DianaL.FarmerMD

Pediatric General Surgery, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Minimally Invasive Surgery

Distinguished Professor and Pearl Stamps Stewart Chair of Surgery, UC Davis School of Medicine. Surgeon-in-Chief, UC Davis Children's Hospital

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Office
2335 Stockton Blvd.
North Addition
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone+1 916-734-3190

Fax+1 916-734-5119

Dr. Diana Farmer is a general surgeon in Sacramento, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including University of California, Davis Medical Center and Shriners Hospitals for Children-Northern California. She received her medical degree from University of Washington School of Medicine and has been in practice 34 years. She specializes in pediatric general surgery and is experienced in pediatric and fetal surgery.

Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 1993 - 1995
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 1990 - 1993
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 1987 - 1989
University of WashingtonResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1987
University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 1983
Wellesley CollegeBA, Marine Studies and Molecular Biology, Luce Scholar, 1973 - 1977

PubMed

19 citations
In Utero Transplantation of Placenta-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Potential Fetal Treatment of Hemophilia A.
Priyadarsini Kumar, Kewa Gao, Chuwang Wang, Christopher D. Pivetti, Lee Lankford
Cell Transplantation. 2018-03-22
17 citations
In utero delivery of mRNA to the heart, diaphragm and muscle with lipid nanoparticles.
Kewa Gao, Jie Li, Hengyue Song, Hesong Han, Yongheng Wang
Bioactive Materials. 2023-07-01
11 citations
Clonal isolation of endothelial colony-forming cells from early gestation chorionic villi of human placenta for fetal tissue regeneration
Kewa Gao, Siqi He, Priyadarsini Kumar, Diana L. Farmer, Jianda Zhou
World Journal of Stem Cells. 2020-02-26

Could a New Medical Approach Fix Faulty Genes Before Birth?October 24th, 2024
Surgery Program Cut Wait Times and Hospital Stays in Children with Traumatic InjuriesDecember 19th, 2022
UC Davis Medical Center Launches Stem Cell Clinical Trial for Spina Bifida TreatmentMarch 25th, 2021
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Stem Cells for Spina BifidaCIRM2019–2022
Multicenter Trial Of Fetal Myelomeningocele RepairEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2006–2010
Fetal Tracheal Occlusion For Severe Diaphagmatic HerniaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2001