- Gastroenterology
Locations
Accepted Insurances
Always check with your health insurance carrier before scheduling any type of service. You can learn the details of your individual health insurance plan, including the amount of your copay, deductible, and coinsurance by visiting your health insurance company's website or by calling their customer service department. Click here to review our list of accepted insurance plans.
- Aetna Medicare PrimeAetna Signature Administrators
- HMO
- Meritain
- Open Access
- POS
- AHS - SMG is Tier 1
- APCN - Aetna Premier Choice Network
- Axcel Choice POS II
- Axcel Open Access
- Choice POS II
- EPO Select
- HNO - Health Network Option
- Liberty - SMG is Tier 1
- Medicare Advantage - HMO, PPO
- Choice
- PPO
- Signature PPO
- Assure Premier Plus
- EPO
- PPO
- HMO
- POS
- Open Access
- Open Access Plus
- Local Value
- Tiered Advantage
- Advantage
- HMO Plus
- POS Plus
- Regional Preferred
- Horizon BCBS NJ
- Empire/Anthem BCBS PPO
- Federal Program
- Medicare Advantage
- Out-of-State BCBS PPO Blue Card
- PPO
- HMO
- Open Access
- Cigna Health Plan (CHP)
- Choice Fund
- Indemnity
- International
- Open Access Plus
- All Plans
- All Plans with First Health Logo
- PPO
- Traditional Medicare
- Railroad Medicare
- Medicare Supplemental Plans
- Medicare Advantage PPO
- All plans PPO
- Multiplan/PHCS logo on card - PPO
- Freedom
- Liberty
- Medicare Advantage
- Qualcare logo on card
- OSCAR NJ Individual and Family Plan
- OSCAR NJ PPO Plan
- Qualcare logo on card
- PPO
- EPO
- Community Care Network
- Emblem Health (with Qualcare logo)
- HIP Prime (with Qualcare logo)
- Traditional Plan
- AARP Medicare Complete - HMO, PPOChoice
- Choice Plus
- HMO
- Navigate - EPO, HMO, POS
- NY SHIP
- PPO
Training and Education
Medical School
- MD, Rutgers Medical School (University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School) Newark, NJ
Undergraduate
- B.A. Psychology, Tufts University, Medford, MA
Internship
- Internal Medicine, Rutgers Medical School (UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School), Newark, NJ
Residency
- Internal Medicine, Rutgers Medical School (UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School), Newark, NJ
Fellowship
- Gastroenterology, Rutgers Medical School (UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School), Newark, NJ
Board Certification
- Gastroenterology
- Internal Medicine
About Me
Michael A. Fuhrman, MD, FACG is a member of Summit Health’s Gastroenterology team. Dr. Fuhrman treats a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions in adults, with a particular focus on gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), colon cancer prevention, irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease.
Dr. Fuhrman provides respectful, compassionate care, working to make every patient feel comfortable and involved in their healing journey. He enjoys connecting with every patient and working as a team toward improved health.
Before joining Summit Health, Dr. Fuhrman practiced for 18 years with Associates in Digestive Diseases.
Dr. Fuhrman has authored a number of research studies and case reports and has been published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and Echocardiography. He is a member of the American Gastroenterology Association, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and he’s a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology.
For his work, Dr. Fuhrman has been named among “NJ Top Docs” in Healthy Living magazine and has received Patients’ Choice and Compassionate Doctor awards from the patient review website Vitals.
In his free time, Dr. Fuhrman enjoys skiing, live music, and spending time with his wife and children.