Charles Morris Furr MD, Cardiologist
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Charles Morris Furr MD

Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology

4/5(9)
120 East 2nd Street Erie Pennsylvania, 16507
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About

Charles Morris Furr, MD, FACC, works at Medicor Associates in Erie, Pennsylvania.  Medicor is attached to the UPMC Hamot Heart Clinic, specializing in cardiovascular care.  Dr. Furr specializes in the management of cardiovascular diseases, using nuclear testing and other methods.  He guest lectures at symposiums around the country and also serves Hamot UPMC at their main hospital site.

Education and Training

Jefferson Medical School

Jefferson Med Coll-Thos Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia Pa 1970

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University 1970

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine- Cardiovascular Disease

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease- 1977

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Interventional Cardiology- 2001

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 50 years of experience

Areas of expertise and specialization

Cardiovascular Disease

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Guest Lectures at Symposiums -

Treatments

  • Anxiety
  • Heart Disease
  • Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
  • Pain
  • Vascular Disease

Fellowships

  • Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA  

Fellowships

  • Medical College of Pennsylvania (Cardiology)

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Medical Association, Erie County Medical Association

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Caring about his Patients and not just the Disease

Hobbies / Sports

  • Playing Piano

Favorite professional publications

  • American Journal of Cardiology

Charles Morris Furr MD's Practice location

120 East 2nd Street -
Erie, Pennsylvania 16507
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New patients: 814-456-8980
Fax: 814-451-0443, 814-452-3348
www.medicorassociates.com

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