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 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). 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 9 articles in the study of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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- INDEMNITY
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- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER MEDICARE
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- OTHER COMMERCIAL
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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
Misho Hubka, MD, is a board-certified thoracic surgeon. His special medical interests include Robotic and Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS), lung cancer surgery, esophageal cancer surgery, and complex surgery for benign and malignant disease of the lung, chest wall, esophagus and mediastinum.Dr. Hubka is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, STS Patient Safety Workforce and Western Thoracic Surgical Association. He was named a Top Doctor by Seattle Met Magazine in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Dr. Hubka is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Hernia, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.
Eric Vallieres is a Thoracic Surgeon in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Vallieres is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Pleural Effusion, Thymectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Vallieres is currently accepting new patients.
Franciscan Health System
Baiya Krishnadasan is a Thoracic Surgeon in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Krishnadasan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). His top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, Gastrostomy, and Thymectomy.
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.