Howard A. Farrell, MD, FACS

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Board Certified: American Board of Otolaryngolgy (Certified) May 1995

Employment

  • 1998 - Present Florence Ears Nose and Throat
    1521 McClure Ct
    Florence, South Carolina 29505

Education

College

  • Hobart College Geneva, New York
    B.S. cum laude in Biology, Chemistry Minor
    1981-1985

Medical School

  • University of Rochester
    School of Medicine and Dentistry
    Rochester, New York
    M.D. 1985-1989

Internship

  • S.U.N.Y Health Science Center at Brooklyn
    General Surgery 1989-1990

Residency

  • University of Kentucky Medical Center
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Otolaryngology, Chief Resident 1990-1994 (fan of UK Basketball )

Certifications

  • National Board of Medical Examiners (certified) 1990
  • American Board of Otolaryngolgy (certified) May 1995
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (fellow) (1994-present)
  • Fellow American College of Surgeons (fellow) (2002-Present)
  • American Academy of Otolaryngologic Allergy (member) 2008

Committees / Hospital Positions

  • McLeod Medical Executive Committee (2019-   )
  • McLeod Hospital Surgical Services Committee (2019- )
  • McLeod Hospital CIN Quality Committee (2018- )
  • McLeod Hospital Physician Leadership Academy (2018-2019)
  • McLeod Medical Pharmacy Committee (2006-2008)
  • McLeod Medical Section Chief Otolaryngology (2019-present)

 

  • Carolinas Hospital System/MUSC-Florence Peer Review (Chair) 2010
  • Carolinas Hospital System/MUSC-Florence Mortality / Morbidity Committee Chair 2006-2008
  • Carolinas Hospital System/MUSC-Florence Credentialing Committee 2006-2008
  • Carolinas Hospital System/MUSC-Florence Medical Executive Committee 2006-2009
  • Carolinas Hospital System/MUSC-Florence Chair Quality Council 2008-2009
  • Carolinas Hospital System/MUSC-Florence Chief of Surgery 2006-2007
  • Carolinas Hospital System/MUSC-Florence Secretary of Medical Staff 2008-2009

Academic

  • University Of South Carolina School of Medicine Faculty/ Coordinator of Florence Campus Surgical Clerkship (2015- )
  • Clinical Faculty McLeod Regional Family Resident Program 1998-Present

Societies

  • South Carolina Society of Otolaryngology (President 2017-2018, President elect 2015-2016, Vice President 2013-2014)
  • Florence County Medical Society President (2013)
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (1990- present)
  • American Academy of Otolaryngologic Allergy (member) (2008-present)
  • American Board of Otolaryngolgy (certified) May 1995

License

  • South Carolina

Hospital Affiliations

  • McLeod Regional Medical Center
    555 East Cheves Street
    Florence, South Carolina 29506
  • Medical University of South Carolina-Florence
    805 Pamplico Highway
    Florence, South Carolina 29505

Honors and Awards

  • Mcleod Hospital Pillar Of Professionalism Award, Educator/Mentor 2019
  • Kentucky Society of Otolaryngology Research Award
    2nd Place Duration of Buffered Lidocaine 1994
  • Phi Beta Kappa 1985
  • Freshman Chemistry Award 1981
  • Dean's List 1981-1985

Publications

  • Farrell,H.A., Pharyngitis.In: Leppert,P., Howard, F.,eds. Primary Care for Women.
    Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia.1997 : p 806-808
  • Farrell,H.A, Common Oral Lesions . In : Leppert, P.,Howard, F.,eds. Primary
    Care for Women. Lippincott-Raven , Philadelphia . 1997 : p 808-812
  • Farrell,H.A.,Waldman, S.R., Campbell,J.P.,Jones,R.O.: Duration of Buffered
    Lidocaine Versus Unbuffered Lidocaine: A Double-Blind,Randomized
    Prospective Study. Ears Nose and Throat Journal,6/95,74(6):416-418
  • Hester,T.,Farrell,H., Haydon,R.Jones,R.O.: Nasopharyngeal Masses Presenting
    As Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, American Journal of Rhinology, 5-6/95
  • Baer, M., Barcos, M., Farrell, H., Raza, A., Preisler,H.: Acute myelogenous
    Leukemia with leukemia cutis-Eighteen cases seen between 1969 and 1986.
    Cancer, 63(11):2192-2200

Office Hours

Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

Contact Us

1521 McClure Ct


843-665-2900

 1521 McClure Ct Florence, SC 29505