Joe Furr, MD

Dr. Joe Furr is a physician at Ridge & River Medicine in Chattanooga. He trained in Chattanooga and went on to work throughout Mississippi and Tennessee, building experience across both hospital and outpatient settings.

Years inside hospital systems and traditional primary care clinics showed him the same pattern again and again. Appointments were too short, bills were confusing, and care felt fragmented and impersonal. Patients often left feeling rushed or overlooked rather than truly heard.

That experience is what led him to a different way of practicing medicine, one built around a calm, patient-centered presence and the kind of unhurried attention he felt his patients deserved. His broad clinical background across hospital and outpatient care informs how he approaches every visit at Ridge & River Medicine today.