Christian D. Furman, M.D., MSPH, AGSF

• Professor of Geriatric & Palliative Medicine
• Chief, Division of Palliative Medicine
• Margaret Dorward Smock Endowed Chair in Geriatric Medicine
• Health and Aging Policy Fellow (2022-2023)
• Medical Director, Trager Institute/Republic Bank Foundation Optimal Aging Clinic

550 South Jackson Street, Ste. A3K00
Louisville, KY 40202

502-561-8800 - Academic Office

Featured Publications

• Faul AC, D'Ambrosio JG, Cotton SG, Dobson MM, Furman CD, Gordon BA, Linzy K, Yankeelov PA. FlourishCare Model of Integrated Care: The Validation of the Flourish Index-Revised (FI-R). Gerontologist. 2024 May 9:gnae042. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnae042. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38721939.
• Faul AC, D'Ambrosio JG, Linzy KE, Yankeelov PA, Cotton SG, Gordon BA, Furman CD. Transforming geriatric practice and workforce development: Leveraging electronic health records to train healthcare teams. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 May 2. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18928. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38695326.
• Bridges C, Whitehouse K, Magnuson J, Yankeelov P, Pate K, Andrew RG 2nd, Adams C, Whisman SE, Furman CD. A Statewide Survey to Understand Barriers to Utilization of the Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment Form among Emergency Medical Service Providers. J Palliat Med. 2023 Feb;26(2):257-263. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0053. Epub 2022 Nov 29. PMID: 36454279.
• Farrell TW, Hung WW, Unroe KT, Brown TR, Furman CD, Jih J, Karani R, Mulhausen P, Nápoles AM, Nnodim JO, Upchurch G, Whittaker CF, Kim A, Lundebjerg NE, Rhodes RL. Exploring the intersection of structural racism and ageism in healthcare. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 Dec;70(12):3366-3377. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18105. Epub 2022 Nov 10. PMID: 36260413; PMCID: PMC9886231.
• Head B, Schapmire T, Jones C, Peters B, Furman CD, Shaw MA, Woggon F, Pfeifer M. "Opening eyes to real interprofessional education": results of a national faculty development initiative focused on interprofessional education in oncology palliative care. J Interprof Care. 2022 Sep-Oct;36(5):698-705. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2021.1965102. Epub 2021 Aug 26. PMID: 34433361; PMCID: PMC8881540.
• Schapmire TJ, Head BA, Furman CD, Jones C, Peters B, Shaw MA, Woggon F, Ziegler C, Pfeifer MP. The Interprofessional Education Exchange: The Impact of a Faculty Development Program in Interprofessional Palliative Oncology Education on Trainee Competencies, Skills, and Satisfaction. Palliat Med Rep. 2021 Oct 27;2(1):296-304. doi: 10.1089/pmr.2021.0045. PMID: 34927155; PMCID: PMC8675274.
• Abusalem S, Polivka B, Coty MB, Crawford TN, Furman CD, Alaradi M. The Relationship Between Culture of Safety and Rate of Adverse Events in Long-Term Care Facilities. J Patient Saf. 2021 Jun 1;17(4):299-304. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000587. PMID: 30889049.
• Furman CD, Leinenbach A, Usher R, Elikkottil J, Arnold FW. Pneumonia in older adults. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2021 Apr 1;34(2):135-141. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000718. PMID: 33470665.
• Arnold FW, Reyes Vega AM, Salunkhe V, Furmanek S, Furman C, Morton L, Faul A, Yankeelov P, Ramirez JA. Older Adults Hospitalized for Pneumonia in the United States: Incidence, Epidemiology, and Outcomes. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 May;68(5):1007-1014. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16327. Epub 2020 Jan 9. PMID: 31916246.
• Faul AC, D'Ambrosio JG, Yankeelov PA, Cotton SG, Furman CD, Hall-Faul M, Gordon B, Wright RB. Human Flourishing and Integrated Care Models: The Development of the Flourish Index. Gerontologist. 2019 Nov 16;59(6):e653-e663. doi: 10.1093/geront/gny114. PMID: 30239756.