Portrait of Vaughn Alden Starnes

Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Vaughn Alden Starnes, MD

Chair and Distinguished Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC; Director, Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship, Children's Hospital Los Angeles · USC / Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California · United States · Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Faculty overview

About Vaughn Alden Starnes

Vaughn Starnes received his medical degree from North Carolina and trained in general surgery and cardiovascular research at Vanderbilt. He completed cardiothoracic and transplant training at Stanford and congenital heart surgery training in London. His career includes paediatric and adult congenital surgery, heart and lung transplantation, and development of living-related lobar lung transplantation.

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At a glance

Institution
USC / Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Department
Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Location
Los Angeles, California · United States
Clinical focus
Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Listed fellowships
1

Listed only for programmes supported by the cited official source. This page does not infer operative volume, outcomes or eligibility.

Associated fellowships

Congenital Closed

Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

USC / Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, United States · 1 year

ACGME-accredited Subspecialty Fellowship

Deadline: 1 Sep 2026