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Office
1120 NW 14th Street
4th Floor
Miami, FL 33136Phone+1 305-243-4444
Education & Training
- University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineEndocrine Surgery , 2014 - 2015
- University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2014
- University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 2009
- Duke UniversityBA, 2005
- Duke UniversityBA, Certificate in Health Policy, 2005
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2014 - 2025
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- 2nd place in Clinical Surgery 27th Annual Fellow, Resident and Medical Student Surgical Research Forum of the South Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, 2016
- 3rd place in Clinical Surgery 27th Annual Fellow, Resident and Medical Student Surgical Research Forum of the South Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, 2016
- 3rd place in Clinical Surgery 26th Annual Fellow, Resident and Medical Student Surgical Research Forum of the South Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, 2015
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 33 citationsPostoperative Outcomes in Graves' Disease Patients: Results from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database.Gustavo A. Rubio, Tulay Koru-Sengul, Tanaz M. Vaghaiwalla, Punam P. Parikh, Josefina C. Farrá
Thyroid. 2017-06-01 - 20 citationsIncreased Incidental Thyroid Cancer in Patients With Subclinical Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis.David J. Jackson, Rachel S. Handelsman, Josefina C. Farrá, John I. Lew
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2020-01-01 - 11 citationsNationwide review of hormonally active adrenal tumors highlights high morbidity in pheochromocytoma.Punam P. Parikh, Gustavo A. Rubio, Josefina C. Farrá, John I. Lew
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2017-07-01
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- High Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Malignant Nonfunctional Adrenal TumorsMarcadis AR, Rubio GA, Khan ZF, Farrá JC, Vaghaiwalla TM, Lew JI., Inaugural DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery Research Day, Miami, FL, 1/1/2017
- Incidence of Occult Carcinoma in Patients Undergoing Surgical Intervention for Benign Thyroid Disease DiseaseFranco A, Farrá JC, Picado Roque O, Marcadis AR, Teo R, Ouyang W, Liu, S, Lew JI., 43rd Annual Eastern-Atlantic Student Research Forum, Miami, FL, 1/1/2017
- Intraoperative PTH Spikes During Parathyroidectomy May Be Associated with Multiglandular DiseaseTeo R, Farrá JC, Picado Roque O, Marcadis AR, Lew JI., 43rd Annual Eastern-Atlantic Student Research Forum, Miami, FL, 1/1/2017
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Lectures
- Influence of Sociodemographic Factors on Rate of Surgical Treatment in Patients with Graves’ DiseaseLas Vegas, Nevada - 1/1/2017
- Clinically Significant Cancer Rates in Incidentally Discovered Thyroid Nodules by Routine Imaging.1/1/2017
- High Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Malignant Non-Functional Adrenal Tumors1/1/2017
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Press Mentions
- Thyroid Cancer Is on the Rise, but There’s Good NewsMay 27th, 2017
Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Association of Endocrine SurgeonsMember
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Other Languages
- Spanish
External Links
- Josefina C. Farra, M.D., F.A.C.S. - UHealth Profile http://uhealthsystem.com/doctors/profile/142932
- Josefina C. Farra, M.D., F.A.C.S. https://doctors.umiamihealth.org/provider/Josefina+Farra/525069#provider-details-experience
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