Dr. Maximus focuses on the clinical evaluation and treatment of aortic aneurysms, dissections, trauma and aortic pathology that involves any segment of the aorta, which includes the aortoiliac, juxtarenal, pararenal, complex abdominal thoracoabdominal and aortic arch.

 

Dr. Maximus completed his vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Chicago, where he learned to provide multidisciplinary care of patients with complex vascular disorders. In addition to completing a vascular surgery fellowship, he has sought out additional training and completed an Advanced Endovascular Aortic Fellowship at the University of Texas, Houston under the mentorship of Dr. Gustavo Oderich, who is the world-renowned authority on innovative minimally invasive endovascular techniques to treat complex aortic aneurysms.

 

Before joining the University of Texas, Houston, Dr. Maximus was director of aortic surgery at UC Davis. He performs both endovascular and open aortic procedures, such as endovascular aortic arch repairs and repair of complex thoracoabdominal aneurysms with physician modified endovascular grafts (PMEGs). He is one of a handful of physicians in the United States to receive a Physician Sponsored Investigational Device Exemption (PS-IDE) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Physician Modified Endografts.  

Dr. Maximus’ research interests include data regarding endovascular treatment for aortic aneurysm repair, both initial repair and the salvage of failing endografts. He is the principal investigator for several clinical trials and he has extensive experience with new and innovative devices. Dr. Maximus was the first physician in the entire University of California system to successfully deploy the Gore Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (TBE), and is one of the leaders in the world in terms of the number of devices implanted. He has several publications and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery.