Professor of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Family and Geriatric Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine
Internal Medicine
Dr. Christian Furman, MD
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Christian Furman, MD practices Internal Medicine. He attended University of Louisville School of Medicine. University of Louisville School of Medicine has a rank of 83 in research and a 0 in primary care He over the years received 1 awards: "Top MD". Christian Furman is a published doctor as well. He has 14 publications published. The latest was: A Case of Inappropriate Apolipoprotein E Testing in Alzheimer's Disease Due to Lack of an Informed Consent Discussion. Christian Furman, MD accepts all Medicare patients.
Publications
- A Case of Inappropriate Apolipoprotein E Testing in Alzheimer's Disease Due to Lack of an Informed Consent Discussion.
- Unlocking the closed door: arguments for open access hospice.
- Meeting American Council of Graduate Medical Education guidelines for a palliative medicine fellowship through diverse community partnerships.
- A nationwide VA palliative care quality measure: the family assessment of treatment at the end of life.
- Eliciting goals of care in a nursing home.
- Barriers to the implementation of palliative care in the nursing home.
- Evaluation of an educational intervention to encourage advance directive discussions between medicine residents and patients.
- Pneumonia in older residents of long-term care facilities.
- Diagnostic challenges in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: case report.
- Do palliative consultations improve patient outcomes?
- Families' perceptions of inpatient and home hospice care at end-of-life.
- Important aspects of end-of-life care among veterans: implications for measurement and quality improvement.
- Families' perceptions of end-of-life care in Veterans Affairs versus non-Veterans Affairs facilities.
Schools
University of Louisville School of Medicine
University Of Louisville Hospital
Procedures Preformed
- Dementia Evaluation
- Geriatric Assessment
Doctors Specialties
- Family Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- MHS HIX
- Pathway X Bronze Direct CACA IN HIX
- Pathway X Ind Direct Access KY
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access Plus
- Choice Care PPO
- Preferred PPO
- Sagamore Plus
- Choice Plus POS
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
Awards
- Top MD
Education
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University of Louisville -
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Hospital
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Jewish Hospital -
University of Louisville Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1740231687 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | FURMAN | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | CHRISTIAN | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 402081418 | |
| NPPES Provider State | KY | |
| Specialty Description | Internal Medicine | |
| Total Claim Count | 4272.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 3.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 258.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 6.04 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1740231687 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | FURMAN |
| First Name Of The Provider | CHRISTIAN |
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