Christian Davis Furman, MD, MSPH, AGSF, is a geriatric and palliative medicine physician with UofL Health/UofL Physicians. She is Chief of the Division of Palliative Medicine and Medical Director of the Trager Institute/Optimal Aging Clinic. Dr. Furman is a Professor of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine and holds the Margaret Dorward Smock Endowed Chair in Geriatric Medicine.