On November 9th, 1983, Dr. Richard Faro and the cardiac team completed the very first open-heart surgery in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. He also helped Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center start the heart surgery program at the hospital, which has completed more than 19,000 open-heart surgeries. Dr. Faro is on-staff at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center and his Palm Beach Cardiovascular Thoracic Associates office is located on the campus of the hospital at 3370 Burns Road, Suite 206, Palm Beach Gardens. The practice encompasses a wide range of cardiac surgery care including coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and acute aortic dissection repair. In addition, the practice provides vascular surgery care including transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR), and open endarterectomy surgery.
Additionally, Dr. Faro’s practice offers multiple interventions utilized in the office for chronic venous insufficiency including ablation and sclerotherapy to treat varicose and spider veins. Dr. Faro is board-certified with the American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery and American Board of Phlebology. For his education and training, Dr. Faro completed a cardiovascular/thoracic surgery fellowship and peripheral vascular surgery fellowship at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL. In addition, Dr. Faro completed a general surgery residency at Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, internship at S.U.N.Y. Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, and graduated medical school from the Creighton University School of Medicine. Dr. Faro also served as a Captain in the United States Air Force where he was on-staff at Guam Memorial Hospital located in Agana, Guam.
