Ricardo Febry MD

Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist

Founder, CMO at Care Associates

Summary

Dr. Ricardo Febry is board-certified in Internal Medicine with over 30 years of experience in ambulatory, emergency, inpatient, geriatric, and end-of-life care. He earned his BS in Biology from the University of Puerto Rico, an MSc in Comparative Physiology from the University of Miami, and his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine training at Tulane University in 1994.

After years of primary care practice in New Orleans, Dr. Febry founded Internal Medicine Consultants LLC in 2002 to serve hospitals and long-term care facilities, and co-founded Hospice Associates of New Orleans (HANO) in 2004 to serve those facing terminal illness. In 2023, he rebranded HANO into Care Associates in 2023, focusing on integrated care for elderly, home-bound people, including medical visits, case management, serious illness advance care planning, and hospice and palliative care.

Tulane UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1994
University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 1991
University of MiamiM.Sc., Biological Oceanography and Comparative Physiology, 1980 - 1985

Journal Articles

Energy partitioning in fish: the activity-related cost of osmoregulation in an euryhaline cichlid.
Febry, R. and P. Lutz., Journal of Experimental Biology 128, 63-85., 1987

Abstracts/Posters

Development of an educational program on the safe use of over-the-counter medications for Loiza’s Comprehensive Health Services Center. Poster presented at the
Febry, R., AMSA National Conference, “Community Responsive Practice: Values, Priorities and Strategies”., Arlington, VA., 1990
Transient changes in energy expenditure in a hybrid tilapia during acclimation to seawater.
Febry, R., 2nd International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, International Union of Biological Science., Baton Rouge, LA., 8/1/1988
Effects of the carboxylic ionophore monensin on aquatic animals.
Dileo, G., R. Febry, D. E. Jory and B. C. Pressman., Proceedings of the 1st Inter-American Congress of Aquaculture., Salvador, Estado Bahia, Brazil, 11/13/1986
Effect of salinity on the activity-related O2 consumption rate and growth of an Oreochromis mossambicus X O. Hornorum hybrid (Pisces).
Febry, R. And P. Lutz, Fall Meeting of the American Physiological Society., Niagara Falls, NY., 11/1985
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Lectures

Being a Hospitalist
LSU Medicine Department Resident Seminar series. - 2010
Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.
Community lecture series sponsored by Doctor’s Hospital of Jefferson, Metairie, LA. - 2003

Hospice Associates of New Orleans Provide Compassionate End-of-Life CareDecember 10th, 2022
New Orleans Recovery Is Slowed by Closed HospitalsJune 10th, 2020
Dr. Ricardo Febry is Ready to Transport Traditional Medical Visits into the Virtual WorldJune 10th, 2020
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Assistant Professor, Tulane University School of Medicine2020 - Present
CEO, TeleMD360We transform disease management by connecting HIPAA-compliant, cloud-based technologies with the prescriptive authority of experienced healthcare professionals to provide safer, cheaper and more effective care.Disclosure: Founder and owner2011 - Present
Medical Director, Hospice Associates of New OrleansDisclosure: Founder and owner2004 - Present
Chief Medical Officer, Internal Medicine ConsultantsMedical group serving hospitals and long-term care communities.Disclosure: Founder, managing member2003 - Present