Stephen Farrow
M.D., MBA, Clinical Professor, Medicine and Endocrinology/Wayne Health affiliate
Stephen Farrow
Narrative Bio
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
National Diabetes & Obesity Research Institute, 19289 Saint Joseph Street, Suite C, Biloxi, MS 39532
2020-present Executive Director
• Diabetes and Weight Management Clinical Consultation
• Research (Basic; Clinical; Industrial Clinical)
• Health Institution Performance Consultation
• Health Professionals Education
• Community Health Education
• Field Experience Host, University of Southern Mississippi School of Public Health
• Training Host, Lagniappe Wellness Dietetic Internship
• Co-Chair, Obesity Subcommittee, Mississippi State Health Improvement Plan Committee
Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Biloxi, MS
2020-present Staff Endocrinologist (volunteer)
2011-2014 Chief, Medical Service
2011 Chief of Staff (Intermittent Acting)
2008-2011 Medical Director, Home-Based Primary Care
2005-2008 Staff Physician
Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC
2013-2020 Founding Medical Director, Enterprise Interim Clinician Staffing Program-The Peregrine Group (ISPPG)
2017-2020 Founding Program Manager, Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Clinical Services Supply
Acquisition Partnership
2017-2020 Founding Program Manager, Department of Veterans Affairs/Health & Human Servicers Public Health Service
Commissioned Corps Medical Officer Clinical Service Partnership
2017 Executive Director (Acting), Enterprise Primary Care Operations
2014-2016 Clinical Lead, VA Mobile Medical Unit Policy and Congressional Response Committee
John Dingell Veterans Administration Medical Center, Detroit, MI
1995-2005 Staff Endocrinologist, Geriatrician, Internist
1990-1995 Staff Endocrinologist, Geriatrician, Internist
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AND AFFILIATIONS
Vanderbilt University, Owen School of Business
2016 Visiting Lecturer
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
1990-1995 Assistant Professor, Medicine and Endocrinology
1995-2000 Assistant Professor, Medicine, Endocrinology, and Geriatrics
2000-2006 Assistant Professor, Medicine, Endocrinology, Geriatrics, and Neurosurgery
University of South Alabama School of Medicine, Mobile, AL
2011-2014 Associate Professor, Medicine and Endocrinology
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1995-1996 Visiting Investigator
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2019 Risk Analysis in Acquisitions/Contract Management Workshop - Defense Acquisition University
2019 Fellow, Federal Executive Institute Leadership for a Democratic Society Program, Office of Personnel
Management
2015 Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute, Defense Health Agency, Department of Defense
2015 Certifying Commission in Medical Management Certification Program, American College of Physician Executives/American Association for Physician Leadership
2014 Master of Business Administration-Americas/Global (Vanderbilt-Owen (USA); Simon Fraser-Beedie (CA); Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (MX); Universidade de São Paulo-Fundação Instituto de Administração (BR)) (Team Winner, International Corporate-Executive Entrepreneur Team Competition)
2008 Fellow, Leadership VA Executive Development Program
1990 Endocrinology and Metabolism Fellowship, Wayne State University, Detroit MI
1988 Internal Medicine Residency, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit MI
1986 Internal Medicine Internship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI
1985 Endocrinology and Metabolism Senior Medical Elective, National Institutes of Health
1985 Doctor of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit MI
1981 Bachelor of Science (Biology), Wayne State University, Detroit MI
2015 Certifying Commission in Medical Management Certification Program, American College of Physician Executives/American Association for Physician Leadership
2014 Master of Business Administration-Americas/Global (Vanderbilt-Owen (USA); Simon Fraser-Beedie (CA); Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (MX); Universidade de São Paulo-Fundação Instituto de Administração (BR)) (Team Winner, International Corporate-Executive Entrepreneur Team Competition)
2008 Fellow, Leadership VA Executive Development Program
1990 Endocrinology and Metabolism Fellowship, Wayne State University, Detroit MI
1988 Internal Medicine Residency, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit MI
1986 Internal Medicine Internship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI
1985 Endocrinology and Metabolism Senior Medical Elective, National Institutes of Health
1985 Doctor of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit MI
1981 Bachelor of Science (Biology), Wayne State University, Detroit MI
Office Address
4201 St. Antoine, University Health Center, Suite 4H, Detroit, Michigan 48201
phone 313-745-4008 and fax 313-745-5565
Other Information
COMMUNITY/VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND COLLABORATION (SELECTED)
2016-present St. Vincent de Paul (Our Lady of Fatima, Biloxi, MS) –Walk for the Poor (fundraiser since 2017), Homeless
Kitchen (Kitchen Aquarian since 2019)
2018 Charitable Medical-Surgical Mission to Malasiqui, Pangasanan PHILIPPINES. Far-Eastern & American
Nurses and Allied Health Association of Great Lakes
2011-2013 Board member, Mentor. Job Corps Program, Gulfport, MS
2011 Prostate Cancer Education & Screening. Morning Star Baptist Church, Gulfport, MS
1989-2009 Founding Chairman and Medical Director, Community Health & Hypertension Research, Education, and
Screening Team (CHHREST), Detroit, MI
2008 Author of Cardiovascular Disease Education Brochure, written in English for translation into Tagalog, in
support of Charitable Medical-Surgical Mission to Malasiqui, Pangasinan PHILIPPINES. Far-Eastern and
American Nurses Association of Great Lakes
2006-2008 Cardiovascular/Osteoporosis/Arthritis Health Education & Screening. Abundant Life Evangelistic Center,
Biloxi MS 2004-2005 Medical Director, Emergency Response Team, Detroit VA Medical Center, in affiliation with VA Disaster Emergency Medical Personnel System (DEMPS) 2002-2004 Board member, Detroit Fitness Council
1994-2005 Advisor and Mentor, Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan
Presentations
Public Media Presentations and Citations as an Expert in Discipline (Selected)
International
2020 Professional and Personal Perspectives on Physician Preparation/Education/Patient Care/Research. Faith and Reason 360. International podcast. Susan G. Komen Foundation, Memphis-Mid-South MS
2002 Geriatric Health Prospects in North America. Cross-Country Checkup, CBC Radio CANADA
National
2021 Over the past 3 years, diabetes has killed more Americans than all the wars over the past century. Mississippi is ‘ground zero’ in that fight. Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting.
2020 New Healthcare Staffing Services Portal and COVID-19 Market Differential for Professional and Allied Healthcare Staffing Services (Federal Supply Schedule 621-I). (With colleagues.) LVAAA Newslink - Leadership VA Alumni Association Newsletter. October
2019 Health & Human Services Partnership: New DVA Enterprise-Level Orientation for Public Health Service
Medical Officers – VA Workforce Management and Consulting Public Affairs Video. November
2019 Health & Human Services Partnership – Commissioned Corps Medical Officers Engage Long-Term VA
Clinical Service. LVAAA Newslink - Leadership VA Alumni Association Newsletter. October
2019 EES Learning News First Cohort of U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Officers Complete VA
Clinical Orientation at Grand Junction VA Medical Center. VA Insider
2019 EES Learning News First Cohort of U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Officers Complete VA
Clinical Orientation at Grand Junction VA Medical Center. Employee Education System, VA
2019 The Peregrine Falcon – A Touchstone for Operational Excellence Through the Iceberg Principle of Cultural
Change. LVAAA Newslink - Leadership VA Alumni Association Newsletter. Issue 25, August
2019 The Peregrine Falcon – A Touchstone for Operational Excellence Through the Iceberg Principle of Cultural
Change Executive Leadership Forum Lecture. Federal Executive Institute Leaders for a Democratic Society. March
2018 Good News Story: VA Interim Staffing Program Travel Nurse Corps Nurse Promotes Hygiene in an
African Community
2017 Good News Story: VA Avoids Costs through the Innovative Creation of the Interim Staffing Program. General
Services Administration Acquisition Gateway
2017 Good News Story: Interim Staffing Physician aids elderly neighbor in home experiencing heart attack during
Hurricane Maria. VA Chief of Staff email-cast
2014 World-Shapers: Award-winning administrator gains new expertise. Stephen Farrow – Medical Director, Interim
Staffing Program at Department of Veterans Affairs. Vanderbilt Global Executive MBA Program Website
State/Local
2020 Hidden Sugars. Mississippi Oral Health Community Alliance.
2020 CVD risk reduction in diabetes: emphasis on exercise. Diabetes Coalition of Mississippi
2020 CVD risk reduction in diabetes: emphasis on exercise. Optimist Club. Ocean Springs, MS
2020 Obesity among US adults hits all-time high. WLOX-TV, Biloxi, MS
2020 Obesity: New Hope for Global Challenge. Gulf Coast Woman, Biloxi, MS
2020 The National Diabetes & Obesity Research Institute. Y’all Politics, Biloxi, MS
2020 The 1st-Annual VJ Canizaro, MD, Summit on Diabetes & Obesity & Health. WLOX-TV, Biloxi, MS
2005 Cardiovascular Disease and Aging in the Minority Community. WJLB Radio, Detroit MI
2004 The Integument and the Cardiovascular System: The Seventh Annual Urban Hypertension Update. WHPR
Channel 33/Comcast Cable 10 Television, WHPR Radio, Detroit MI
Reviews and Books
Books and Chapters
1. S Farrow; W Lockette; J Sowers. Catecholamines in Critical Care Medicine. Textbook of Critical Care
Medicine; (J Carlsson, M Geheb, eds), Saunders and Company, pp 1318-37, 1993
2. V Rajkumar, L Afonso, J Steinberg, S Farrow, J Sowers. Metabolic and Cardiovascular Manifestations of
Hypertension in the Elderly. Recent Advances in Geriatrics, Plenum Press, New York, 1998
Reports
1. D Lanzollotta (Deloitte Company), S Farrow. VA avoids costs through the innovative creation of the Interim
Staffing Program. General Services Administration Acquisition Gateway. June, 2017
2. Challenge of a Lifetime. Improving the Health of African American Males in Michigan, Volume 2. Report and
Recommendations of the Michigan Task Force on Improving African American Male Health. Michigan Department of Public Health, 1996