Carl Fuhrman, chief of thoracic radiology at UPMC and a Pitt medical school professor for the last 27 years, died on June 27, 2020, of a heart attack while he was working at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. He was 67.
After earning the James D. Heard Senior Prize in Medicine as the top student in his senior class at Pitt Med, Fuhrman completed a residency in diagnostic radiology and began teaching at Pitt as an assistant professor. (He became a full professor in 1994.) He was a nine-time winner of the Golden Apple award, given by students to the top medical school professor. He was recognized 15 times with the Ronald J. Hoy Excellence in Teaching Award in radiology—so many times that the prize, given by residents, was renamed in Fuhrman’s honor in 2016.