Daniel Gelfman, M.D., is a clinical professor emeritus of medicine at the Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Gelfman was awarded emeritus status in July of 2020. He remains active in teaching clinical medicine, pursuing scholarly activities at Marian University, and working part-time as a cardiologist at the Indianapolis VA Hospital. He also serves as a professor of clinical medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Dr. Gelfman completed his bachelor’s degree, followed by his medical degree in 1981, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He then completed his internal medicine residency and served as chief resident, followed by an invasive cardiology fellowship at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, in 1987. He was in private cardiology practice for approximately three decades, during which he was involved in medical teaching at Georgetown University, Indiana University, and finally, starting in 2014, at Marian University. He transitioned at Marian University to full-time. He has emeritus privileges at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis and has served as a volunteer physician for decades at various free medical clinics in the greater Indianapolis area. He remains a fellow of The American College of Cardiology, The American College of Physicians, and The American Society of Echocardiography.
Dr. Gelfman’s research interests currently include developing effective teaching methods and combining the humanities with medicine. According to Google Scholar, his works have been cited over 100 times. Recent work includes his article, “The David Sign," published in JAMA Cardiology, revealing previously unrecognized cardiovascular physiology findings depicted in Michelangelo’s sculptures. The article also emphasized the importance of teaching concepts, as described in the following quote, “Knowing the fundamentals, careful observation, and always asking why are key in understanding medicine and making accurate diagnoses. This was true in 1504 and is true today.” This publication was reported by multiple media outlets, including U.S. News and World Report, The Indianapolis Star and its USA Today affiliates, and The Daily Mail (U.K.), which has brought local, national, and international recognition to Marian University. He recently published a manuscript about new concepts concerning effective teaching methods of physical examination at the medical school level in The American Journal of Medicine. This was followed by an article describing the results of a program specific to the cardiac examination in The Medical Science Editor.
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