Surgical Care

Our USC Surgery team works together to offer you a full spectrum of care.

Surgical Care

Our USC Surgery team works together to offer you a full spectrum of care.

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Masterful Technique with a Personal Touch

Our USC Surgery team has one mission: to give you the best possible care. We conduct research and test the latest technology to find better, safer treatments. We have been national leaders in using minimally invasive techniques to give our patients the best possible outcomes. We also perform a high number of robot-assisted surgeries each year, making us experts in this advanced technique.

You are the most important part of our practice, and you will always be at the center of your care. We work in teams with medical doctors, nurses and staff to keep you informed and supported every step of the way.

Meet Vaughn A. Starnes, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Bariatric Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Foregut Surgery  View more
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery  View more
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery
Professor of Surgery and Director, Southwestern Academic Lim ...
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
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colorectal Surgery
Specialties
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Surgery, Heart Valve Repair
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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
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Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Cardiac 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
Specialties
Breast Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Hepatology, Liver Transplant Surgery
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
Specialties
Nurse Practitioner, Foregut Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery  View more
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
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery
Specialties
General Surgery
Specialties
Medical Oncology, Melanoma Surgery, Sarcoma and Melanoma Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Breast Cancer, Breast Surgical Oncology, Melanoma Surgery
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
Podiatry, Podiatric Surgery and Limb Salvage
Division Chief, Thoracic Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer  View more
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery  View more
Specialties
General Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
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
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Transplant Surgery  View more
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy
Specialties
Foregut Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, General 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
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
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Clinician Educator ...
Specialties
Pulmonary Critical Care, Lung Transplant Surgery, Transplant Surgery
Chief of the Division of Breast, Endocrine, and Soft Tissue ...
Specialties
Breast Surgery, Breast Surgical Oncology, Breast Cancer
Specialties
General Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Hand
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy
Specialties
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiac Transplant Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Disease  View more
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
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Airway Intervention and Reconstruction, Lung Cancer  View more
Advance Practice Provider Manager, Cardiac and Vascular Surg ...
Specialties
Physician Assistant, Cardiac Surgery, Vascular Surgery
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
Chief of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Abdominal ...
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
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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
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Upper GI and Gen ...
Specialties
General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Foregut Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Breast Surgery, Breast Cancer, Breast Surgical Oncology
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
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Cardiac Surgery, Nurse Practitioner
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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
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
Specialties
General Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic 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
Specialties
Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery , Nurse Practitioner
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy, Aortic Disease
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
Director, Bariatric Surgery Program
Specialties
General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery  View more
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
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Breast Surgery, Breast Cancer, Breast Surgical Oncology
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
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
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, 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
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
Specialties
General 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
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