Adam Cifu, MD, is a general internist who divides his time between clinical practice, medical education and scholarly work related to evidence-based medicine. Dr. Cifu sees patients in the Uchicago Medicine’s Primary Care Group and attends on the inpatient general medical service. He is the co-author of a textbook on clinical reasoning for medical students, "Symptom to Diagnosis," and a book about medical decision for the lay audience called "Ending Medical Reversal."
His honors include the Department of Medicine Clinical Teaching Award, the Department of Medicine Preclinical Teaching Award and the Biological Sciences Division’s Distinguished Educator/Mentor Award. He is a senior faculty scholar at the Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence and a master to the Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators at the University of Chicago. Dr. Cifu has been selected as a favorite faculty member by the graduating class of the Pritzker School of Medicine 17 times.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Hypertension
- Chronic Disease Management
- Diabetes Prevention
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American College of Physicians
- Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine
- Society of General Internal Medicine
Practicing Since
- 1993
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- Cornell University Medical College
Internship
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Residency
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
News & Research
View Published Papers- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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