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A new kind of heart pump saves lives in Boise

Dr. Robert Farivar at Saint Alphonsus in Boise has become the first surgeon, in this region, to use a new type of heart pump in surgery. Idaho Matters sits down to find out more about this new piece of technology and why it is so significant. ....

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Biz 'Bites:' Saint Al's to participate in heart valve replacement procedure clinical trial

Saint Alphonsus to participate in international heart valve replacement procedure clinical trial A major international clinical trial of a new, minimally-invasive heart valve replacement procedure is now available to patients at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, the health system recently announced. The Saint Alphonsus Heart Institute, under the guidance of Cardiothoracic Surgery Medical Director Dr. Robert Farivar, is one of approximately . ....

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Saint Alphonsus names two medical leaders

Jeff Wood Jeff Wood has been named regional director of laboratories for the Saint Alphonsus Health System. He will be responsible for all aspects of laboratory operations across Idaho and Oregon and play a role in the health system’s COVID-19 testing strategy and operations implementation. He comes to Saint Alphonsus after working as area operations manager for the Idaho and Eastern Washington regions for Numotion in Meridian. He also has more than 20 years’ experience in a variety of roles for Interpath Laboratory in Pendleton, Oregon, leading more than 20 lab managers and 300 employees in Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Alaska. A graduate of Brigham Young University with a degree in medical technology, Wood was raised in Oregon and moved to the Treasure Valley three years ago. Robert Saeid Farivar Also, Dr. Robert Saeid Farivar M.D., Ph.D., the first heart surgeon in the United States to perform a Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement procedure, has been named medical director ....

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