WilliamB.FarrarMD

Breast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Medical Director, Stefanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Center, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute & Professor of Surgery, The Ohio State University

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Office
1145 Olentangy River Rd
Columbus, OH 43212
Phone+1 614-293-4040

Fax+1 614-293-3465

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 1980 - 1982
Ohio State University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1975 - 1980
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 1976 - 2023

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Redbook Magazine: Top Breast Cancer Doctors Castle Connolly, 2001
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Radiation Therapy With or Without Trastuzumab in Treating Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Who Have Undergone Lumpectomy Start of enrollment: 2008 Nov 10
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Chemotherapy With or Without Trastuzumab After Surgery in Treating Women With Invasive Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 06
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

105 citations
Biobehavioral, Immune, and Health Benefits following Recurrence for Psychological Intervention Participants
Barbara L. Andersen, Lisa M. Thornton, Charles L. Shapiro, William B. Farrar, Bethany L. Mundy
Clinical Cancer Research. 2010-06-15
267 citations
Psychologic Intervention Improves Survival for Breast Cancer Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Barbara L. Andersen, Hae-Chung Yang, William B. Farrar, Deanna M. Golden-Kreutz, Charles F. Emery
Cancer. 2008-12-15
205 citations
Pain, depression, and fatigue: loneliness as a longitudinal risk factor.
Lisa M. Jaremka, Rebecca Andridge, Christopher P. Fagundes, Catherine M. Alfano, Stephen P. Povoski
Health Psychology. 2014-08-31

Journal Articles

Heterogeneity in Outcomes of Pathologic T1-2N1 Breast Cancer After Mastectomy: Looking Beyond Locoregional Failure Rates
Alicia M Terando, Lonika Majithia, Jose G Bazan, Doreen M Agnese, Julia R White, Jessica L Wobb, William Farrar, Allison M Quick, Annals of Surgical Oncology

Press Mentions

Ohio State's James Cancer Hospital to Offer Treatment at Mount Carmel Grove CityNovember 24th, 2021
Mount Carmel Announces Affiliation with the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Its Grove City CampusNovember 23rd, 2021
Mercy Celebrates New Cancer AffiliationOctober 12th, 2021
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