{"id":2405,"date":"2018-07-20T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/vasc\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=2405"},"modified":"2023-08-22T07:52:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T11:52:20","slug":"mark-a-farber-md","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/vasc\/directory\/mark-a-farber-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark A. Farber, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery<br \/>\nProgram Director of the Vascular Surgery Fellowship<br \/>\nProfessor of Surgery<\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.2 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WWjgRPzGQRQ\" frameborder=\"0\" 0=\"allow=&quot;accelerometer;\" 1=\"autoplay;\" 2=\"allowfullscreen\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11241 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/vasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/801\/2018\/07\/Carolina-Care-Excellence-Logo-2020.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"153\" \/><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>Recipient of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/celebrating-our-providers-carolina-care-excellence-2\/\">2020 UNC Health Care and UNC Faculty Physicians Award for Carolina Care Excellence<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>SPECIALTIES<\/h3>\n<p>Minimally invasive aortic surgery, endovascular aortic repair, thoracic aneurysms, fenestrated aortic repair, branched aortic repair, aortic transections, aortic dissections, abdominal aortic aneurysms, aortic iliac occlusive disease, carotid artery disease<\/p>\n<h3>RESEARCH<\/h3>\n<p>Endovascular repair of aortic disease. Endovascular surgery, aortic aneurysm, carotid disease, aortic surgery, thoracoabdoominal aortic aneurysms, TAAA, complex Endovascular aortic repair.<\/p>\n<h3>EDUCATION<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Fellowship: Vascular Surgery, University of North Carolina<\/li>\n<li>Residency: General Surgery, University of North Carolina<\/li>\n<li>MD: Tulane University School of Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Undergraduate: Chemical Engineering, Cornell University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<h3>BOARD CERTIFICATIONS<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>General Surgery &#8211; Board Certified, 1997, 2006<br \/>\nVascular Surgery &#8211; Board Certified, 1999, 2007<br \/>\nMedical Examiner &#8211; 1991<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>PUBLICATIONS<\/h3>\n<p>Search for publications on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubMed<\/a>\u00a0using<strong>\u00a0farber ma<\/strong>\u00a0as search criteria<\/p>\n<h3>PATIENT STORIES<\/h3>\n<table class=\" alignleft\" style=\"width: 88.9502%;border-collapse: collapse;height: 356px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 243px\" valign=\"top\">\n<td style=\"width: 80.8029%;height: 130px\"><strong>A Cough Leads to the Discovery of a Thoracic Aneurysm \u00a0| <\/strong>September 4, 2020<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11246 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/vasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/801\/2018\/07\/Cynthia-Stingone-Pic3-edit-e1611947320691-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/vasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/801\/2018\/07\/Cynthia-Stingone-Pic3-edit-e1611947320691-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/vasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/801\/2018\/07\/Cynthia-Stingone-Pic3-edit-e1611947320691-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/vasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/801\/2018\/07\/Cynthia-Stingone-Pic3-edit-e1611947320691-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/vasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/801\/2018\/07\/Cynthia-Stingone-Pic3-edit-e1611947320691-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/vasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/801\/2018\/07\/Cynthia-Stingone-Pic3-edit-e1611947320691.jpg 929w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>In July 2013, 60-year-old Cynthia Stingone, had a persistent cold and cough. Doctors performed testing and what they found would send Cindy on a medical journey spanning hundreds of miles and involving multiple surgeries to repair her extensive Aortic Aneurysm. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/story\/cynthia-stingone\/\">Read more about Cynthia&#8217;s story.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 243px\" valign=\"top\">\n<td style=\"width: 80.8029%;height: 226px\"><strong>Customized Stent-Graft to Treat Aortic Aneurysm| <\/strong>March 7, 2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11247 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/vasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/801\/2018\/07\/Harvey-Jeffries-e1611947795256-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/vasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/801\/2018\/07\/Harvey-Jeffries-e1611947795256-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/vasc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/801\/2018\/07\/Harvey-Jeffries-e1611947795256.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Customized Stent-Graft to Treat Aortic Aneurysm Saved the Life of Former UNC Professor Harvey Jeffries. 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In 2009 he was diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm and was followed closely until 2017 when his aneurysm reached a size requiring surgical intervention. <span class=\"news_readmore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/story\/customized-stent-graft-to-treat-aortic-aneurysm-saved-the-life-of-former-unc-professor-harvey-jeffries\/\">Read more about Harvey&#8217;s story<\/a><\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery Program Director of the Vascular Surgery Fellowship Professor of Surgery Recipient of the\u00a02020 UNC Health Care and UNC Faculty Physicians Award for Carolina Care Excellence SPECIALTIES Minimally invasive aortic surgery, endovascular aortic repair, thoracic aneurysms, fenestrated aortic repair, branched aortic repair, aortic transections, aortic dissections, abdominal aortic aneurysms, aortic iliac &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/vasc\/directory\/mark-a-farber-md\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Mark A. 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