Dan Furmedge
Consultant physician, geriatric and general internal medicine
Biography
Dan Furmedge is a consultant doctor specialising in the care of older people and in internal medicine.
His work at Guy's and St Thomas' includes:
- acute medicine
- medical admissions unit and acute frailty service
- inpatient wards for older adults and general medicine
- outpatients
- community work, especially supporting people in care homes and visiting patients in their own homes through the Hospital at Home service
Dan has interests in:
- internal medicine
- dementia
- frailty
- comprehensive geriatric assessment
- palliative medicine and end of life care
Dan is the service lead for internal medicine at Guy's and St Thomas'. He is also an honorary senior clinical lecturer at King’s College London within the Centre for Ageing Resilience in a Changing Environment (CARICE).
He is also:
- training programme director for internal medicine training in South London
- co-chair of the Internal Medicine Training Advisory Committee
- censor for the Royal College of Physicians of London
- MRCP PACES host, chair and international examiner
- examiner for the Diploma in Geriatric Medicine
He has a lot of experience teaching medical students and trainee doctors, and he has held national leadership roles focused on improving education and training for future doctors.
Dan has written several textbooks and book chapters. He also recently helped develop the NICE guidelines for acute respiratory infections and the quality standard and guideline for pneumonia.
Education and training
- Diploma in Legal Medicine (DLM), Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2021
- Fellow Royal College of Physicians of London (FRCP), 2020
- Medical Examiner for the Royal College of Pathologist (RCPathME), Royal College of Pathologists, 2019
- Master of Science (MSc), University College London, 2015
- Membership of the Academy of Medical Educators (MAcadMEd), Academy of Medical Educators, 2013
- Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Higher Education Academy, 2013
- Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (DRCOG), Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2012
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP), Royal College of Physicians, 2011
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), King’s College London, 2009
- Associate of King's College London (AKC), King’s College London, 2009
Research interests
- Medical education
- Assessment in medicine
- Ethnicity and its role in education and training
- Portfolios, revalidation and reflective practice
- Qualitative research
Last updated: February 2026