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Sam Ahn, MD, FACS
Dr. Ahn is a board-certified vascular surgeon and attending surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center,
the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, and St John's Health Center in Santa Monica. Before founding
UVA, Dr. Ahn was on the full time faculty at UCLA from 1986 to 2006, serving as Director of Endovascular
Surgery from 1998 to 2006.
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Dr. Ahn's CV.
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Postdoctoral Education
- General Surgery Residency - University of California Los Angeles, UCLA Department of Surgery 1978-1984
- Fellowship in Vascular Surgery - University of California Los Angeles, UCLA Department of Surgery 1984-1986
Clinical Interest
- Endovascular and minimally invasive vascular surgery
- Endoscopic vascular and thoracic surgery
- Carotid artery disease
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm repair
- Lower extremity bypass and limb salvage
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Hyperhidrosis
Honors / Awards
- America's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical, LTD. 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
- "America's Top Surgeons", Guide to America's Top Surgeons 2007
- One of the best doctors in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Magazine 1997-present
Hospital Staff Appointments
- Attending Surgeon - UCLA Medical Center
- Attending Surgeon - Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center
- Attending Surgeon - St. John's Medical Center
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