Dr. Fernando Fleischman was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and moved to Los Angeles, California as a young boy.  He grew up in Los Angeles attending UCLA where he graduated with Honors with a degree in History and Biology.  There he received various awards including Dean’s list honors for 4 straight years.  He then proceeded to medical school in Puerto Rico where he saw first-hand rare ailments not seen in other parts of the world. He had the opportunity of volunteering around the island taking care of patients under very difficult conditions.

He graduated with honors from medical school and took that knowledge to New Jersey.  At UMDNJ he furthered his surgical education receiving numerous teaching awards, including the prestigious Golden Apple Teaching Award.  His strong leadership and command of patient care led to his appointment as Administrative Chief Resident, an honor given to the resident who demonstrates superior leadership skills.

Dr. Fleischman continued his surgical education in cardiothoracic surgery at USC under the tutelage of Dr. Vaughn A. Starnes joining his practice as Assistant Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery, July 2011. 

Dr. Fleischman will continue to innovate in endovascular surgery, and beyond.  His specific interests cross all aspects of cardiothoracic surgery from valve disease to heart failure treatments.

Information

Fernando Fleischman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Keck School of Medicine of USC

Contact

514 Healthcare Consultation Center
HCC 514, M/C 9202
Los Angeles, CA 90089-9202

Phone: (323) 442-5849
Fax: (323) 442-5825
E-mail: fernandofleisch@gmail.com

Education

• University of California, Los Angeles, 1994-1999
• University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, 1999-2003
• Visiting Scholar Program at Harvard Medical School, 2002

Work Experience

• University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 2011-present
  Assistant Professor of Surgery, Cardiothoracic Division
• Director, 3rd year medical student cardiothoracic Clerkship, 2011
  Keck School of Medicine
• Director, Core Curriculum program, Cardiac Surgery, 2011
  Keck School of Medicine, Dept. of Surgery

Research Experience

• “The affect of Fructose 6- bisphosphate overexpression in Transgenic mice”
  Irwin J. Kurland, M.D., Ph.D.
  Associate Professor of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine
  1995-1999
• “Reserve Battalion 101, Browning vs. Goldhagen”
  Honor’s Thesis
  Advisor: Charles Romney, Ph.D.
  1996-1999

Hospital Training

• University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey, 2004-2007
• University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey, 2007-2008
• University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 2008-2011

Presentations

• “Novel Therapy for Tracheoinnominate fistula”
  Houston Aortic Symposium
  Poster Presentation
  April 2008
• Acute Myocardial Infarction with Aortic Penetrating Ulcer: Combined CABG and Thoracic aortic stenting.
  Southern California Chapter of American College of Surgeons
  Annual Scientific Meeting
  January 2009
• Inflammatory Pseudo-tumor of the Lung with Invasion Into Myocardium
  Case Presentation
  Southern California Chapter of American College of Surgeons
  Annual Scientific Meeting
  January 2010

Publications

• F. Fleischman, PM Mcfadden. Iatrogenic Tracheal Injury
  Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2011
  In Press

Languages

• Foreign language proficiency in Spanish

Honors

• Dean’s List ( UCLAà 1997-1999)
• Member of Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society
• President, Student Body ( Medical School 2000-2002)
• Golden Apple teaching  award, 2005, 2006
• CIR- elected representative for UMDNJ 2004-2008

Interests

• Percutaneous Interventions
• Minimally Invasive Valve surgery
• VATS procedures
• Endovascular techniques

Editorials

• Journal of Critical Care