Cardiovascular
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Respiratory and Acute Care
Richard Furie, MD
Richard Furie, M.D. is Chief of the Division of Rheumatology and Allergy-Clinical Immunology at the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System. He directs the Hospital’s Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Autoimmune Disease Treatment Center, which has become nationally recognized for its role in the development of new therapies for SLE. Regarded as one the senior rheumatologists in the New York metropolitan area, he has been on the Boards of Directors of the local chapters of the Arthritis Foundation and the Lupus Alliance of America and is a member of the editorial board of the Lupus Foundation of America Lupus News. Dr. Furie continues to serve on many committees of the American College of Rheumatology after recently completing a three-year term as chair of the Annual Scientific Meeting.
