Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

San Francisco General Hospital
1001 Potrero Ave., 5G1
UCSF Box 0846
San Francisco, CA 94110

Phone: (415) 206-4997
Fax: (415) 206-5100
email: hfarah@medsfgh.ucsf.edu

• Medical School: Damascus University, Damascus, Syria, 1982-1988, Medicine

Professional Experience

• 2003 Sep- present: Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco
• 2002 Sep- 2003 Aug: Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
• 2002 July - 2002 Aug: Vice Medical Director/Medical Consultant, POINT Biomedical Corporation, 877L Industrial Road, San Carlos, CA 94070
• 2001 July - 2002 June: Cardiology, Echo Fellow, University of California, San Francisco, CA
• 1998 July - 2001 June: Cardiology Fellow, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA
• 1996 July - 1998 June: Resident in Internal Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA
• 1990 May - 1996 June, Resident & Fellow, Internal Medicine, Various Hospitals, United Kingdom

Current Research

• The incidence of pulmonary hypertension among patients with HIV infection. Assessment of the right and left ventricular systolic and diastolic functions in patients with HIV infection.
• Principle investigator of BREATH Study (BNP Results to Evaluate And Treat Heart Failure) at San Francisco General Hospital (A multicenter trial).
• Assessment of the effect of B.blockers on the rate of peripheral embolization in rabbits with bacterial endocarditis.

Selected Publications

• Intracardiac shunt complicating Right Ventricular Infarction: A case report and review of the literature. Sharif H, Pezzella T, Farah H, Baljepally R, Maki D, Asian Cardiovascular &Thoracic Annals: vol.9, No. 4, 1999
• A case of cardiac angiosarcoma. Husam H Farah, Mina Jacob, Jayashri Aragam: Heart: 2001; 86:66
• Chronic Resynchronization Therapy Does Not Alter Left Ventricular Geometry: Husam H. Farah, Seung-Joon Lee, Esperanza Viloria, Teresa De Marco, Leslie Saxon, Elyse Foster, The VIGOR-CHF Investigators, ACC Abstract 2002.
• Effect of Interatrial Block on Coronary Sinus Contraction. Farah HH, Spodick DH: The American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 91, No. 8, 1004-1006 2003 April.
• Chronic Resynchronization Therapy Did Not Affect Left Ventricular Remodeling And Performance As Assessed By Sphericity And Myocardial Performance Indices: Husam H. Farah, Esperanza Viloria, Teresa De Marco, Leslie Saxon, Elyse Foster, The VENTAK CHF AICD/CONTAK investigators, ACC oral presentation 2003.