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Houssam (Sam) Farres, M.D.

  1. Vascular Surgeon
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Departments

Specialty Groups

Location

  1. Jacksonville, Florida

Languages

English

Existing patients

  1. Aortic aneurysm
  2. Mesenteric ischemia
  1. Aneurysm surgery
  2. Carotid endarterectomy
  3. Endovascular treatment
  4. Vascular access surgery
  • Endovascular and open surgery repair of aortic aneurysms
  • Carotid surgery
  • Lower extremity revascularization
  • Vascular access surgery
  • Mesenteric vascular disease
  1. 2011
    Fellow - Vascular SurgeryUniversity of Tennessee Hospital, University of Tennessee, Memphis
  2. 2009
    Fellow - Surgical Critical CareJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Hospital, The Johns Hopkins University
  3. 2008
    Resident - General SurgeryMedical College of Georgia
  4. 2005
    Resident - Surgical Resident/PreliminarySt. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
  5. 2004
    ResidentPreliminary Surgery, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  6. 2004
    Internship - General SurgeryMayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
  7. 2003
    Research Fellowship - Dr. Jeffrey Ponsky - MentorCleveland Clinic
  8. 2001
    Resident - Surgical ResidentDamascus University School of Medicine
  9. 1997
    MDDamascus University School of Medicine

Certifications

  1. 2013
    Vascular SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery
  2. 2010
    General SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery
  3. 2010
    Surgical Critical CareAmerican Board of Surgery

Awards and honors

  1. 2021
    Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductee Gold Humanism Honor Society
  2. 2020
    Faculty Teacher of the Year 2020Faculty Teacher of the Year, Department of Surgery
  3. 2017
    Faculty Teacher of the YearFaculty Teacher of the Year, Department of Surgery

Professional memberships

  1. 2021 - present
    American Board of Surgery
  2. 2020 - present
    Clinical Practice Quality Oversight Subcommittee - Florida
  3. 2020 - present
    Mayo Clinic in Florida/Enterprise Mortality Action Plan Task Force
  4. 2015 - present
    Comprehensive Stroke Center at Mayo Florida
  5. 2014 - present
    Florida Vascular Society
  6. 2012 - present
    Southern Association for Vascular Surgery
  7. 2011 - present
    Society for Vascular Surgery
  8. 2010 - present
    American Medical Association
  9. 2009 - present
    Society of Critical Care Medicine
  10. 2008 - present
    Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
  11. 2008 - present
    Syrian-American Medical Society

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