Dr. Farber is President and Chief Executive Officer of The New Jewish Home in New York. The New Jewish Home is a not-for-profit health system for older adults with skilled nursing, long-term care, and community based programs designed to empower older adults to enhance purpose and well-being. Prior to this, Dr. Farber served as Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President, Population Health at Mount Sinai Health System, New York. Dr. Farber is also a Center for Managed Care Solutions & Innovations Advisory Council Member, LeadingAge, and Vice Treasurer with the Continuing Care Leadership Coalition (CCLC). He also continues to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Subject Matter Expert for CMR Institute.
In addition to his clinical activities, Dr. Farber’s research interests include models of care for older adults, population health management, and the clinical interface with healthcare finance. He is a nationally recognized speaker and has twice received federal grant funding through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Geriatric Academic Career Award. His research has been published in The Annals of Internal Medicine, JAMA Internal Medicine, and The Journal of Hospital Medicine.
Dr. Farber is a graduate of Tufts University and earned his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He trained in internal medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia campus and in geriatrics medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is also a graduate of the Isenberg School of Management at University of Massachusetts Amherst, with a Master of Business Administration. He is board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.