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Woodrow Farrington

  • Department of Surgery
    Assistant Professor
  • (404) 778-7200
  • woodrow.j.farrington@emory.edu
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Overview

Before joining Emory in 2020, Dr. Woodrow Farrington, II completed his undergraduate studies at Auburn University and the University of Alabama Birmingham, obtaining degrees in accounting and biology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine, where he stayed to complete his general surgery residency. He completed his cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and remained to complete an advanced cardiovascular/aortic aneurysm surgery fellowship.

Dr. Farrington's primary clinical focus is adult cardiac surgery with a particular interest in complex aortic disease and aortic aneurysms. His articles have been published in a number of leading journals, including the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Journal of Cardiac Surgery, and Journal of Visualized Surgery.

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • Fellowship in Advanced Cardiovascular and Aortic Surgery from New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency from New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • General Surgery Residency from University of Alabama Medical Center
  • MD from University of Alabama School of Medicine

Research

Publications

  • Long-term Results of Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 119 Page(s): 101 - 107
    01/01/2025 Authors: Leshnower BG; Farrington WJ; Huckaby LV; Keeling WB; Zellner AB; Chen EP
  • Extended thoracic endovascular aortic repair is optimal therapy in acute complicated type B dissection.
    J Vasc Surg Volume: 80 Page(s): 1055 - 1063
    10/01/2024 Authors: Nissen AP; Huckaby LV; Duwayri YM; Jordan WD; Farrington WJ; Keeling WB; Leshnower BG
  • Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) explantation and left lower lobectomy for aortobronchial fistula repair.
    JTCVS Tech Volume: 27 Page(s): 36 - 37
    10/01/2024 Authors: Zurcher J; Nissen A; Fernandez F; Farrington W; Leshnower BG
  • A novel hybrid prosthesis for open repair of acute DeBakey type I dissection with malperfusion: Early results from the PERSEVERE trial.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
    08/06/2024 Authors: Szeto WY; Fukuhara S; Fleischman F; Sultan I; Brinkman W; Arnaoutakis G; Takayama H; Eudailey K; Brinster D; Jassar A
  • Acute-on-Chronic Aortic Dissection: Management and Outcomes of the Unstable "Triple-Lumen" Aorta.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 117 Page(s): 923 - 930
    05/01/2024 Authors: Norton EL; Farrington WJ; Keeling WB; Wei JW; Binongo JN; Zellner AB; Chen EP; Leshnower BG
  • Acute Type B Intramural Hematoma: Novel Insights in the Endovascular Era.
    Ann Vasc Surg Volume: 101 Page(s): 195 - 203
    04/01/2024 Authors: Crepy D'Orleans C; Duwayri YM; Zellner AB; Binongo J; Farrington WJ; Keeling WB; Jordan WD; Leshnower BG
  • National trends in emergency coronary artery bypass grafting.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg Volume: 64
    11/01/2023 Authors: Keeling WB; Binongo J; Wei J; Leshnower BG; Farrington W; Halkos ME
  • Intravenous aviptadil and remdesivir for treatment of COVID-19-associated hypoxaemic respiratory failure in the USA (TESICO): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial.
    Lancet Respir Med Volume: 11 Page(s): 791 - 803
    09/01/2023 Authors: Brown SM; Barkauskas CE; Grund B; Sharma S; Phillips AN; Leither L; Peltan ID; Lanspa M; Gilstrap DL; Mourad A
  • Prolonged Periods of Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion Are Safe During Elective Arch Surgery.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 115 Page(s): 387 - 394
    02/01/2023 Authors: Keeling WB; Tian D; Farrington W; Sinatra R; Della Corte A; Chiesa R; Underwood JM; Leshnower BG; Chen EP; ARCH International Investigators
  • Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion May Decrease Stroke Risk During Elective Aortic Arch Surgery.
    Innovations (Phila) Volume: 18 Page(s): 452 - 458
    01/01/2023 Authors: Keeling WB; Tian D; Farrington W; Goksedef D; Appoo JJ; Hoffman A; Hughes GC; LeMaire S; Leshnower BG
  • A tailored strategy for repair of acute type A aortic dissection.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Volume: 164 Page(s): 1698 - 1707.e3
    12/01/2022 Authors: Lau C; Robinson NB; Farrington WJ; Rahouma M; Gambardella I; Gaudino M; Girardi LN
  • Cardiac Surgery Outcomes in an Epicenter of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
    Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Volume: 34 Page(s): 182 - 188
    01/01/2022 Authors: Farrington WJ; Robinson NB; Rahouma M; Lau C; Hameed I; Iannacone EM; Ivascu NS; Mick SL; Gaudino MF; Girardi LN
  • Diaphragm Preservation Reduces Respiratory Failure After Extent I Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair.
    Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 112 Page(s): 1453 - 1459
    11/01/2021 Authors: Gambardella I; Lau C; Rahouma M; Iannacone E; Farrington W; Gaudino M; Girardi LN
  • A Perspective from New York of COVID 19: Effect and impact on cardiac surgery.
    J Card Surg Volume: 36 Page(s): 1668 - 1671
    05/01/2021 Authors: Farrington WJ; Mack CA; Karas MG; Ivascu NS; Robinson NB; Iannacone E; Lau C; Mick SL; Girardi LN
  • Impact of left ventricular ejection fraction on the outcomes of open repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Volume: 161 Page(s): 534 - 541.e5
    02/01/2021 Authors: Gambardella I; Gaudino MFL; Rahouma M; Farrington WJ; Khan FM; Hameed I; Lau C; Iannacone E; Girardi LN
  • Surgeons' Coronary Bypass Practice Patterns inthe United States.
    J Am Coll Cardiol Volume: 76 Page(s): 1714 - 1715
    10/06/2020 Authors: Gaudino M; Rahouma M; Habib RH; Hameed I; Robinson NB; Farrington WJ; Fremes S; Schwann TA; Girardi LN
  • Relationships between the posterior interosseous nerve and the supinator muscle: application to peripheral nerve compression syndromes and nerve transfer procedures.
    J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg Volume: 74 Page(s): 290 - 293
    09/01/2013 Authors: Tubbs RS; Mortazavi MM; Farrington WJ; Chern JJ; Shoja MM; Loukas M; Cohen-Gadol AA
  • An overview of epigenetic assays.
    Mol Biotechnol Volume: 38 Page(s): 179 - 183
    02/01/2008 Authors: DeAngelis JT; Farrington WJ; Tollefsbol TO
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