Alik Farber, MD

James Utley Professor and Chair of Surgery, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Alik Farber is the Surgeon-in-Chief at BMC. He is also the James Utley Professor and Chair of Surgery at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

Dr. Farber is an expert in vascular and endovascular intervention to treat peripheral arterial disease, open and endovascular abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysm repair, the treatment of diabetic foot problems, carotid artery surgery and stenting, and dialysis access. He is a prolific researcher who has published more than 260 peer-reviewed articles and has served as a principal investigator (PI) for a number of clinical trials, including the recently completed BEST-CLI (Best Endovascular versus Best Surgical Therapy in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia) trial. Dr. Farber was a national PI for this international, randomized controlled trial.

Dr. Farber received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and bachelor's degree from Brown University. He completed his residency in general surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital; a vascular surgery fellowship at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; and an endovascular surgery fellowship at Southern Illinois School of Medicine. Dr. Farber is a member of numerous national and regional medical and surgical societies.

Publications

  • Published 2/16/2026

    Alonso A, Smith S, Kang H, Patel A, Bui K, Tran A, Maaneb de Macedo K, Kalish J, Farber A, King E, Siracuse JJ, Janeway MG. Discordant recommended postoperative discharge rehabilitation among patients who undergo a major lower extremity amputation. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Feb 16. PMID: 41707832.

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  • Published 2/13/2026

    Decker JW, BaniHani D, HonShideler C, Lotfollahzadeh S, Wu Wong DJ, Farber A, Siracuse JJ, Idrees N, Dember L, Bader M, Ganguli S, Kolachalama V, Shazly T, Chitalia VC. Intravascular Ultrasound is More Accurate Than Angiography in Arteriovenous Vascular Access Lesions. Kidney360. 2026 Feb 13. PMID: 41686504.

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  • Published 11/6/2025

    Powell RJ, Menard MT, Rosenfield K, Strong MB, Conte MS, Doros G, Ezra A, Garg N, Mena-Hurtado C, Lane JS, Shah SK, Venermo M, Zhou W, Farber A. Influence of specialty on endovascular practice patterns and outcomes in the BEST-CLI Trial. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Nov 06. PMID: 41205838.

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  • Published 10/30/2025

    Shishehbor MH, Dua A, Powell RJ, Montero-Baker MF, Martínez-Trabal JL, Bunte MC, Lee AC, Mills JL, Farber A, Clair DG. Two-Year Outcomes after Transcatheter Arterialization of the Deep Veins. N Engl J Med. 2025 Oct 30; 393(17):1751-1753. PMID: 41160827.

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  • Published 10/28/2025

    Zhou CW, Hoch M, Freeman NLB, Menard MT, Farber A, Chung J, Kosorok MR, McGinigle KL. Using precision medicine methods to identify disease stages for chronic limb-threatening ischemia in participants of the BEST-CLI trial. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Mar; 83(3):784-792.e1. PMID: 41167383.

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Other Positions

  • Surgeon-in-Chief
    Boston Medical Center
  • Professor, Surgery
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Associate Chief Medical Officer for Surgical Services
    Boston Medical Center
  • Professor, Radiology
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University

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Education

  • Harvard Medical School, MD
  • Brandeis University, MBA
  • Brown University, BS

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