TimothyMFarrellMD

General Surgery • Chapel Hill, NC

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery

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Office
101 Manning Dr
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone+1 919-966-8596

Fax+1 919-843-5515

Summary

Dr. Timothy Farrell is a general surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC and is affiliated with University of North Carolina Hospitals. He received his medical degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and has been in practice since 1999. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery for gastroesophageal reflux, hiatal hernias, achalasia and morbid obesity.

Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 1997 - 1999
Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1997
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 1999 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Outstanding Resident Teaching Award UNC Department of Surgery, 2018, 2021
Recognition Best Doctors, 2013-2021
Award for Carolina Care Excellence UNC Health Care and Faculty Physicians, 2019-2020
Fellow, Academy of Educators UNC School of Medicine
Friend of Nursing of the Year University of North Carolina, 2016
Philip J. Wolfson Outstanding Teacher Award Association for Surgical Education, 2012
Recognition of Excellence Award SAGES, 2012
Medical Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professorship UNC Medical Alumni, 2009-2012
H. Fleming Fuller Award UNC-Chapel Hill, 2010
Hyman Battle Excellence in Teaching Award in the Clinical Sciences UNC SOM Class of 2006, 2006
Teaching Excellence Award UNC School of Medicine, 2001, 2003-2004
Teacher of the Year UNC Surgery Residents, 2003
James W. Woods Junior Faculty Award UNC School of Medicine, 2001-2002
Rookie of the Year UNC Surgery Residents, 2000
Poster of Distinction SAGES, 2000
Resident / Fellow Prize SAGES, 1999
Excellent Teaching Resident Award Emory University School of Medicine, 1999
Alpha Omega Alpha Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical School, 1997
Resident Prize New England Surgical Society, 1995
Honors, Department of Psychology Princeton University, 1986
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Surgeon Perceptions and Variations in Surgical Morbidity and Mortality Conference: Report of a Survey from the American College of Surgeons Board of Governors.
Ivy N Haskins, Joyce Pak, Chris B Agala, Brian R Smith, Anne G Rizzo
Journal of Surgical Education. 2024-11-01
Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: Where Are We Today?
Kayden Maddox, Timothy M Farrell, Luigi Pascarella
The American Surgeon. 2024-10-17
Evaluating the safety of bariatric surgery as a bridge to kidney transplant: a retrospective cohort study.
Madeleine S Higgins, Sherin Ismail, Melissa Chen, Chris B Agala, Randal Detwiler
Surgical Endoscopy. 2024-10-01

Committees

NC ACS Representative, American College of Surgeons Board of Governors 2017 - Present
Bylaws Committee Chair, Fellowship Council Board of Directors 2017 - Present
Executive Director, Southeastern Surgical Congress Executive Committee 2015 - Present
Member, SAGES Continuing Education Committee 2014 - Present
Past President, NC Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Board of Directors 2014 - Present
Chair, SAGES Continuing Education Committee 2014 - 2016
Member, SAGES, Board of Governors 2013 - 2019
President, NC Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Board of Directors 2013 - 2014
President-Elect, NC Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Board of Directors 2012 - 2013
Member, SSAT, Communications Committee 2011 - 2013
Member-at-Large, Fellowship Council, Board of Directors 2011 - 2012
Member, Southeastern Surgical Congress, CME Committee 2010 - 2016
Secretary/Treasurer, NC Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Board of Directors 2010 - 2012
Co-Chair, SAGES, Continuing Education Committee 2009 - 2014
Member, Fellowship Council, Membership Committee 2009 - 2010
Member, SAGES, Resident Education Committee 2007 - 2013
Member-at-Large, Fellowship Council, Executive Committee 2007 - 2011
Member-at-Large, NC Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Board of Directors 2007 - 2010
Member, ASE, Clerkship Directors Committee 2006 - 2012
Member, SAGES, Guidelines Committee 2002 - 2011
Member, SAGES, Membership Committee 2002 - 2010
Member, Fellowship Council, Communications Committee 2001 - 2008
Member, SAGES, Standards of Practice Committee 1999 - 2002