specialties
Physician Assistant, Cardiac Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Airway Intervention and Reconstruction, Lung Cancer  View more
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Gastroenterology, Esophageal and Foregut Disorders, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Specialties
Physician Assistant, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Director, Bariatric Surgery Program
Specialties
General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery  View more
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, General Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Transplant Surgery
Section Chief, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Surgical Oncology
Division Chief for Clinical Research
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery  View more
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Podiatry, Podiatric Surgery and Limb Salvage, Vascular Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Podiatric Surgery and Limb Salvage, Podiatry
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, IBD  View more
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Upper GI and Gen ...
Specialties
General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Foregut Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Breast Surgery, Breast Cancer, Breast Surgical Oncology  View more
Chair, Department of Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Transplant Surgery  View more
Chief, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and ...
Specialties
Hepatobiliary, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery  View more
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery, Nurse Practitioner
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Aortic Disease, Endovascular Therapy  View more
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery, Nurse Practitioner
Specialties
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Surgery, Heart Valve Repair
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Gender-Affirming Care
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Foregut Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery  View more
Professor of Medicine (Clinical Scholar)
Specialties
Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer, Airway Intervention and Reconstruction  View more
Specialties
General Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Bariatric Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Breast Surgery, Breast Surgical Oncology
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery, Nurse Practitioner
Specialties
Physician Assistant, Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Gender-Affirming Care  View more
Specialties
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Specialties
General Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy, General Surgery
Specialties
Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery , Nurse Practitioner
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy, Aortic Disease  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Bariatric Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Foregut Surgery  View more
Specialties
Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
Specialties
Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
Director, Bariatric Surgery Program
Specialties
General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery  View more
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Upper GI and Gen ...
Specialties
General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Foregut Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Bariatric Surgery
Program Manager, Bariatric Surgery
Specialties
Clinical Nutrition, Bariatric Surgery
Specialties
Physician Assistant, Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
Specialties
Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery , Nurse Practitioner
Chief of the Division of Breast, Endocrine, and Soft Tissue ...
Specialties
Breast Surgery, Breast Surgical Oncology, Breast Cancer  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Breast Surgery, Breast Cancer, Breast Surgical Oncology  View more
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Breast Surgery, Breast Surgical Oncology
Specialties
Breast Surgery
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Transplant Surgery  View more
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Transplant Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Atrial Fibrillation
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Co-Director, USC Comprehensive Aortic Center
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Endovascular Surgery, Cardiac Surgery  View more
Visiting Associate Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surg ...
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery
Assistant Professor
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery
Associate Director, USC Comprehensive Aortic Center
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery, Heart Valve Repair, Cardiac Transplant Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Transplant Surgery  View more
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery, Heart Valve Repair
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiac Transplant Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Disease  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Atrial Fibrillation
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Atrial Fibrillation  View more
Chair, Department of Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Transplant Surgery  View more
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery
Specialties
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Surgery, Heart Valve Repair
Specialties
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Surgery
Specialties
Aortic Disease, Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery, Genetic Counselor
Advance Practice Provider Manager, Cardiac and Vascular Surg ...
Specialties
Physician Assistant, Cardiac Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery, Nurse Practitioner
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery, Nurse Practitioner
Specialties
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Surgery, Heart Valve Repair
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery, Nurse Practitioner
Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Colorectal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, General Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Bariatric Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Foregut Surgery  View more
Specialties
General Surgery
Specialties
General Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer  View more
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Transplant Surgery  View more
Specialties
General Surgery
Specialties
Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
Specialties
General Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, General Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery, General Surgery
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, IBD  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, General Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery  View more
Co-Director, USC Comprehensive Aortic Center
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Endovascular Surgery, Cardiac Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
General Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Foregut Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery  View more
Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery, General Surgery, Womens Health
Specialties
General Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Minimally Invasive General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, General Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, General Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Breast Cancer, Breast Surgical Oncology, Melanoma Surgery  View more
Specialties
Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
Division Chief, Thoracic Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer  View more
Chief, Division of Colorectal Surgery
Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, IBD  View more
Chief, Division of Upper GI and General Surgery
Specialties
General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Foregut Surgery  View more
Specialties
General Surgery
Specialties
General Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, General Surgery
Chief of the Division of Breast, Endocrine, and Soft Tissue ...
Specialties
Breast Surgery, Breast Surgical Oncology, Breast Cancer  View more
Specialties
General Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy, General Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
General Surgery, Minimally Invasive General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Airway Intervention and Reconstruction, Lung Cancer  View more
Director, Bariatric Surgery Program
Specialties
General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery  View more
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, General Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, IBD  View more
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Upper GI and Gen ...
Specialties
General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Foregut Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Breast Surgery, Breast Cancer, Breast Surgical Oncology  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Foregut Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer, Airway Intervention and Reconstruction  View more
Specialties
General Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Bariatric Surgery
Specialties
General Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy, General Surgery
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy, Aortic Disease  View more
Specialties
Nurse Practitioner, Gastrointestinal Surgery, General Surgery
Specialties
Nurse Practitioner, Foregut Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery  View more
Specialties
Foregut Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, General Surgery  View more
Specialties
Foregut Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, General Surgery  View more
Specialties
Physician Assistant, Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery  View more
Associate Professor (Clinical Scholar)
Specialties
Gastroenterology, Esophageal and Foregut Disorders, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery  View more
Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Surgical Oncology
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Gastroenterology, Esophageal and Foregut Disorders, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Transplant Surgery
Section Chief, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Surgical Oncology
Division Chief for Clinical Research
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery  View more
Chief, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and ...
Specialties
Hepatobiliary, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery  View more
Professor of Medicine (Clinical Scholar)
Specialties
Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery  View more
Specialties
Physician Assistant, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery  View more
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Liver Transplant Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery  View more
Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Hepatology, Liver Transplant Surgery, Gastroenterology
Division Chief for Clinical Research
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery  View more
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery
Chief, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and ...
Specialties
Hepatobiliary, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery  View more
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, Melanoma Surgery  View more
Specialties
Medical Oncology, Melanoma Surgery, Sarcoma and Melanoma Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Breast Cancer, Breast Surgical Oncology, Melanoma Surgery  View more
Specialties
Nurse Practitioner, Melanoma Surgery, Gastroenterology
Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Neurological Surgery ...
Specialties
Podiatric Surgery and Limb Salvage, Podiatry
Specialties
Podiatry, Podiatric Surgery and Limb Salvage
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Podiatry, Podiatric Surgery and Limb Salvage, Vascular Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Podiatric Surgery and Limb Salvage, Podiatry
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Aortic Disease, Endovascular Therapy  View more
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Breast Cancer  View more
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Plastic Surgery, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery  View more
Specialties
Urology, Urogynecology, Female Pelvic Medicine  View more
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urogynecology, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Female Pelvic Medicine, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery  View more
Specialties
Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Plastic Surgery, Breast Reconstruction Surgery, Lymphedema Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Hand  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Gender-Affirming Care
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Gender-Affirming Care  View more
Specialties
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Specialties
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer, Transplant Surgery  View more
Division Chief, Thoracic Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Airway Intervention and Reconstruction, Lung Cancer  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Foregut Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer, Airway Intervention and Reconstruction  View more
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer  View more
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Transplant Surgery  View more
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Clinician Educator ...
Specialties
Pulmonary Critical Care, Lung Transplant Surgery, Transplant Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer, Transplant Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery  View more
Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery  View more
Division Chief, Thoracic Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer  View more
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor (Clinician Educator)
Specialties
Pulmonology, Transplant Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Transplant Surgery
Division Chief for Clinical Research
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery  View more
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery
Chief, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and ...
Specialties
Hepatobiliary, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery  View more
Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular T ...
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy, Aortic Disease
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery & Aerospace and Mech ...
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy, Aortic Disease
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy
Specialties
Vascular Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, General Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy, General Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, General Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Podiatry, Podiatric Surgery and Limb Salvage, Vascular Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Aortic Disease, Endovascular Therapy  View more
Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy, General Surgery
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy, Aortic Disease  View more
Advance Practice Provider Manager, Cardiac and Vascular Surg ...
Specialties
Physician Assistant, Cardiac Surgery, Vascular Surgery

Expert Surgical Care, Close to Home

Keck Medicine of USC offers advanced surgical care at multiple locations, providing innovative procedures and compassionate support for a wide range of conditions.

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The Strongest Link

Patient Story

I went from someone telling me I had a good chance of dying to Dr. Fleischman saying, ‘I got this.’

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The Strongest Link

Patient Story

I went from someone telling me I had a good chance of dying to Dr. Fleischman saying, ‘I got this.’

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Programs nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report

33%

Of our procedures are minimally invasive

29,000+

Open-heart procedures since 2002

10,000+

Surgeries for the lungs, esophagus and chest wall

What Sets Us Apart

We recruit some of the best surgeons in the world to make sure you get the best possible care.

Our surgeons collaborate with surgeons from other fields, medical doctors and even dietitians to give you complete care.

Other hospitals send us their toughest cases.

Our Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program reduces the use of narcotics, recovery time and pain.

We perform clinical trials and scientific research, giving you access to the latest knowledge and techniques.

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