Personal Biography
Benjamin A. Farber, MD, is a pediatric surgeon at Children's Hospital at Montefiore and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr Farber’s clinical focus is in pediatric general and thoracic surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and neonatal surgery.
After receiving his Bachelor of Science in biology and Spanish at San Diego State University in 2008, Dr. Farber attended the George Washington University School of Medicine, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 2012. He began his postdoctoral training at Einstein with an internship and residency in general surgery. From 2014 to 2016, Dr. Farber was a research fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on the pediatric surgical service, and the Rockefeller University Laboratory of Cellular Biophysics. Dr. Farber returned to Einstein in 2016 to complete his residency in general surgery, acting as administrative chief resident in his final year. In 2019, he pursued his pediatric surgery fellowship at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Stead Family Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Farber’s research interests include investigations into quality improvement, outcomes research, pediatric trauma and disparities in pediatric surgical care. He has shared his work through peer-reviewed journals as well as podium and poster presentations.
Dr. Farber is board certified in general and pediatric surgery. He is a member of several professional associations including the American Medical Association, the Association of Academic Surgery, the American Academy of Pediatrics - Section on Surgery and is a member of the trauma committee in the American Pediatric Surgical Association. He has received many accolades during his residency and fellowship at Einstein including the Leo M. Davidoff Society for outstanding achievement in the teaching of medical students, the Henry L. Moses Award for Outstanding Paper in Basic Science and the Jedd B. Sereysky Humanism Prize.