RobertSaeidFarivarMDPhD

Thoracic Surgery • Boise, ID

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery St Alphonsus Medical Center Boise, ID

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Office
6140 W Curtisian Ave
Boise, ID 83704
Phone+1 215-776-9690

Fax+1 412-850-4618

Education & Training

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2006 - 2008
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2006
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2001
Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2017 - 2026
ID State Medical License 2020 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2000 - 2025
MN State Medical License 2014 - 2025
IA State Medical License 2008 - 2014
PA State Medical License 2012 - 2014
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
Most Compassionate Doctor American Registry

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

191 citations
Early Experience With New Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement
Vinayak Bapat, Vivek Rajagopal, Christopher Meduri, R. Saeid Farivar, Antony Walton
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2018-01-02
8 citations
Leaflet-to-Annuloplasty Ring Clipping for Severe Mitral Regurgitation.
Brinder S. Kanda, Desmond Jay, R. Saeid Farivar, Paul Sorajja
JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2016-04-11
18 citations
Risk factors and outcomes of pancreatitis after open heart surgery.
Alexander Perez, Hiromichi Ito, Robert S. Farivar, Lawrence H. Cohn, John G. Byrne
American Journal of Surgery. 2005-09-01

Press Mentions

Idaho’s First Tendyne Mitral Valve Replacement Performed at Saint Alphonsus Medical CenterDecember 7th, 2022
4 Recent Heart Center MilestonesApril 25th, 2022
Robert Saeid Farivar Named Medical Director at Saint AlphonsusMarch 29th, 2021
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Grant Support

Role Of Nitric Oxide In Xenotransplant Cardiac RejectionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2001–2002