Dr. Alexander Soheil Farivar MD
Surgeon
1959 Ne Pacific St C-212, Box 356340 Seattle WA, 98195Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Alexander Farivar is a general surgeon practicing in Seattle, WA. Dr. Farivar specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Farivar provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
Boston Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1999
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Laparoscopic repair of gastric herniation after extrapleural pneumonectomy for mesothelioma.
- Near-infrared fluorescence imaging can help identify the contralateral phrenic nerve during robotic thymectomy.
- Thoracic techniques: robotic thymectomy for thymoma.
- The prevalence of nodal upstaging during robotic lung resection in early stage non-small cell lung cancer.
- The effect of concurrent esophageal pathology on bariatric surgical planning.
- Laparoscopy with left chest collis gastroplasty: a simplified technique for shortened esophagus.
- Reply: To PMID 24726603.
- Higher Versus Standard Preoperative Radiation in the Trimodality Treatment of Stage IIIa Lung Cancer.
- Feasibility, safety, and short-term efficacy of the laparoscopic Nissen-Hill hybrid repair.
- Radiologic Evaluation of Small Lepidic Adenocarcinomas to Guide Decision Making in Surgical Resection.
- Multi-institutional outcomes using magnetic sphincter augmentation versus Nissen fundoplication for chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease.
- A combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic approach for high epiphrenic diverticula and the importance of complete myotomy.
- A Combined Nissen Plus Hill Hybrid Repair for Paraesophageal Hernia Improves Clinical Outcomes and Reduces Long-Term Recurrences Compared with Laparoscopic Nissen Alone.
- Robotic Resection of 3 cm and Larger Thymomas Is Associated With Low Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality.
- Tri-comparison of Laparoscopic Nissen, Hill, and Nissen-Hill Hybrid Repairs for Uncomplicated Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.
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Practice At 1959 Ne Pacific St C-212, Box 356340
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