Overview
Dr. Andrew Farb is a clinical cardiologist with additional training in pathology. He has been with Cardiovascular Specialists, where he practices on a part-time basis, since 1989. He works full-time as chief medical officer in the Office of Cardiovascular Devices for the US Food and Drug Administration. Previously, he was a staff cardiologist and cardiovascular pathologist for the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. He is a member of the Active physician admitting staff at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center.
Dr. Farb is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Peripheral Artery Disease, Angioplasty, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 51 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
10710 Charter Drive, Suite 400, Suite 400, Columbia, MD 21044
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Thomas Stephen Metkus is an assistant professor of cardiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His research focuses on using cardiac physiology for risk stratification and therapeutics in non-cardiac critical illness such as sepsis and the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and optimizing the management of non-cardiac organ failure in primary cardiac diseases such as heart failure and acute coronary syndromes. Dr. Metkus received his undergraduate degree from Boston University College of Engineering. He earned a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed a residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. After completing residency, Dr. Metkus was a clinical fellow at both Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Prior to joining the faculty at the Johns Hopkins Medical School he was an instructor of medicine at the Harvard Medical School. His educational focus includes teaching clinical cardiology and critical care, echocardiography, and electrocardiography to students, residents, and fellows at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Videos Dr. Thomas Metkus. Dr. Metkus is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Arterial Embolism, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
Johns Hopkins Endoscopy & Surgery Center - Columbia
Dr. Jose Madrazo is a general cardiologist in the Johns Hopkins Division of Medicine, and an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and completed his residency at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Dr. Madrazo pursued a cardiovascular fellowship with a focus on echocardiography at the Washington University School of Medicine before joining the Hopkins faculty. Dr. Madrazo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Attack.
Sherman Kahan MD PA
Hitesh Patel is a Cardiologist in Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Patel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Necrosis, and Hypertension.
Areas of Expertise
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- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Farb isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Aneurysm RepairDr. Farb isExperienced. Learn about Aneurysm Repair.
- AngioplastyDr. Farb isExperienced. Learn about Angioplasty.
- ApoplexyDr. Farb isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Farb isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Farb isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.