
Overview
Dr. Farivar is a multiple time recipient of the Seattle Top Doctor Award and most recently received the 2023 Seattle Magazine Top Doc Award. Dr. Farivar has a broad-based thoracic surgery practice. He enjoys helping patients and their families through their healthcare journey. He takes great effort to incorporate the needs and beliefs of patients and their families in his treatment plans. Dr. Farivar has a particular interest in lung and esophageal disorders, including cancer treatment. He also has interests in the appropriate use of robotic surgery to address thoracic surgery pathology, as well as malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Dr. Farivar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Perforation. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Achalasia, Hernia Surgery, and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 81 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Esophageal Perforation.
Insurance
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Locations
1101 Madison Street, Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98104
747 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Farivar has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Donald Low is a Thoracic Surgeon in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Low is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Perforation. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Esophageal Cancer, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.
Franciscan Cardiothoracic Surgery Associates At St. Joseph
Thomas (TJ) Templin, II, MD, is board-certified in general surgery and thoracic surgery. He specializes in cardiothoracic surgery for patients ages 15 and older. Dr. Templin has trained extensively in minimally invasive thoracic and foregut procedures, including minimally invasive lung and esophageal resections, sympathectomy, and anti-reflux revisions. He also has experience with advanced bronchoscopy and esophagoscopy, including EBUS, airway and esophageal stenting, and esophageal dilation.Dr. Templin follows the Jesuit philosophy of cura personalis, which translates to care for the whole person; he treats individuals, not just diseases.Dr. Templin is a Fellow of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Surgeons. Dr. Templin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Perforation. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Perforation, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Hiatal Hernia, Thymectomy, and Gastrostomy.
Franciscan Cardiothoracic Surgery Associates At St. Joseph
Daniel Cuadrado, MD, is a board-certified general and cardiothoracic surgeon specializing in thoracic surgery. Prior to joining Franciscan, Dr. Cuadrado was an associate professor of cardiothoracic surgery at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and an active duty Army surgeon. During his 20+ year Army career, he served as a surgeon for the Joint Special Operations Command with nine combat deployments and as the consultant to the Office of the Surgeon General in Cardiothoracic Surgery. He is a graduate of the Army War College with a Master's Degree in Strategic Sciences.Dr. Cuadrado is interested in all aspects of non-cardiac thoracic surgery and has had extensive training in minimally invasive and robotic procedures for benign and malignant diseases of the lung, esophagus, pleura and mediastinum as well as anti-reflux surgery. He has experience in robotic navigational bronchoscopy, airway stenting, endobronchial ultrasound, esophagoscopy to include stenting and transoral incisionless fundoplication.Dr. Cuadrado is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, American College of Chest Physicians and a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. He has authored numerous book chapters, peer-reviewed publications and served as an editor for Surgical Clinics of North America. Dr. Cuadrado is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Perforation. His top areas of expertise are Mediastinal Tumor, Collapsed Lung, Esophageal Perforation, Mediastinitis, and Gastrostomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Farivar isElite. Learn about Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- Hernia SurgeryDr. Farivar isElite. Learn about Hernia Surgery.
- Hiatal HerniaDr. Farivar isElite. Learn about Hiatal Hernia.
- Distinguished
- AchalasiaDr. Farivar isDistinguished. Learn about Achalasia.
- Advanced
- Congenital Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Farivar isAdvanced. Learn about Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- EndoscopyDr. Farivar isAdvanced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Lung CancerDr. Farivar isAdvanced. Learn about Lung Cancer.
- Pleural EffusionDr. Farivar isAdvanced. Learn about Pleural Effusion.
- Pleuropulmonary BlastomaDr. Farivar isAdvanced. Learn about Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.
- ThymectomyDr. Farivar isAdvanced. Learn about Thymectomy.
- Experienced
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Farivar isExperienced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- Collapsed LungDr. Farivar isExperienced. Learn about Collapsed Lung.
- EGFR Positive Lung CancerDr. Farivar isExperienced. Learn about EGFR Positive Lung Cancer.
- Esophageal CancerDr. Farivar isExperienced. Learn about Esophageal Cancer.
- Esophageal PerforationDr. Farivar isExperienced. Learn about Esophageal Perforation.
- GastrostomyDr. Farivar isExperienced. Learn about Gastrostomy.

