Penn Medicine Provider
Vascular Surgery
Alexander S. Fairman, MD
5.0
(215)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center
Make an appointmentCall 215-615-4949

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 School of Medicine
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

215 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

May 2025
5.0
5.0
great doctor
May 2025
5.0
5.0
very good physician
April 2025
5.0
5.0
spoke clearly and made sure i knew what was going on
April 2025
5.0
5.0
get doc

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My Locations

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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

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)

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

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): 2024,56S

Obeid L, Cappellini C, Maralunda K, Fairman A Endovascular salvage of renal artery bypass in a pediatric patient , Presented at the Philadelphia Vascular Surgery Fellows Competition, Philadelphia, PA: 2024

Obeid L, Cappellini C, Maralunda K, Fairman A Aortorenal bypass and aortic aneurysmorrhaphy for management of renal artery stenosis and associated infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm in a 9-month-old patient , Presented at the International Aortic Summit, Aruba: 2023

Obeid L, Cappellini C, Maralunda K, Fairman A NAIS and Aortoiliac disease , Presented at the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting, Miami, FL : 2023

Fairman A, Schneider D Management and treatment strategies for type B aortic dissection and malperfusion , Current Vascular Surgery 2022: 2023