Dr. Ferrara is fellowship trained in surgical oncology. His fellowship was at The Ohio State University. He attended medical school at New York University and completed his residency as well in New York. He moved to the valley in 1989, and was a commissioned officer in the public health service, working at the Phoenix Indian Hospital. He then served for 10 years as the chief of surgical oncology at Maricopa Medical Center before entering private practice in 2000. He joined Valley Surgical Clinics in 2021 and is currently the Chief of Surgery at Scottsdale Shea Campus. He enjoys seeing all patient with general surgery issues, especially those with newly diagnosed malignant tumors.