Dr. Mark I. Furman leads Spencer Stuart’s global Healthcare Services Practice, advising many of the world's leading academic medical institutions, integrated health delivery systems, nonprofits, biopharmaceutical and medical technology companies on leadership strategy and organizational needs. He specializes in recruiting CEOs, board directors, and senior executives across the healthcare spectrum, while also counseling physicians, scientists and clinicians on their leadership journeys to enhance the healthcare industry.
An academic cardiologist with over 25 years of experience in clinical care, hospital leadership, research and education, Mark brings valuable insights as a leadership advisor and search professional.
Medical and academic leadership
- Before joining Spencer Stuart, Mark was a faculty member at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He served as chief of cardiovascular medicine at South Shore Hospital, a clinical affiliate of Brigham and Women's Hospital, and previously directed interventional cardiology at UMass Memorial Health Care while holding a professorship in medicine and cell biology at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine.
- Mark is an internationally recognized expert in platelet physiology and thrombosis, having published extensively in prominent journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation, The Journal of Experimental Medicine, and The Journal of the American College of Cardiology. He is a frequent presenter at major international scientific meetings and has been included in Castle Connolly and U.S. News & World Report’s Top Doctor lists.
- He received the Lou Rieger Quality Award, the firm’s annual award for the highest quality client service.
Mark completed his cardiovascular medicine training at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and his internal medicine training at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He earned his M.D. (summa cum laude), M.B.A., and B.A. (magna cum laude) in mathematics, all from Emory University. Mark is a proud fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and the American College of Physician Executives.