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Maryjane Farr, MD, Cardiology, Dallas, TX, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

MaryjaneA.FarrMDMSc

Cardiology • Dallas, TX

Heart Failure & Transplantation

Professor of Medicine Section Chief, HF/VAD/Transplant University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Summary

  • Maryjane Farr joined UT Southwestern Medical Center in September 2021 as Professor of Medicine and Section Chief of Heart Failure, VAD and Transplant. Previously she was the Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of the Adult Heart Transplant Program at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

    Dr. Farr is a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University (BA’89), Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, AOA (’98) and the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health (MSc’12). Dr. Farr was the Director of Clinical Trials in Heart Failure and Transplant at Columbia from 2007-12, received an NIH training grant for her master’s degree (2010-12), and was awarded the Shorin-Silverstein Research in Transplantation Award (at Columbia) for 2012-14.

    Dr. Farr directed the Adult Heart Transplant Program at Columbia for 6 years, and she has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts in the field of heart failure, VAD or transplant. She has participated in scholarly work and education with the ACC, AHA, HFSA, ISHLT and AST. She has been an active member and leader in UNOS/OPTN serving three years on the Thoracic Committee including Heart Subcommittee Chair, two years on the Membership and Professional Standards Committee, two years as region 9 Associate Councilor and was recently appointed to the UNOS/OPTN Board of Directors.
    She is an Associate Editor of Transplantation and Content Editor for Circulation.

    Her key areas of interest are in organ allocation, primary graft failure, minimization of immunosuppression and overall long-term survival of heart transplant recipients.

Education & Training

  • Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
    Columbia University Mailman School of Public HealthMSc, Patient Oriented Research, 2011
  • Barnard College
    Barnard CollegeBA, Philosophy, cum laude, 1989
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Cardiovascular Disease, 2004 - 2005
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Heart Failure and Transplantation, 2003 - 2004
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2001 - 2004
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2000 - 2025
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2018 - 2021
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow of the American Heart Association AHA, 2023
  • Fellow of the Heart Failure Society of America HFSA, 2023
  • Fellow of the American Society of Transplantation AST, 2021
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Trends in US Heart Transplant Waitlist Activity and Volume During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic  
    Lauren Sinnenberg, Nosheen Reza, Michelle M Kittleson, Veli K Topkara, Maryjane A Farr, JAMA Cardiology
  • Characteristics and Outcomes of Recipients of Heart Transplant with Coronavirus Disease 2019  
    Farhana Latif, Maryjane A Farr, Kevin J Clerkin, Koji Takeda, Yoshifumi Naka, Susan Restaino, Gabriel Sayer, Nir Uriel, JAMA Cardiology
  • VA‐ECMO for Cardiogenic Shock in the Contemporary Era of Heart Transplantation: Which Patients Should Be Urgently Transplanted?  
    Yoshifumi Naka, Maryjane A Farr, Koji Takeda, Paolo Colombo, Hiroo Takayama, Arthur R Garan, Veli K Topkara, Clinical Transplantation

Authored Content

  • Trends in US Heart Transplant Waitlist Activity and Volume During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) PandemicJuly 2020
  • Trends in US Heart Transplant Waitlist Activity and Volume During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) PandemicJuly 2020
  • Characteristics and Outcomes of Recipients of Heart Transplant with Coronavirus Disease 2019May 2020
  • Characteristics and Outcomes of Recipients of Heart Transplant with Coronavirus Disease 2019May 2020
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Committees

  • Region 9 Representative, Members and Professional Standards Committee, UNOS 2019 - Present
  • Region 9 Representative, UNOS Thoracic Committee 2014 - Present
  • Board Member, UNOS/OPTN Board of Directors 2021 - 2023

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

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