Alexander S. Fairman, MD
Vascular Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center
Make an appointmentCall 215-615-4949
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Chief of Vascular Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

270 reviews

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November 2025
everyone was helpful
October 2025
best doctor
October 2025
very informative
October 2025
he explained everything clearly to me and i didn't have to wait long

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Fairman is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

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)

Devaro D, Fairman AS Pediatric idiopathic iliac artery aneurysm repair with limited conduit options , Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases & Innovative Techniques: 2025 (in press)

DeVaro DN, Fairman AS Pediatric idiopathic iliac artery aneurysm repair with limited conduit options , Vascular: 2025 (Epub)

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 Reports, 30(25): 2025,104885

Fairman AS, Notrica DM, Dalsing MC, Coleman DM, Pascarella L Management of pediatric traumatic lower extremity vascular injuries , Journal of Vascular Surgery, 82(2): 2025,383-390

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 , European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 67(7): 2025,ezaf198

Nitsche LJ, Bontrager CE, Devlin PJ, Surrey LF, Pogoriler JE, Kreiger PA, Laetsch TW, Balis F, Fairman AS, Mattei P, Fuller SM Complex pediatric neoplasms: The role of congenital cardiothoracic surgery , JTCVS Techniques, 30: 2025,137-143

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: 2024 (Epub)

Obeid L, Cappellini C, Maralunda K, Fairman A Small patient with large problem: A case report , Presented at the International Aortic Summit, Aruba: 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): 2024,101644