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Richard R. Furman, M.D.

Medical Oncology

Locations and Appointments

Insurances Accepted

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  • HMO
  • Medicare
  • PPO
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  • Medicare
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Biographical Info

Dr. Furman is Director of the CLL Research Center at Weill Cornell Medicine and a member of the Lymphoma/Myeloma Service in the Division of Hematology/Oncology.  His area of focus is on the development of non-chemotherapeutic approaches to treating CLL, and has played an integral part in the development of ibrutinib and idelalisib.

For More Videos, please see below:

Lymphoma Cancer Treatment NY - Weill Cornell

Honors and Awards

Charles, Lillian and Betty Neuwirth Clinical Scholar Award, 2004-2006

Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine (Hematology)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Clinical Expertise
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Hodgkin's Disease
Leukemia
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Languages
English
Education 
  • M.D.
    Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    1993
Appointments 
  • Attending Physician
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Professor of Medicine
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
  • Morton Coleman, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Medicine
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
  • Associate Attending Physician
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Videos

Lymphoma Program | Weill Cornell Medicine

Richard Furman, M.D.

We Are Weill Cornell Medicine | Dr. Babacar Cisse

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Consultant: 
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Eli Lilly and Company
MEI Pharma, Inc.
MorphoSys AG
Sanofi-Aventis
TG Therapeutics
X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Advisory/Scientific Board Member: 
AbbVie Inc.
BeiGene USA
Genentech, Inc.
Janssen Pharmaceutical Company
Pharmacyclics, Inc.
Speaker/Lecturer: 
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Janssen Pharmaceutical Company
Other Interest: 
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP