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Aortic Dissection Interrupts Groom's Wedding

Minutes after exchanging vows, Eli Newell experienced a life-threatening cardiac emergency. Eli Newell is a comedian, so it follows that…

Surgeons Model Next-Generation Aortic Dissection Care

USC Cardiac and Vascular Institute surgeons discuss how they saved an aortic dissection patient using smart collaboration and a trial…

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Transfusion-Free Surgery Goes Mainstream

Natalie Ciebrant credits Keck Medicine of USC cardiothoracic surgeon Fernando Fleischman, MD, for safely treating her aortic disease while respecting…

Heart Surgeries with Team Approach Save Athlete

Lifelong athlete George Young needed multiple surgeries after suffering a severe heart complication. Thanks to the USC Comprehensive Aortic Center,…

Meet Christine Hsieh, MD

Dr. Hsieh is a colorectal surgeon at Keck Medicine of USC, who specializes in minimally invasive surgery as well as…

Meet Fernando Fleischman, MD

Dr. Fleischman, MD, is an endovascular surgeon at Keck Medicine of USC, who specializes in treating a variety of aortic…