
Michaela Kristina Farber MD MS
Obstetrical Anesthesiology
Associate Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School; Chief, Division of Obstetric Anesthesia; Brigham and Women's Hospital
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75 Francis St# L-1Boston, MA 02115
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Summary
- Dr. Michaela Farber is an anesthesiologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital. She received her MD from Tufts University School of Medicine and has been in practice 13 years. She specializes in obstetric anesthesia with focus on postpartum hemorrhage and transfusion. She has more than 100 publications and over 450 citings.
Education & Training
- Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Obstetric Anesthesiology, 2008 - 2009
- Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 2005 - 2008
- Steward Carney HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2004 - 2005
- Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 2004
- Boston CollegeM.S., Biology, 2000
- Boston CollegeB.S., Biology, Summa cum Laude, 1998
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2008 - 2027
- American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Teacher of the Year Society for Obstetric Anesthesiology and Perinatology, 2018
- Mentor of the Year Award, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 2014
- Resident Research Forum: Best Original Research Award, “Teaching the Lumbar Epidural Technique to Millenial Learners: The Impact of an Educational Video” Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, 2013
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Clinical Trials
- Tranexamic Acid and Thromboelastography During Cesarean Delivery Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
- Comparison of Different Methods of Pain Control After Cesarean Section for Patients on Buprenorphine or Methadone Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 01
- Incidence of Difficult Airway and Difficult Neuraxial Placement in Obstetric Patients Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Association of antepartum anemia and red blood cell mass with racial and ethnic disparities in transfusion rates after cesarean delivery: A retrospective cohort study.Hisako Okada, Kenneth E Stewart, Shashank S Shettar, Kaitlyn J Kulesus, Amir L Butt
Transfusion. 2025-04-25 - Development and Validation of the Stanford Obstetric Recovery Checklist (STORK): A Delphi Consensus and Multicenter Clinical Validation Study.Pervez Sultan, Perman Pandal, Anarghya Murthy, Nan Guo, Michaela K Farber
JAMA Network Open. 2025-04-01 - Obstetric care consensus criteria are superior to ICD-10 codes for identifying several maternal renal morbidity.Thomas P Kishkovich, Abigail M Kempf, Andrea Pelletier, Nicole M Patton, Michaela K Farber
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. 2025-02-01
Journal Articles
- Knowledge of blood loss at delivery among postpartum patientsFarber MK, Miller CM, Ramachandran B, Hegde P, Akbar K, Goodnough LT, Butwick AJ, PeerJ, 1/1/2016
- Does nitrous oxide labor analgesia influence the pattern of neuraxial analgesia usage? An impact study at an academic medical centerBobb LE, Farber MK, McGovern C, Camann W, J Clin Anesth, 1/1/2016
- The Influence of a night-float call system on the incidence of unintentional dural puncture: A retrospective impact studyElterman KG, Tsen LC, Huang C, Farber MK, Anesth Analg, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Abdominal re-exploration for a missing needle following cesarean delivery: The power of suggestionNabar SJ, Farber MK, Carabuena JM, 48th Annual Meeting of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP), Boston, MA, 1/1/2016
- Implementing an interactive curriculum for obstetric anesthesia residents: Impact on resident competency and satisfactionBriggs H, Tsen LC, De Tina Annemaria, Drzymalski D, Alexander L, Farber MK, 48th Annual Meeting of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP), Boston, MA, 1/1/2016
- Can lumbar ultrasound guidance facilitate lateral labor epidural placement by anesthesiology residents: A randomized controlled trial of placement duration and ultraso...Alexander LJ, Shea KL, Chau A, Farber MK, 48th Annual Meeting of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP), Boston, MA, 1/1/2016
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Lectures
- Identification and Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage1/1/2017
- NPO Guidelines in Pregnancy1/1/2017
- Poster Review SessionToronto, Canada, 2014; Boston, MA, 2016 - 1/1/2016
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Other
- Does your obstetric unit have a protocol for treating amniotic fluid embolism?Barbieri RL and Farber MK, OBG Management
1/1/2014 - The Lumbar Epidural Technique: an Educational Video (Supplemental educational material)Elterman KG and Farber MK, Obstetric Anesthesia Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
1/1/2013 - Hematologic Disorders and CoagulopathiesFarber MK, Chow LC, Anesthesia: Clinical Anesthesiology Guide
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Press Mentions
- Evaluation of Hemodynamics in People with Untreated Preeclampsia Using EchocardiographyOctober 26th, 2023
- FDA Approves Additional Indication for Fibryga® for Fibrinogen Supplementation in Bleeding Patients with Acquired Fibrinogen Deficiency, Potentially Ushering in a New Standard of CareAugust 8th, 2024
Professional Memberships
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