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 full Professor of Surgery and Director of Endovascular Surgery from 1998 to 2006.
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
- US News & World Report, named among top 1% of vascular surgeons in the nation
- America’s Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical, LTD. 2001 – 2012
- “America’s Top Surgeons”, Guide to America’s Top Surgeons
- One of the best doctors in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Magazine 1997-present
Hospital Staff Appointments
- Attending Surgeon – Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas TX
- Attending Surgeon – Methodist Charlton Medical Center, DeSoto TX
- Attending Surgeon – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Hollywood, CA
- Attending Surgeon – Saint Johns Health Center, Santa Monica, CA
- Attending Surgeon – UCLA Ronald Reagan Center, Los Angeles, CA