Alik Farber, MD, MBA

Dr. Alik Farber is the interim Chief of the Department of Surgery, Associate Chief Medical Officer for Surgical Services, and Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at BMC. He is also Interim Chair of the Department of Surgery and a professor of surgery and radiology at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

Dr. Farber is an expert in vascular and endovascular intervention to treat peripheral arterial disease, open and endovascular abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysm repair, the treatment of diabetic foot problems, carotid artery surgery and stenting, and dialysis access. He is a prolific researcher who has published more than 260 peer-reviewed articles and has served as a principal investigator (PI) for a number of clinical trials, including the recently completed BEST-CLI (Best Endovascular versus Best Surgical Therapy in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia) trial. Dr. Farber was a national PI for this international, randomized controlled trial.

Dr. Farber received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and bachelor's degree from Brown University. He completed his residency in general surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital; a vascular surgery fellowship at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; and an endovascular surgery fellowship at Southern Illinois School of Medicine. Dr. Farber is a member of numerous national and regional medical and surgical societies.