Continental Who's Who

Dr. Boris Farber

Continental Who’s Who recognizes Dr. Boris Farber, CEO, M.Eng., M.Sci., Ph.D., Dr.Sci., Professor, Academician, as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member in recognition of his contributions to Prosthetic Technology.

 Dr. Farber first earned his Postdoctoral Degree in Bioengineering and Applied Mathematics at the Central Research Institute of Prosthetics and Orthotics in Moscow. He then received his Ph.D. in Robotics at the University of Information Technologies, Radio Engineering and Electronics, also in Moscow. He also earned a second Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at the Central Research Institute of Prosthetics and Orthotics also in Moscow, and a Dr. Sci. degree — a higher doctorate reserved for individuals who lend significant contributions to science — from Peter the Great Polytechnic University in St. Petersburg.

Today, Dr. Farber brings 43 years of experience to the field and has worked in his current position for 19 years. Previously, Dr. Farber worked as the Director of Science at the Central Research Institute of Prosthetics, then moving to a role as a Senior Scientist for Mauch Labs, Inc. He went on to an entrepreneurial role as founder of InvaPomosh, Inc., the Technological Industry of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Inc., Ortho-Space, Inc. and most recently, American Medical Technologies and Noigel, LLC, where he has been since 2005 and 2010, respectively “I attribute my success to trying to understand a system and seeing the global picture using broad vision,” Dr. Farber said. “Knowing to focus on the system and people is key to my success.”

As Chief Executive Officer of Farber’s Center for Academic Success, Inc., Dr. Farber looks to implement state-of-the-art object-oriented teaching techniques. To date, he has worked with 137 Ph.D.s and Dr. Sci. in Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Farber has also authored the Patenting Teaching Object Oriented Method, which he cites is based on patterns and images and is a unified physics education system: and decision algorithms for solving logic problems. He recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of the method on August 28, 2016. To further his professional development, Dr. Farber is a member of the Academy of Medical Technical Sciences, the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics, the International Society of Biomechanics and maintains membership to Mathematical Societies in the United States, Australia, Europe, Singapore and Canada.

In recognition of his work, Dr. Farber was named Honorary Recipient of the Honored Inventor of Russian Federation award, which is the highest prize that the Russian government can award to an inventor. He was also nominated as Scientist of the Year and Professor of the Year, both in New York.