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ACS Fellow Since 2001

Linda Farkas, MD, FACS

Board Certification

  • American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Society Memberships

  • Am Soc of Col& Rec Surg

Additional Information

Gender

Female

Type of Practice

Academic medical center

Colon-Rectal Surgery

113 Gainsborough Square

Suite 400

Chesapeake, VA 23320

United States

Contact Information

Phone:757-842-4499
Website
Administrative Assistant
Name:Michael Derebenskiy
Email assistant

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Anorectal Disease

  • anal abscess
  • anal fissure
  • anal fistula
  • anal sphincter repair
  • anal tears
  • anal warts
  • anorectal malformations
  • hemorrhoid problems
  • hemorrhoidal banding
  • rectal bleeding
  • rectal prolapse
  • recto-vaginal fistula
  • sphincter repair

Colon and Rectal Disorder/Procedures

  • colectomy
  • colon polyps
  • colon surgery
  • colonoscopy
  • colostomy
  • diverticular disease
  • diverticulitis
  • flexible sigmoidoscopy
  • ileostomy
  • intussusception
  • laparoscopic colon surgery
  • Meckel's diverticulum
  • pelvic floor dysfunction
  • peritonitis
  • pilonidal disease
  • removal of colon polyps
  • sigmoidoscopy
  • surgery for diverticulitis

Colon and Rectal Cancer/Tumors

  • anal cancer
  • colon cancer screening
  • colon surgery
  • colon/rectal cancer
  • colonic polyps
  • colostomy
  • diverticular disease
  • ileostomy
  • laparoscopic colon surgery
  • Meckel's diverticulum

Colon and Rectal Other

Vaginal-Rectal Disorders/procedures

  • rectocele
  • rectovaginal fistula

Diagnostic Imaging/procedures

  • colonoscopy
  • endoscopic surgery
  • endoscopy
  • flexible sigmoidoscopy
  • minimal access surgery
  • sigmoidoscopy

Bowel Control

  • bowel incontinence
  • incontinence, fecal

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

  • Crohn's disease
  • ulcerative colitis

Minimal Invasive/Endoscopic Procedures

  • colon/rectal cancer screening
  • colonoscopic polypectomy
  • colonoscopy
  • endoscopic surgery
  • flexible sigmoidoscopy
  • laparoscopic surgery for colon and recta
  • minimally invasive surgery

Academic Appointments

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Pittsburgh, PA

Assistant Professor

02/2000—06/2010

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Pittsburgh, PA

Associate Professor

06/2010—08/2010

Surgery at Duke University

Associate Professor

09/2010—Present

University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

Sacramento, CA

Professor

12/2015—09/2019

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas

Dallas, TX

Professor

10/2019—Present