Harrison Farber facts for kids
Harrison "Hap" Farber is a Professor of Medicine and a top doctor at Boston University. He leads the Pulmonary Hypertension Center there. This means he helps people who have a special kind of high blood pressure in their lungs.
Before becoming a doctor, Dr. Farber went to Duke University. He even lived in Belgium for a while and was part of a cycling team there! After that, he went to medical school at George Washington University. He then trained at the Medical College of Virginia. He specialized in lung and critical care medicine at Boston University. He also did extra research at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital.
Dr. Farber used to be a Professor at Boston Medical Center. He worked in the intensive care unit and helped patients with lung problems. He also made sure all patients with pulmonary hypertension at Boston Medical Center received the best care. Today, he is in charge of a special team at Tufts New England Medical Center. This team, called PERT, helps people quickly when they have a serious lung blood clot.
Dr. Farber's Research
Dr. Farber also does important research. He studies how the blood vessels in the lungs react when they get hurt. These blood vessels are called the pulmonary vasculature. He also looks at tiny cells called endothelial cells that line these vessels.
Finding New Treatments
His research aims to understand why pulmonary hypertension happens. He uses advanced methods to study genes and proteins. The goal is to find new ways to treat this condition. He works with other research groups, including those focused on sickle cell disease and scleroderma. These groups also study how blood vessels are affected by different illnesses.
