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Andrew Farb, MD, Cardiology, Columbia, MD

Andrew Farb MD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease


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Summary

  • Andrew Farb, MD is the Chief Medical Officer in the Office of Cardiovascular Devices at FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). He has research interests and publications on coronary atherosclerosis and mechanisms of thrombosis, coronary artery interventions, and structural heart disease. Dr. Farb joined the FDA in 2004. In addition to his cardiovascular devices chief medical officer duties, he works on medical device innovation and facilitating the performance of early-stage medical device studies in the US. He also engages in patient care as an attending physician in clinical cardiology at the Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center in Columbia, MD. His education includes a fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease and residencies in Internal Medicine and Anatomic Pathology at the New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus). He is board-certified in cardiovascular diseases and is a Fellow in the American College of Cardiology.

Education & Training

  • Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
    Armed Forces Institute of PathologyFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1989 - 1991
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital(Cornell Campus)/Coney Island Hospital
    New York Presbyterian Hospital(Cornell Campus)/Coney Island HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1987 - 1988
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1986 - 1987
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1984 - Present
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1989 - 2026
  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • Cardiovascular Disease
    American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification GEMMS ONE, GEMMS, 2012-2014, 2016-2017
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification GEMMS ONE, GEMMS, 2012-2014, 2016-2017
  • Top Doctors:Washington DC Area Castle Connolly, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The 21st Century Cures Act and Early Feasibility Studies for Cardiovascular Devices  
    Aaron Kaplan, Martin Leon, Michael J Mack, Andrew Farb, ScienceDirect

Lectures

  • The US EFS and Breakthrough Devices Programs: An FDA Update 
    CRF Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics - Annual Symposium 2019 - Miami, FL - 9/26/2019

Authored Content

  • 2017 Cardiovascular and Stroke Endpoint Definitions for Clinical TrialsMarch 2017

Press Mentions

  • acc/aha Clinical Data Standards
    acc/aha Clinical Data StandardsNovember 12th, 2014
  • Women and Minorities Underrepresented in Heart Valve Trials
    Women and Minorities Underrepresented in Heart Valve TrialsAugust 1st, 2023

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