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 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.

    Read at: PubMed

  • 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. 2025 Oct 28. PMID: 41167383.

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  • Published 10/22/2025

    Rahgozar S, Hamouda M, Farber A, Menard MT, Ilyas S, Malas MB. Predictors of Surgical Site Infection Following Infra-Inguinal Bypass Surgery: An Analysis of the Vascular Quality Initiative Data. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Oct 22. PMID: 41135721.

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  • Published 10/15/2025

    Patel N, Schneider A, Cheng TW, Alonso A, McNamara T, Maaneb De Macedo K, King E, Farber A, Siracuse JJ. Educational Attainment and Outcomes of Hemodialysis Access Creation. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2025 Oct 15; 15385744251387567. PMID: 41091004.

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  • Published 9/29/2025

    Farber A, Menard MT, Siracuse JJ. Were Bridges Burned or was the Deck Stacked? Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2025 Sep 29. PMID: 41033637.

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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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