Dr. Farrior is a sixth-generation physician and surgeon. Dr. Richard Farrior, his father, recently retired from practicing facial plastic surgery in Tampa. Dr. Edward Farrior has been in practice since 1987 and founded the Farrior Facial Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery Center in 1995. He has continued to refine his knowledge and skills through teaching and his association with the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) and the American Board of Facial and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery. Dr. Farrior is actively involved in the Spring of Tampa Bay, a local shelter for abused women and children. He has been actively involved in the organization since 1993 and on the Board of Directors since 1998. Dr. Farrior volunteers his time and skills to the Face to Face Organization, which gives severely abused women the opportunity to apply for free reconstructive surgery for their deformities. Helping women to regain their confidence in themselves through erasing the scars of abuse and erasing the past.

In January 2000, Dr. Farrior was awarded the Physician Humanitarian Award for his long time contributions to the community, presented by the Florida Medical Business Healthcare Awards. In 2002, he was awarded the Community Service Award by his peers at AAFPRS. This is presented to the member who has distinguished himself by providing free medical service to those in need in the community. Giving back to the community and helping others has been a personal success for Dr. Farrior.

Due to the constant integration of new technologies, as well as the proven, time-tested techniques, Dr. Farrior believes that teaching is critical to remain current in all aspects of facial plastic surgery. For this reason Dr. Farrior continues to teach courses on facial plastic surgery. As an invited guest lecturer both nationally and internationally, he remains up to date having the knowledge to recognize useful innovations over fads. In 1999, he edited and contributed a chapter to a manuscript on "Contemporary Rhinoplasty Techniques" and gave lectures on "Contemporary Techniques in Facial Plastic Surgery" and "Essentials in Facial Plastic Surgery".

Dr. Farrior returned to Tampa after attending medical school at the University of Virginia and completing his residency at the University of Michigan. Advanced training in facial plastic surgery was obtained through a fellowship sponsored by the American Academy of Facial and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery with Dr. Richard Farrior. Dual Board Certification through the American Board of Facial and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology confirms advanced knowledge and training in facial plastic surgery.

Because of the complex anatomy of the face, head and neck and its visibility to all, Dr. Farrior chose to practice the surgical specialty of Facial Plastic Surgery, including cosmetic and reconstructive procedures. 

EDUCATION:

Fellowship: American Academy of Facial and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery

Preceptor: Richard T. Farrior, M. D., Tampa, Florida, July 1987-July 1988

Residency: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 1983-June 1987

Internship: Department of General Surgery, St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 1982-June 1983

University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, Received M.D., May 1982

University of South Florida (Phi Kappa Phi), Tampa, Florida, B.A., Biology, June 1978

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT:

Affiliate Associate Professor, Voluntary Faculty
Department of Otolaryngology
University of South Florida

Visiting Clinical Associate Director
Department of Otolaryngology
University of Virginia

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS:

American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1991
American Board of Otolaryngology, 1989
Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1983

COMMITTEES:

Group VP Elect for Membership, 2006
Credentials Committee, 2005-present
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

MEMBERSHIPS:

Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Fellow, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
Florida Society of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Florida Society of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
American Medical Association, Florida Medical Association
Hillsborough County Medical Association

HILLPAC Board Vice President, 2005-2008
Board of Trustees, 2004-2008
Board of Censors, 2004-2007
Delegation Chairman 2005
Executive Council, 1996-1998, 2001-2005
Delegate, 1997-1998, 2001-2005
President 2003-2004
President Elect, 2002-2003
Chairman, Membership Committee, 2001-2002
Vice President 2001-2002
Hillsborough County Medical Association

President, 1997
President Elect, 1996
Secretary - Treasurer, 1995
Florida Society of Facial and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery

Vice Chief - Otolaryngology, 1989-1991, 1993-1998
Chief - Otolaryngology, 1991-1993
Vice Chief - Surgery, 1993-1995
Secretary Treasurer of Medical Staff 1996-1998
Tampa General Hospital

Lay Representative, 1994-1995
Florida Bar Fee Arbitration Committee

Fellowship Director,  1993-present
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS:

Face to Face – The National Domestic Violence Program
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Board of Directors, 1990-1992
Hillsborough County Association for Retarded Citizens

The Spring of Tampa Bay, Board of Directors, 1998 - present

PRESENTATIONS:

Alar Base Narrowing, Presenter, Facial Plastic Surgery: Now and Tomorrow, Vienna, Austria, October, 2006

Forehead and Brow Rejuvenation, An Alternative Approach, Presenter Facial Plastic Surgery: Now and Tomorrow, Vienna, Austria, October, 2006

What Were They Thinking?, Facial Plastic Surgery: Now and Tomorrow, Vienna, Austria, October, 2006

The Complete Facelift, Presenter, Facial Plastic Surgery: Now and Tomorrow, Vienna, Austria, October, 2006

Primary Rhinoplasty: Personal Philosophy and Technical Pearls, The Penn Rhinoplasty Course, Invited Lecturer, Aesthetic & Functional Rhinoplasty, November, 2006, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Case Presentation: Endonasal vs External Rhinoplasty, Panelist, The Penn Rhinoplasty Course, Invited Lecturer, Aesthetic & Functional Rhinoplasty, November, 2006, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cartilage Grafting in Rhinoplasty, Presenter, The Penn Rhinoplasty Course, Invited Lecturer, Aesthetic & Functional Rhinoplasty, November, 2006, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Technique I Can’t Live Without, Panelist, The Penn Rhinoplasty Course, Invited Lecturer, Aesthetic & Functional Rhinoplasty, November, 2006, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Complications: Avoidance, Management and Treatment, Panelist, The Penn Rhinoplasty Course, Invited Lecturer, Aesthetic & Functional Rhinoplasty, November, 2006, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Demonstration Rhinoplasty, The Penn Rhinoplasty Course, Invited Lecturer, Aesthetic & Functional Rhinoplasty, November, 2006, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Implants in Rhinoplasty, Moderator, 9th International Symposium of Facial Plastic Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 2006

Traumatic Nasal Deformity, Panelist, 9th International Symposium of Facial Plastic Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 2006

A Logical Approach to Browlift, Presenter, Rejuvenation of the Aging Face, Boca Raton, Florida, February, 2006

Cases and Complications in Browlifting, Panelist, Rejuvenation of the Aging Face, Boca Raton, Florida, February, 2006

Direct Submental Excision as an Option in Managing the Neck, Presenter, Rejuvenation of the Aging Face, Boca Raton, Florida, February, 2006

Wound Healing Enhancement, Panelist, Rejuvenation of the Aging Face, Boca Raton, Florida, February, 2006

The Right Way to Rejuvenate the Forehead and Brow, Presenter, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Park City, Utah, February, 2006

Facelift, Liposuction, Cutaneous Resurfacing, Essentials in Facial Plastic Surgery, Los Angeles, California, September, 2005

Otoplasty, Presenter, The Annual Richard T. Farrior, MD, Lecture Series in Facial Plastic Surgery and Rhinoplasty, Tampa, Florida, March, 2005.

New Techniques for the Browlift, Presenter, Minimally Invasive and Surgical Techniques of the Face, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, February, 2005

Deep Plane Facelift, Presenter, Minimally Invasive and Surgical Techniques of the Face, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, February, 2005

Profile Reduction and Augmentation, Presenter, The Nose: Inside and Out, A Comprehensive Course on Rhinoplasty and Advanced Sinus Surgery, University of Virginia, Department of Otolaryngology, Charlottesville, Virginia, October, 2004

Alar Base: Narrowing and Alar Columellar Disproportion, Presenter, The Nose: Inside and Out, A Comprehensive Course on Rhinoplasty and Advanced Sinus Surgery, University of Virginia, Department of Otolaryngology, Charlottesville, Virginia, October, 2004

Ethnic Rhinoplasty: African-American and Hispanic, Presenter, The Nose: Inside and Out, A Comprehensive Course on Rhinoplasty and Advanced Sinus Surgery, University of Virginia, Department of Otolaryngology, Charlottesville, Virginia, October, 2004

Rhinoplasty, Panelist, The Nose: Inside and Out, A Comprehensive Course on Rhinoplasty and Advanced Sinus Surgery, University of Virginia, Department of Otolaryngology, Charlottesville, Virginia, October, 2004

Rhinoplasty Personal Philosophy, Presenter, The Nose: Inside and Out, A Comprehensive Course on Rhinoplasty and Advanced Sinus Surgery, University of Virginia, Department of Otolaryngology, Charlottesville, Virginia, October, 2004

Browlift, Presenter, Fall Meeting of American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, San Diego, California, March, 2004.

Facelift, Liposuction and Resurfacing,  Presenter, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Essentials in Facial Plastic Surgery, September 2003

Chin Augmentation., Presenter, Education and Research Foundation for American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Advances in Rhinoplasty, Chicago, Illinois, June 24, 2003

Modified Weir Incisions, Edward H. Farrior, MD, Dean Davis, MD, and Richard T. Farrior, MD, COSM, Nashville, TN, Spring meeting of American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nashville, Tennessee, May 2, 2003

The Use of Intense Pulsed Light for Treatment of Perioral Rhytids, Edward H. Farrior, MD, Raymond D. Cook, MD, and, Richard T. Farrior, MD, The Tenth Annual UTENN Multidisciplinary Course on Facial Plastic Surgery, Tampa, Florida, April 26, 2003

Lip Augmentation, Edward H. Farrior, MD, Raymond D. Cook, MD, and, Richard T. Farrior, MD, The Tenth Annual UTENN Multidisciplinary Course on Facial Plastic Surgery, Tampa, Florida, April 26, 2003

The Use of a Percutaneous Suture for Alar Base Reduction, Edward H. Farrior, MD, Edward W. Chang, MD, DDS, Fall Meeting of American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, San Diego, California, September 17, 2002

Evaluation of endotracheal tube safety for CO2 laser resurfacing,  Edward H. Farrior, MD, John C. Ferguson, MD, Rebecca T. Carr, RN, and Edward W. Chang, MD, DDS, Southern Sectional of the Triologic Society, Captiva, Florida January 11-12, 2002

Nasal Tip Grafting is Nearly Always Needed!, Edward H. Farrior, MD, Annual Meeting of the Florida Society of Facial Plastic Surgery, Key Largo, Florida, October 2001

Use of Non-Ablative Lasers for Periocular Rhytids, Edward H. Farrior, MD, Richard T. Farrior, MD, Fall Meeting of Florida Society of Otolaryngology, Orlando, Florida, October 20, 2001

Anatomical Considerations in the use of the Sliding Genioplasty in OSAS Patients, Poster: The Benefits of an Extended Columellar Strut, Poster: Evaluation of Non-ablative Periorbital Rhytid Reduction using a 585 nm Pulse Dye Laser; Edward H. Farrior, MD, Edward W. Chang, MD, DDS, and Richard T. Farrior, MD, Fall Meeting of American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Denver, Colorado, September 2001

Tips & Techniques in Rhinoplasty, Presenter, Current Concepts in Facial Plastic Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2000

Avoiding Complications in Rhinoplasty, Presenter, Florida Society of Facial Plastic Surgery, Bal Harbor, Florida, October 1999

Facelift, Liposuction, and Resurfacing, Presenter, Essentials in Facial Plastic Surgery, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 1999

Anatomic Considerations in the Midface, Presenter, Contemporary Techniques in Endoscopic Facial Plastic Surgery and Facelifting. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 1999

Refinement of the Nasal Tip, Presenter, The Difficult Nose, Advanced Rhinoplasty Course, Mexico City, Mexico, November 1998

Revision Rhinoplasty, Presenter, The Difficult Nose, Advanced Rhinoplasty Course, Mexico City, Mexico, November 1998

Endoscopic Browlift, Presenter, The Difficult Nose, Advanced Rhinoplasty Course, Mexico City, Mexico. November 1998

Deep Plane Facelift, Presenter, The Difficult Nose, Advanced Rhinoplasty Course, Mexico City, Mexico. November 1998

Projection and Deprojection of the Nasal Tip, Presenter, The Nose Inside and Out, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, August 1997.

Nasal Dorsal Augmentation in Rhinoplasty, Presenter, The Nose Inside and Out, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, August 1997.

Rotation Derotation of the Nasal Tip, Presenter, The Nose Inside and Out. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, August 1997.

Repair of the Dysfunctional Nasal Valve - A Shared Experience, Edward H. Farrior, MD, Richard T. Farrior, MD, Second International Teaching Course, Austrian Society of Otorhinolaryngology/Austrian Medical Society, Wiener Neustadt, Austria, June 1996.

The Deviated Nose/Correction of the Short Nose, Presenter, Second International Teaching Course, Austrian Society of Otorhinolaryngology/Austrian Medical Society, Wiener Neustadt, Austria, June 1996.

Wound and Wound Assessment. Suture Techniques, Long Term Wound Management, Dressings to Revisions, Presenter, Issues and Advancements in Pediatrics, University of South Florida School of Medicine, Clearwater Beach, Florida, April 1996.

Buccal Mucosal Flaps for Columellar Retraction and Nasal Lengthening, Edward H. Farrior, MD, Seth Yellin, MD, Florida Society for Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St. Petersburg, Florida, October 1995.

Lag Screw Technique, General Principles of Internal Fixation of Mandible Dynamic Compression Plate, Presenter, Maxillofacial Workshop, Tampa General Hospital and Association for the Study of Internal Fixation, Tampa, Florida, August 1995.

Rhinoplasty, Presenter, Triangle Ear, Nose and Throat Triologic Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina, March 1995.

Blepharoplasties, A Multitude of Operations for a Multitude of Abnormalities, Presenter, Innovations in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Sun Valley, Idaho, February 1995.

Surgical Approaches in Trauma, Presenter, Sixth Annual Head and Neck Trauma Symposium, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, December 1994.

Middle Third of the Nose, Ignored and Misunderstood, Edward H. Farrior, MD, David Teller, MD, Florida Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Jacksonville, Florida, October 1994.

Decision Making in Blepharoplasty, Presenter, Florida Society of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Jacksonville, Florida, October 1994.

Gore-Tex in Septorhinoplasty, Edward H. Farrior, MD, Patrick Hall, MD, Southern Section American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Birmingham, Alabama, January 1992.

Surgical Principles of Facelift, Meetings of American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Presenter, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991.
 
Blepharoplasty, Meeting of American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Presenter, 1991.

Rhinoplasty, Meeting of American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Presenter, 1991.

Temporalis Fascia Graft in Open Rhinoplasty, Edward H. Farrior, MD, Greg Staffel, MD, Southern Section American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Houston, Texas, 1991.

Nasal Packing in Septorhinoplasty, Edward H. Farrior, MD, Brad Mathias, MD, Southern Section of American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Houston, Texas, 1991.

Septocolumellar Complex, Edward H. Farrior, MD, Richard T. Farrior, M.D., Fifth International Symposium on Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1989.

The Columella and Caudal Septum in Rhinoplasty, Edward H. Farrior, MD, Richard T. Farrior, MD, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Birmingham, Alabama, January 1988.

Lower Lid Blepharolplasty, Modified Technique, Edward H. Farrior, MD, Richard T. Farrior, MD, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1988.

Arterialization of the Venous System and Reattachment of the Avulsed Auricle, Edward H. Farrior, MD, Shan R. Baker, MD, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chicago, Illinois, 1987.

Parotid Gland Malignancies, A Retrospective Review, Edward H. Farrior, MD, Michael Sullivan, MD, Kathy Breslen, MD, Lawrence Ho, MD, and  Charles Krause, MD, American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, San Antonio, Texas, 1986.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Edward H. Farrior, MD, “Aging Face Surgery,” Essentials in Facial Plastic Surgery, Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., (publication pending).

Edward H. Farrior, MD, Richard Farrior, MD, and Stephen Park, MD,  “Liposuction”, In Cummings: Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, 4th edition, St. Louis: Mosby, (publication pending).

Edward H. Farrior, MD, Richard Farrior, MD, and Raymond Cook, MD,  “Special Rhinoplasty Techniques”, Chapter 47, In Cummings: Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, 4th edition, St. Louis: Mosby, (publication pending).

Edward H. Farrior, MD and Edward W. Chang, MD, DDS, “Head and Neck Surgery;” Facial Contouring, Section edited Fred Stucker, MD, accepted for publication 2003.

Edward H. Farrior, MD, Edward Chang, MD, DDS, John  Ferguson, MD, and Rebecca Carr, RN, “Evaluation of Endotracheal Tube Safety for  CO2 Laser Resurfacing,” Laryngoscope, March 2002.

Edward H. Farrior, MD, Edward W. Chang, MD, DDS, and Samuel M. Lam, MD, “Mandibular Fractures - General Principles and Occlussion,” E-medicine, March 2002.

Edward H. Farrior, MD, Edward Chang, MD, DDS, Dave Powell, MD, and Richard T. Farrior, MD, “Recovery from deep-plane rhytidectomy following unilateral wound treatment with autologous platelet gel: a pilot study.” Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, October-December 2001.

Edward H. Farrior, MD, Edward W. Chang, MD, DDS, and Samuel M. Lam, MD, “Genioplasty,” E-medicine, January 2001.

Edward H. Farrior, MD, “Dramatic Refinement of the Nasal Tips; Rhinoplasty and Septoplasty,” Otolaryngology Clinics of North America, Vol. 32, No. 4, August 1999.

Edward H. Farrior MD, “Revision Rhinoplasty; Contemporary Rhinoplasty in Facial Plastic Surgery,” Facial Plastic Surgery, Vol. 13, No. 4., 1997.

Edward H. Farrior MD, Editor: “Contemporary Rhinoplasty in Facial Plastic Surgery,” Facial Plastic Surgery, Vol. 13, No. 4, 1997.

Edward H. Farrior, MD, and Stephen Park, MD, “Suction Assisted Lipocontouring” Cummings, Fredrickson, Harker, Krause, Richardson, Schuller, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Edition 3/E, 1996.

Edward H. Farrior, MD, and Richard T. Farrior, MD, “Special Techniques in Rhinoplasty” Cummings, Fredrickson, Harker, Krause, Richardson, Schuller, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Edition 3/E, 1996.

Edward H. Farrior, MD, David Green, MD, and Jordan S. Josephson, MD, Hair Replacement Surgery for Male Pattern Alopecia, The Medical Clinics of North America, Vol. 77, No. 3, May 1993.

Edward H. Farrior, MD, and Richard T. Farrior, M.D., Assessment in Septorhinoplasty: Nachlas Patel, M.D., Facial Plastic Surgery, 1992.

Edward H. Farrior, MD, and Richard T. Farrior, M.D., The Septocolumellar Complex: Stucker, F.J., Editor; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Head and Neck, Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium, p. 3, 1991.

Edward H. Farrior, MD, Richard T. Farrior, MD, and Robert C. Jarchow, MD, Surgical Principles in Facelift, Instructional Courses, American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, editors Johnson, J.T., Blitzer, A., Ossoff R.H., and Thomas, J.R., Mosby, 1990.

Edward H. Farrior, MD, and Richard T. Farrior, M.D., Otoplasty: Operative Challenges in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, editors Pillsbury, H.C. and Goldsmith, M.M., Yearbook of Medical Publishers, p. 557, 1990.

Edward H. Farrior, MD, Michael Sullivan, M.D., Kathy Breslen, M.D., Lawrence Ho, M.D., Charles Krause, M.D., Parotid Gland Malignancies: A Retrospective Review, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 97:529, 1987.

Edward H. Farrior, MD, Johns, M.E., Boyd, J.C., Cantrell, R.W., ”Staging of Supraglottic Cancer,” Archives of Otolaryngology, Vol.108, pp. 700-702., November 1982.

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