Linda Marie Farkas, M.D.
Philosophy of Care
Patients have many options in their surgical care. My jobs as a physician is to help them decide
which of the many options is their personal best option.
Clinical Interests
My main interests are to assess all patients for their risks for hereditary colon disorders. I also use
all various modalities for surgery: classic open, laparoscopic, robotic and transanal approaches.
Research/Academic Interests
Title
Specialty
Department
Division
Hereditary Colorectal Cancer, Perioperative Care of Surgical Patients
Professor of Surgery
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Surgery
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Center/Program Affiliation
Address/Phone
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
UC Davis Medical Center - Cypress Building, Cypress Building- Colon and Rectal Surgery Clinic,
2221 Stockton Blvd. Suite E Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-1680
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, 4501 X St. Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 800-362-5566
Additional Phone
Education
Physician Referrals: 800-4-UCDAVIS (800-482-3284)
M.D., Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood IL 1989
B.S., University of Arizona College of Agriculture, Tucson AZ 1985
Internships
General Surgery, Cook County Hospital, Chicago IL 1989-1990
Residency
General Surgery, Cook County Hospital, Chicago IL 1990-1994
Fellowships
Board Certifications
Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cook County Hospital, Chicago IL 1997-1998
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2007
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery, 2015
Linda Marie Farkas, M.D.
Professional Memberships
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery
American College of Surgeons - Fellow
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Association of Women Surgeons
Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer
Lynch Syndrome Surveillance Network
Honors and Awards
Excellence In Resident Education Award (SEAL Lab) - Duke University, 2013
Physician Champions of Service Excellence - Duke Raleigh Hospital, 2011
Pittsburgh Top Doctor sponsored by Pittsburg Magazine, 2009
Patient Choice Awards, 2009
Top Surgeon from the Consumer Research Council, 2008
Top Doctor-Castle Conolly Medical LTD, 2006
Select Recent Publications
Wolf A, Buchanan A, Farkas L, Historical Review of Lynch Syndrome. J of Coloproctology, 2013.
Radu OM, Nikiforova MN, Farkas LM, Krasinskas AM. Challenging cases encountered in colorectal
cancer screening for Lynch syndrome reveal novel findings: nucleolar MSH6 staining and impact of
prior chemoradiation therapy. Hum Pathol. 2011 Sep;42(9):1247-58.
Gologan A, Krasinskas A, Hunt J, Thull DL, Farkas L, Sepulveda AR. Performance of the revised
Bethesda guidelines for identification of colorectal carcinomas with a high level of microsatellite
instability. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2005 Nov;129(11):1390-7.
Mason AC, Azari KK, Farkas LM, Duvvuri U, Myers EN. Metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon
presenting as a mass in the mandible. Head Neck. 2005 Aug;27(8):729-32.
Ramsey M, Harbrecht B, Boujoukas A, Sirio C, Farkas L, Lee K, Simmon R: Fulminant Clostridium
difficile: An Underappreciated and Increasing Cause of Death and Complications. Annals of
Surgery. 2002;235:363-372.
Linda Marie Farkas, M.D.
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