LindaMarieFarkasMDFACS FASCRS

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Chesapeake, VA

Vice Chair of Quality and Patient Experience, Director of Colon & Rectal Surgery Professor of Surgery

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Office
113 Gainsborough Sq
Ste 400
Chesapeake, VA 23320
Phone+1 757-842-4499

Fax+1 757-842-4490

Summary

Dr. Linda Farkas is a colorectal surgeon in Augusta Georgia and is affiliated with Augusta University medical Center Hospital. She received her medical degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and has been in practice 25 + years . She is experienced in colonic neoplasms, robotic and laparoscopic surgery and trans anal approaches .

Education & Training

Cook County Health and Hospitals SystemResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1997 - 1998
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 1989 - 1995
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2019 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2024 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2022 - 2023
CA State Medical License 2015 - 2020
PA State Medical License 1995 - 2010
IL State Medical License 1992 - 1999
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Fellow American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons
Most Compassionate Doctor American Registry
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

RObotic Versus LAparoscopic Resection for Rectal Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Experience of a single academic institution with the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer and the resulting improvement in care.
Alexandra J Johns, Paul S Yoon, Anthony J Sabo, Timothy T Huynh, Diana L Farmer
Colorectal Disease. 2023-11-01
2 citations
Measuring Rectal Cancer Tumor Height: Concordance Between Clinical Exam and MRI.
Shannon M. Navarro, Shuai Chen, Linda M. Farkas
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2021-10-21
4 citations
Size Criteria Is Not Sufficient in Selecting Patients for Local Excision Versus Radical Excision for Rectal Neuroendocrine Tumors >2 cm: A National Cancer Database Ana...
Kevin M. Izquierdo, Misty D. Humphries, Linda M. Farkas
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2021-04-01

Press Mentions

The U.K.’s Delta Surge Is Collapsing. Will Ours?August 4th, 2021

Professional Memberships