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Dr. Bryan Edward Fuhs, MD, FACC

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(Bryan E. Fuhs, MD, FACC)

(209 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Practice and Cardiology (Heart Disease)

University of Washington School of Medicine - Seattle, WA (1984)

Professional interests include: pain, coronary artery disease, cholesterol problems (lipid disorders), and more.

62 West 7th Avenue Suite 450
Spokane, WA 99204

(509) 455-8820

Dr. Bryan Edward Fuhs, MD, FACC is a general practitioner in Spokane, WA specializing in general practice and cardiology (heart disease). He graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine - Seattle, WA in 1984 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. Bryan Edward Fuhs, MD, FACC is affiliated with Providence Spokane Cardiology and PROVIDENCE HEALTH AND SERVICES WASHINGTON.

Office Locations

Address:

62 West 7th Avenue Suite 450
Spokane, WA 99204

Some issues Dr. Bryan Edward Fuhs, MD, FACC can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

In The News

“Bryan Fuhs, co-director of preventive care with Spokane Cardiology PS, says that physicians group is performing wrist-access...”—"Local News > Archive Page 979", Spokane Journal of Business, January 2021

“Dr. Bryan Fuhs, co-director of preventive care with Spokane Cardiology PS, says that physicians group is performing wrist-access coronary angioplasty on an increasing number of patients.”—"Angioplasty takes a shortcut through the wrist", Spokane Journal of Business, February 2009

ambulatory monitoring	49
cardiac procedures	442
cardioversion	19
catheterization	20
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	697
hospital care	133
inpatient care	133
minimally invasive procedures	42
nuclear scan	73
stress testing	134
ultrasound (sonogram)	238
vascular procedures	20

**Gender**
Male	460
Female	435

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	861
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	320
From 75 to 84	334
85 and over	179
Less than 65	62

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

ambulatory monitoring	59
cardiac procedures	537
cardioversion	11
catheterization	20
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	613
hospital care	124
inpatient care	124
minimally invasive procedures	35
nuclear scan	98
stress testing	183
ultrasound (sonogram)	274
vascular procedures	20

**Gender**
Male	459
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	881
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	339
From 75 to 84	334
85 and over	170
Less than 65	72

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

ambulatory monitoring	51
cardiac procedures	518
cardioversion	19
catheterization	27
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	518
hospital care	186
inpatient care	186
minimally invasive procedures	43
nuclear scan	82
stress testing	160
ultrasound (sonogram)	292
vascular procedures	27

**Gender**
Male	924
Female	892

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1740
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	672
From 75 to 84	654
85 and over	366
Less than 65	124

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

ambulatory monitoring	57
cardiac procedures	600
cardioversion	16
catheterization	46
diagnostic procedures	46
doctor visit	573
hospital care	207
inpatient care	207
minimally invasive procedures	84
nuclear scan	87
stress testing	181
ultrasound (sonogram)	330
vascular procedures	46

**Gender**
Male	540
Female	488

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	979
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	397
From 75 to 84	364
85 and over	184
Less than 65	83

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

ambulatory monitoring	92
cardiac procedures	996
cardioversion	17
catheterization	23
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	651
hospital care	142
inpatient care	142
minimally invasive procedures	38
nuclear scan	103
stress testing	226
ultrasound (sonogram)	673
vascular procedures	23

**Gender**
Male	738
Female	672

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1328
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	25

**Age**
From 65 to 74	537
From 75 to 84	515
85 and over	264
Less than 65	94

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

ambulatory monitoring	99
cardiac procedures	1049
cardioversion	17
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	641
hospital care	137
inpatient care	137
minimally invasive procedures	15
nuclear scan	137
stress testing	310
ultrasound (sonogram)	642
vascular procedures	16

**Gender**
Male	765
Female	686

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1360
Black	11
Hispanic	23
Asian	15
Other	20
Native American	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	554
From 75 to 84	516
85 and over	275
Less than 65	106

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

ambulatory monitoring	104
cardiac procedures	1031
cardioversion	23
catheterization	19
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	530
hospital care	154
inpatient care	154
minimally invasive procedures	38
nuclear scan	165
stress testing	343
ultrasound (sonogram)	576
vascular procedures	19

**Gender**
Male	745
Female	703

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1368
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	544
From 75 to 84	538
85 and over	242
Less than 65	124

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

ambulatory monitoring	23
cardiac procedures	607
cardioversion	11
doctor visit	390
hospital care	112
inpatient care	112
minimally invasive procedures	24
nuclear scan	109
stress testing	222
ultrasound (sonogram)	378

**Gender**
Male	611
Female	513

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1051
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	21

**Age**
From 65 to 74	412
From 75 to 84	432
85 and over	209
Less than 65	71

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

ambulatory monitoring	44
cardiac procedures	1346
cardioversion	10
doctor visit	769
hospital care	195
inpatient care	195
minimally invasive procedures	38
nuclear scan	121
stress testing	313
ultrasound (sonogram)	1012

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan Edward Fuhs, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bryan Edward Fuhs, MD, FACC treated as a general practitioner in Spokane, WA were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

ambulatory monitoring	64
cardiac procedures	793
cardioversion	15
catheterization	24
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	599
hospital care	154
inpatient care	154
minimally invasive procedures	40
nuclear scan	108
stress testing	231
ultrasound (sonogram)	491
vascular procedures	24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan Edward Fuhs, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	524
Female	484

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	956
Native American / Alaskan Native	15
Hispanic	5
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	368
85 and over	188
Less than 65	73
65 to 74	377

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan Edward Fuhs, MD, FACC From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bryan Edward Fuhs, MD, FACC treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Cancer	9
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Bryan Edward Fuhs, MD, FACC graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine - Seattle, WA in 1984. He completed residency at Medical College of Virginia - Richmond, VA. He has a state license in Washington.

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine - Seattle, WA (1984)

Residency: Medical College of Virginia - Richmond, VA (1985)

Licensed In: Washington

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Bryan Edward Fuhs, MD, FACC is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Providence Spokane Cardiology

PROVIDENCE HEALTH AND SERVICES WASHINGTON

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Bryan Edward Fuhs, MD, FACC appears to accept the following insurance providers: Humana PPO, Aetna PPO, Cigna PPO, Health Smart PPO, Blue Cross Of Idaho Health Service Medicare Advantage, Asuris Northwest Health TRIWEST, United Healthcare Medicare Advantage, Aetna, Health Net-Tricare, Regence Blue Shield Of Idaho PPO, United Behavioral Health Medicaid* * Medicaid product only for Idaho, Humana, Cigna Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO, United Behavioral Health PPO, Providence Health Plan Medicare Advantage-HMO, Humana HMO, First Health-Coventry PPO, Wellpoint Medicare Advantage, Kaiser, Molina Medicaid, Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO, State Of Washington Department Of Corrections, Asuris Northwest Health PPO, Naphcare, Pacific Source Health PPO, Regence BlueShield Of Washington PPO, Premera, Ferry County Jail, Blue Cross Of Idaho Health Service PPO, Evernorth PPO, First Choice PPO, Stevens County Sheriff'S Office and Interwest Health PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Bryan Edward Fuhs, MD, FACC accepts the following insurance providers:

Humana PPO

Aetna PPO

Cigna PPO

Health Smart PPO

Blue Cross Of Idaho Health Service Medicare Advantage

Asuris Northwest Health TRIWEST

United Healthcare Medicare Advantage

Aetna

Health Net-Tricare

Regence Blue Shield Of Idaho PPO

United Behavioral Health Medicaid* * Medicaid product only for Idaho

Humana

Cigna Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO

United Behavioral Health PPO

Providence Health Plan Medicare Advantage-HMO

Humana HMO

First Health-Coventry PPO

Wellpoint Medicare Advantage

Kaiser

Molina Medicaid

Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO/PPO

State Of Washington Department Of Corrections

Asuris Northwest Health PPO

Naphcare

Pacific Source Health PPO

Regence BlueShield Of Washington PPO

Premera

Ferry County Jail

Blue Cross Of Idaho Health Service PPO

Evernorth PPO

First Choice PPO

Stevens County Sheriff'S Office

Interwest Health PPO

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