Alexander S. Fairman, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Active Surgeon, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Active Surgeon, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Active Surgeon, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Surgeon, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Director of Pediatric Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Vascular Surgery Director, Armellino Center of Excellence for Williams Syndrome, Perlman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatric Aortic Director, Aortic Center, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Associate Director of Trauma, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Vascular Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, 14th Fl. South PCAM
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, 14th Fl. South PCAM
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-614-0176
Education:
Non-Degree
Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 2007.
BA
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2009.
MD
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2017.
Permanent linkNon-Degree
Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 2007.
BA
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2009.
MD
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2017.
Selected Publications
Sitta R, Fairman AS: A case of symptomatic persistent sciatic artery with limb length discrepancy. Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases & Innovative Techniques 2025 (in press) Notes: Case Report.Devaro D, Fairman AS: Pediatric idiopathic iliac artery aneurysm repair with limited conduit options. Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases & Innovative Techniques 2025 (in press) Notes: Case Report.
Bartoli CR, Wong R, Mazandi VM, Fairman AS, Maffei FA: Ice Water Drowning Survival After 147-Minute Submersion and 7 °C Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest. JACC Case Rep August 2025.
Goel NJ, Peev AM, Auteri P, Wang GJ, Lawrence KM, Sperry AE, Berezowski M, Yildiz M, Lutfi W, DePaolo J, Zhao Y, Fairman AS, Szeto WY, Schneider DB, Desai ND: Anatomic predictors of distal landing zone failure after endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysm. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg July 2025.
Fairman AS, Notrica DM, Dalsing MC, Coleman DM, Pascarella L: Management of Pediatric Traumatic Lower Extremity Vascular Injuries. J Vasc Surg April 2025.
Lindsay J. Nitsche, Colleen E. Bontrager, Paul J. Devlin, Lea F. Surrey, Jennifer E. Pogoriler, Portia A. Kreiger, Theodore W. Laetsch, Frank Balis, Alexander S. Fairman, Peter Mattei, Stephanie M. Fuller: Complex Pediatric Neoplasms: The Role of Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery. JTCVS Techniques 2025.
Fiandeiro M, Goel NJ, Mosbahi S, Berezowski M, Lutfi W, Peev A, Jiang F, Fairman AS, Desai ND: Longitudinal outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair for ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysms. Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery July 15 2024 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.07.020.
Obeid L, Cappellini C, Maralunda K, Fairman A: Small patient with large problem: A case report. Presented at the International Aortic Summit, Aruba Oct. 2024.
Dang QL, Fairman AS: Endovascular salvage of renal artery bypass in pediatric a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1. Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases & Innovative Techniques 11(1): 101644, Oct. 22 2024 Notes: Case Report; eCollection Feb. 2025.
Fairman AS, Meyers K, Cahill AM, Schneider D, Nance M, Adzick S: What is the role of comprehensive pediatric vascular surgery program in 2023 and beyond? Journal of Vascular Surgery 79(4 Suppl): 56S, Apr. 2024 Notes: Presented at the VEITH Symposium 2023, New York, NY, Nov. 2023.