Vince Faridani, MD, MBA, FACP, SFHM
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION HISTORY
Saba University School of Medicine
M.D., Jun. 2004 – Jun. 2009
University of South Florida
B.A., Gerontology, May. 2004
University of North Alabama
M.B.A., Concentration in Healthcare Management, Dec. 2017
LANGUAGES
• English: Native
• Spanish: Intermediate
CERTIFICATIONS
• American Board of Internal Medicine, Board Certified
• ACLS/BLS Certified
• Portable Ultrasonography for the Primary Care Physician, Dec. 2011
• Fundamental Critical Care Support, May. 2011
• Hyperbaric Certified, Healogics, Aug. 2014
WORK EXPERIENCE
Hospitalist
Orlando Regional Medical Center
Sep. 2023 – Present
Hospitalist
Tift Regional Medical Center
Feb. 2016 – Present
Team Allegiance Consultants LLC
Jan. 2015 – Present
Hospitalist
Vitas Healthcare, Inpatient Unit
Jul. 2023 – Apr. 2024
Hospitalist
Holmes Regional Medical Center
Jul. 2019 – Aug. 2023
Admitting Hospitalist
Columbus Midtown Medical Center
Jan. 2015 – Feb. 2016
Hospitalist
West Georgia Hospital
Sept. 2013 – Apr. 2015
Residency, Internal Medicine
Virginia Tech–Carilion Clinic, VA
Jul. 2011 – Jun. 2013
Internship, Internal Medicine
University of Missouri – Kansas City, MO
Jun. 2010 – Jun. 2011
APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS
Clinical Chair of Internal Medicine
American University of Integrative Sciences SOM
May. 2016 – May. 2020
Assistant Director of USMLE Preparatory Course
American University of Integrative Sciences (AUIS)
Jan. 2015 – May. 2016
Visiting Professor
American University of Integrative Sciences School of Medicine
Sept. 2014 – Present
President
Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership, South Florida Chapter
Jan. 1998 – Dec. 2000
Vice President
American Medical Student Association, University of South Florida, FL
Jun. 2002 – Jun. 2003
President
American Medical Student Association, University of South Florida, FL
Jul. 2003 – Jun. 2004
Director of Obesity
American Medical Student Association, National Board, VA
Jul. 2002 – Jun. 2003
USF Ambassador
University of South Florida
Jul. 2002 – Jul. 2004
Director of Health and Human Services
University of South Florida, FL
Jul. 2002 – Jul. 2004
Research Assistant
Suncoast Alzheimer’s & Gerontology Center
Jun. 2001 – Jun. 2003
COMMITTEES
University of Missouri–Kansas City Internal Medicine Residency Program
• Resident Recruiting Committee, Jul. 2010 – Jun. 2011
• Ambulatory Improvement Committee, Jun. 2010 – Jun. 2011
Virginia Tech – Carilion Clinic Internal Medicine Residency Program
• Resident Recruiting Committee, Jun. 2011 – Jun. 2013
• President of House Staff Association, Jun. 2012 – Jun. 2013
West Georgia Health
• Utilization Management Committee, Oct. 2014 – Apr. 2015
Tift Regional Medical Center
• Utilization Management Committee, Apr. 2016 – Jan. 2022
• Telemetry Reduction Committee, Apr. 2017 – Jan. 2022
• Vice President, Internal Medicine, Medical Executive Board, Oct. 2017 – Oct. 2018
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
• Abstract Review Board, American College of Physicians, National, 2012 – Present
• Research Judge, American College of Physicians, National, 2012, 2014, 2015
• Dynamed Peer Reviewer, Internal Medicine, 2011 – 2012
• American College of Physicians, 2009 – Present
• Medical Society of Virginia, 2011 – 2012
• Society of Hospital Medicine, 2010 – Present
• Society of General Internal Medicine, 2011 – 2014
HONORS & AWARDS
• Hugh O’Brian World Leadership Conference, South Florida Representative, May. 1998
• 3rd place, Pharmacology (state level), Health Occupations of America, Nov. 1999
• 1st place, Mr. Future Business Leader of America, South Florida, F.B.L.A., Feb. 2000
• Most Likely to Succeed, superlative, Flanagan High School, May. 2000
• National Residence Hall Honorary Society, Apr. 2003
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Jun. 2001 – Jun. 2004
• Intern of the Month, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Oct. 2010
• National ACP Clinical Vignette Winner, recipient of $500 scholarship by Merck & Co., Feb. 2012
• William Harvey Award, Resident Scholarship, Virginia Tech–Carilion Clinic, Jun. 2013
• Beta Gamma Sigma, Business Honor Society, Jul. 2017 – Present
• Fellow, Society of Hospital Medicine, Oct. 2017 – Present
• Fellow, American College of Physicians, Oct. 2017 – Present
GRANT SUPPORT
Salem Research Institute Grant
“Hyponatremia as a Predictor of Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.”
PI: Csaba Kovesdy. Sub-Investigator: Vince Faridani. ($1,000).
SELECTED INVITED LECTURES
Acute and Chronic Tubulointerstial Disease, Noon Conference, University of Missouri – Kansas City, Mar. 2011
Clinical Pearls in Nephrology, Noon Conference, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Mar. 2011
Interpreting Estimated GFR: Benefits and Pitfalls, Noon Conference, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Mar. 2011
Hyponatremia with Dr. Schrier. Medical Grand Rounds, Case Presenter, St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, Mar. 2011
Medical Grand Rounds Showcasing Researchers: Outcomes Associated with Serum Sodium Level in a Cohort of US Veterans with Moderate and Advanced Non-Dialysis Dependent CKD, Salem VA Hospital, Salem, Virginia, Apr. 2012
Membranous Glomerulonephritis & Complement 3 Glomerulopathy, Noon Conference, Valley Nephrology, Jun. 2012
PAPERS PUBLISHED
Abstracts
Faridani V., Kovesdy C. Hyponatremia as a Predictor of Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. National Kidney Foundation, 2012.
Presentations and Posters at Regional, National Meetings
Desai R., Faridani V., A Curious Case of Kaposi’s Sarcoma. Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, March 2014 [poster].
Moore B., Faridani V., A Rare Case of Overlap Syndrome: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematous. Society of General Internal Medicine, California–Hawaii Chapter, Palo Alto, CA, January 2014 [poster].
Moore B., Faridani V., A Rare Case of Metastatic Breast Carcinoma Presenting as Palpebral Narrowing. Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD, May 2013 [poster].
Pena I., Faridani V., A Unique Cause of Intractable Nausea and Vomiting: Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome. Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meetings, National Harbor, MD, May 2013 [poster].
Faridani V., Bentley M., Moore B., ECG Resolution Following Initiation of Therapeutic Hypothermia after Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest due to Brugada Syndrome. Society of Critical Care Medicine, Annual National Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 2013 [poster].
Chadha N., Faridani V., Maz M., Interstitial Lung Disease as the Initial Manifestations of Polymyositis with Features of Anti-Synthetase Syndrome. American College of Physicians Scientific Meeting, Kansas Chapter, Kansas City, Kansas, October 2012 [poster].
Chadha N., Faridani V., Awadh B., A Rare Presentation of Sweet Syndrome Masked by Rheumatoid Arthritis. American College of Physicians Scientific Meeting, Kansas Chapter, Kansas City, Kansas, October 2012 [poster].
Moore B., Faridani V., A Rare Case of Overlap Syndrome: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematous. Society of General Internal Medicine, Midatlantic Region, Denver, CO, October 2012 [poster].
Moore B., Faridani V., Robb P., DeMott C., Testicular Pain Masking Testicular Adrenal Tumor. The Pain Society of the Carolinas, Charleston, South Carolina, October 2012 [poster].
Robb P., Faridani V., Mathew M., Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease. The Pain Society of the Carolinas, Charleston, South Carolina, October 2012 [poster].
Faridani V., Chadha N., Akthar A., Mertz J., Acyclovir Induced Rhabdomyolysis. National American College of Physician Annual Meeting, Clinical Vignette Winner, New Orleans, LA, April 2012 [oral presentation].
Faridani V., Moore B., Ocular Syphilis: Staring Straight At You. American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, April 2012 [poster].
Bhola V., Faridani V., Akthar A., Bhatt J., Cryptococcal Meningitis Masquerading as a Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus in an Immunocompetent Individual. National Society of General Internal Medicine, Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 2012 [oral presentation].
Faridani V., Ravindran H., Moore B., Neuroinvasive Disease in West Nile Encephalitis: A Case Report. Society of General Internal Medicine, Northwest Chapter, Top Ranked Clinical Vignette, Seattle, WA, January 2012 [oral presentation].
Faridani V., Akthar A., Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: A Common Lymphoma with a Rare Paraneoplastic Presentation. Society of General Internal Medicine, Northwest Chapter, Seattle, WA, January 2012 [poster].
Faridani V., Shamim S., Bhatt J., O’Keefe C., Cough Induced Rectal Sheath Hematoma. Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2012 [poster].
Faridani V., Wood B., Ahmed A., Case Report: Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Purpura in the Setting of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2012 [poster].
Kaur S., Faridani V., A Curious Case of Collagenous Sprue. Society of General Internal Medicine, California Region, San Francisco, CA, April 2012 [poster].
Faridani V., Shamim S., Taha H., Andrews H., Foxworth J., Ogilvie’s Syndrome: The Need for Neostigmine. American College of Physicians Scientific Meeting, Missouri Chapter, Osage Beach, MO, September 2011 [poster].
Akthar A., Faridani V., An Urgent Ulceration: A Case Presentation of Gastroduodenal Artery Erosion due to Peptic Ulcer Disease. American College of Physicians Scientific Meeting, Missouri Chapter, Osage Beach, MO, September 2011 [poster].
Ahmed S., Faridani V., Foxworth J., Cocaine Induced Moyamoya. American College of Physicians Scientific Meeting, Missouri Chapter, Osage Beach, MO, September 2011 [poster].
Pirani N., Faridani V., Foxworth J., Patient Safety of Over-the-counter Acid Suppression Therapy with Gastroenterology Evaluation. American College of Physicians Scientific Meeting, Missouri Chapter, Osage Beach, MO, September 2011 [poster].
Faridani V., Shamim S., Akthar A., Awad A., Systemic Lupus Erythematous Induced Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. American College of Physicians Scientific Meeting, Missouri Chapter, Osage, MO, September 2011 [poster].
Shamim S., Al-Badarin F., Faridani V., Combined Left Ventricular Non-Compaction and Ischemic Cardiomyopathy in an 80-year-old Patient. American College of Physicians Scientific Meeting, Missouri Chapter, Osage, MO, September 2011 [poster].
Faridani V., Mertz J., Intrathecal Methotrexate Nephrotoxicity. National Kidney Foundation Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, May 2011 [poster].
Faridani V., Khosa K., Lala D., Colonoscopy Induced Pancreatitis. Society of Hospital Medicine, Dallas, TX, May 2011 [poster].
Faridani V., Foreman J., Wardrop R., Central Venous Thrombosis Presenting as Seizure. Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, May 2011 [poster].
Faridani V., Khosa K., Akthar A., Chadha N., Primary Adrenocortical Carcinoma: a Rare Diagnosis with Common Symptoms. Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, May 2011 [poster].
Faridani V., Khosa K., Hayes J., Matthews M., Microscopic Polyangiitis: First Case Report in Coexistence with SLE Nephritis. Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, May 2011 [poster].
Faridani V., Sweet J., Reversible Man-In-The Barrel Syndrome. American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, April 2011 [poster].
Faridani V., Akthar A., Roldan N., Fistful of Fistulas: Rare Connections Between Gallbladder and Gastrointestinal Tract. Society of General Internal Medicine, Southern Region, New Orleans, LA, February 2011 [poster].
Faridani V., Khosa K., Beirne R., Cocaine Mimicking Meningitis. Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD, April 2010 [poster].
Faridani V., Kovesdy C., Lithium Induced Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, October 2010 [online clinical vignette].
PERSONAL SKILLS
• Effective Listening
• Time Management
• Teamwork
• Adaptability
• Problem Solving
• Creativity