Adam Cifu
Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago
Dr. Cifu is a professor of medicine and general internist at the University of Chicago. He received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in 1993 and completed his residency at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston before joining the University of Chicago faculty in 1997. He practices in both inpatient and outpatient settings and works as an educator and researcher. He is the author of more than 140 peer-reviewed publications, the co-author of the textbook Symptom to Diagnosis: An Evidence-Based Guide and the author of the lay audience book Ending Medical Reversal. Since 2022, he has written for Sensible Medicine, a shared Substack website. His honors include the Department of Medicine Award for Clinical Teaching, the Department of Medicine Award for Preclinical Teaching, the Distinguished Educator/Mentor Award from the Biological Sciences Division and the University’s Academic Communicators Network Excellence Award. He is a master in the Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators at the University of Chicago. He was selected as a favorite faculty member by the graduating class of the Pritzker School of Medicine 17 times.