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| Eric Lewis Freedman, M.D. |
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| PERSONAL DATA |
Office Address:
36-951 Cook Street, Suite 102
Palm Desert, CA 92211
(760) 342-8444 tel (760) 342-8544 fax
www.deserthand.com
Birthdate: May 13, 1964
Birthplace: Bangor, Maine
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| PRACTICE
EXPERIENCE |
9/1/97 – present
Desert Hand Associates
Surgery of the Hand & Upper Extremity
36-951 Cook Street, Suite 102
Palm Desert, CA 92211
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| ACADEMIC
TRAINING |
Fellowship:
1996-1997
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery University of
Florida,
Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida 32610
Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
Residency:
1990-1996
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California, Los Angeles, and
Affiliated Hospitals
Los Angeles, California 90024
Research Fellowship:
1992-1993
National Institutes of Health Research
Fellowship University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California 90024
M.D.:
1986-1990
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore,
Maryland 21205
A.B.:
1982-1985
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California 94720
Major: Molecular Biology
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| HONORS AND
AWARDS |
Summa
Cum Laude, University of California, Berkeley, 1985
Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Chapter of California, Junior
Year, 1984
Molecular Biology Departmental Honors for Honors
Thesis
University of California Honorary Undergraduate
Scholarship
Edward Frank Kraft Scholarship California
Orthopaedic Association
Annual Resident Award, 1994 presented at 18th Annual
COA Meeting
Palm Springs Life Top Doctors Award 2005-2012 (all years)
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| COMMUNITY SERVICE |
Lexus Challenge Golf Tournament, La Quinta Resort,
La Quinta, CA
Designated Orthopaedic Surgeon
December 17-20, 1997 December 16-19, 1998
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| LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION |
Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic
Surgery, 1999
Certification of Added Qualifications in Surgery of
the Hand, 2000
Qualified Medical Evaluator, Orthopaedic Surgery,
State of California, 1998
X-ray Supervisor and Operator, Fluoroscopy, State of
California
Physician Assistant Supervisor, State of California,
1999
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| PROFESSIONAL
SOCIETIES |
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
California Orthopaedic Association
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| INSTRUCTIONAL
COURSES |
AO/ASIF
Basic Resident's Course, Sturbridge, Massachusetts,
January 1993
Modern Dissection Techniques of Bone, Biometals,
Bioceramics, and Bioplastics,
Midas Rex Institute, Anaheim, California, May 1993
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| TELEVISION |
American Health Journal, Hand Injuries, Coachella
Valley, California, November 2000
American Health Journal, Golf and Tennis Injuries,
Coachella Valley, California, October 1999 American
Health Journal, Hand Arthritis, Coachella Valley,
California, October 1998
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| ABSTRACTS |
Eckardt JJ, Freedman EL: Current status of custom
modular designs in tumor applications. Orthop Trans,
International Society for the Study of Custom-made
Prostheses, 6th Annual Conference. Amelia Island,
Florida, October 2, 1993
Freedman EL, Johnson EE: Analysis of tibial
malalignment following intramedullary nailing.
Orthop Trans 18(4):1156, 61st Annual AAOS Meeting,
New Orleans, Louisiana, February 24 March 1, 1994
Freedman EL, Hak D, Johnson EE, Eckardt JJ: Modular
distal femoral replacement in elderly patients for
acute fracture or nonunion. Orthop Trans
18(4):1184-1185, 61st Annual AAOS Meeting, New
Orleans, Louisiana, February 24 - March 1, 1994,
poster presentation
Kumar A, Leventhal MR, Freedman EL, Coburn J,
Delamarter R: Destructive spondyloarthropathy of the
cervical spine in patients with chronic renal
failure. Orthop Trans 18(3): 710-711, Cervical Spine
Research Society, 21st Annual Meeting, New York, New
York, December 1-4, 1993
Hartleben P, Freedman EL, Blinderman E, Delamarter
RD: Open door laminoplasty for cervical spondylotic
myeloradiculopathy: Clinical and radiographic
analysis. Orthop Trans 18 (3): 702, Cervical Spine
Research Society, 21st Annual Meeting, New York, New
York, December 1-4, 1993
Freedman EL, Shapiro MS: Allograft reconstruction of
the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments after
traumatic knee dislocation. Orthop Trans 18(3): 929,
27th Annual AOA Resident's Meeting, Atlanta,
Georgia, March 23-27, 1994
Freedman EL, Shapiro MS: Allograft reconstruction of
the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments after
traumatic knee dislocation. Orthop Trans, Los
Angeles Chapter, Western Orthopaedic Association,
29th Annual Spring Meeting, Rancho Sante Fe,
California, April 2224, 1994
Freedman EL, Becker HW, Kanim LEA, Tipton J, Kilgus
D, Seeger LL, Dawson EG, Delamarter RB: Variability
in lumbar spine bone mineral densitometry by
dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in normal
volunteers. Orthop Trans, International Society for
the Study of the Lumbar Spine, 21st Annual Meeting,
Seattle, Washington, June 21-25, 1994
Freedman EL, Shapiro MS: Allograft reconstruction of
the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments after
traumatic knee dislocation. Orthop Trans 18(3):
880-881, Western Orthopaedic Association, 58th
Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California, August
13-17, 1994
Freedman EL, Hartleben P, Blinderman E, Delamarter
RD: Open door laminoplasty for cervical spondylotic
myeloradiculopathy: Clinical and radiographic
analysis. Orthop Trans 18 (3): 883, Western
Orthopaedic Association, 58th Annual Meeting, Long
Beach, California, August 13-17, 1994
Lieberman JR, Freedman EL, Hamlet W: Predictives of
hip fracture mortality. Orthop Trans 18 (3): 893,
Western Orthopaedic Association, 58th Annual
Meeting, Long Beach, California, August 13-17, 1994
Freedman EL, Johnson EE: Analysis of tibial
malalignment following intramedullary nailing.
Orthop Trans, Orthopaedic Trauma Association, 10th
Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, September
22-24, 1994
Freedman EL, Johnson EE: Analysis of tibial
malalignment following intramedullary nailing.
Orthop Trans, Orthopaedic Trauma Association, 10th
Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, September
22-24, 1994, poster presentation
Kumar A, Leventhal MR, Freedman EL, Coburn J,
Delamarter R: Destructive spondyloarthropathy of the
cervical spine in patients with chronic renal
failure. Orthop Trans, 62nd Annual AAOS Meeting,
Orlando, Florida, February 16-21, 1995 (Specialty
Day)
Freedman EL, Matthews MR, Johnson EE: Analysis of
femoral malalignment following intramedullary
nailing. Orthop Trans, 62nd Annual AAOS Meeting,
Orlando, Florida, February 16-21, 1995
Freedman EL, Matthews MR, Johnson EE: Analysis of
femoral malalignment following intramedullary
nailing. Orthop Trans, 62nd Annual AAOS Meeting,
Orlando, Florida, February 16-21, 1995, poster
presentation
Freedman EL, Becker HW, Kanim LEA, Tipton J, Kilgus
D, Seeger LL, Dawson EG, Delamarter RB: Variability
in lumbar spine bone mineral densitometry by
dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in normal
volunteers. Orthop Trans, 62nd Annual AAOS Meeting,
Orlando, Florida, February 16-21, 1995, poster
presentation
Hamlet W, Freedman EL, Lieberman JR, Johnson EE:
Predictives of hip fracture mortality. Orthop Trans,
62nd Annual AAOS Meeting, Orlando, Florida, February
16-21, 1995
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| PUBLICATIONS |
Haynes DW, Freedman EL: The radiographic resolution
of beads from porous
coated joint prosthesis. J Arthroplasty 5(2):
117-122, 1990.
Freedman DM, Freedman EL, Shapiro MS: Case report.
Ipsilateral hip and knee
dislocation. J Orthop Trauma 8(2): 177-180, 1994.
Johnston-Jones K, Feiwel LA, Freedman EL, Cracchiolo
A III: The effect of
chevron osteotomy with lateral capsular release on
the blood supply to the
first metatarsal head. J Bone Joint Surg 77A(2):
197-204, 1995.
Freedman EL, Eckardt JJ: Modular endoprosthesis for
tumor and non-tumor
patients. Orthopedics 20(1): 27-36, 1997.
Kumar A, Leventhal MR, Freedman EL, Coburn J,
Delamarter R: Destructive
spondyloarthropathy of the cervical spine in
patients with chronic renal
failure. Spine 22(5): 573-7,1997.
Freedman EL, Safran MR, Meals RA: Automotive air
bag-related upper extremity
injuries. A report of three cases. J Trauma 38(4):
577-581, 1995.
Shapiro MS, Freedman EL: Allograft reconstruction of
the anterior and
posterior cruciate ligaments after traumatic knee
dislocation. Am J Sports Med
23(5): 580-587, 1995.
Freedman EL, Hak D, Johnson EE, Eckardt JJ: Total
knee replacement including a
modular distal femoral component in elderly patients
with acute fracture or
nonunion. J Orthop Trauma 9(3): 231-237, 1995.
Freedman EL, Johnson EE: Radiographic analysis of
tibial fracture malalignment
following intramedullary nailing. Clin Orthop 315:
25-33, 1995.
Hamlet WP, Lieberman JR, Freedman EL, Dorey FJ,
Fletcher A, Johnson EE:
Influences of health status and surgical delay on
outcome in hip fracture
patients. Am J Orthop 26(9): 6217,1997.
Freedman EL, Freedman DM: Heterotopic ossification
following total knee
arthroplasty requiring surgical excision. Am J
Orthopaedics 25: 559-561, 1996.
Mirzayan R, Freedman EL, Kelly CM, Seeger LL,
Eckardt JJ: Urethral carcinoma
metastatic to bone: A case report and literature
review. Gynec Oncol 63(1):
127-132, 1996.
Freedman EL, Owens WS, Jr, Dell PC: Ulnar osteotomy
for distal radioulnar
joint instability. J Hand Surg, submitted for
publication. Freedman EL, Vander Griend RA, Dell PC:
Tendon interposition in a juxta-epiphyseal fracture
of the proximal phalanx. J Hand Surg (Br) 23(4):
558-9,1998.
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| PRESENTATIONS |
International Presentations:
Eckardt JJ, Freedman
EL: Modular endoprostheses: Initial UCLA Experience.
Presented at the 6th Annual Conference,
International Society for the Study of Custom-made
Prostheses, Amelia Island, Florida, October 2, 1993.
Freedman EL, Becker HW, Kanim LEA, Tipton J, Kilgus
D, Seeger LL, Dawson EG, Delamarter RB: Variability
in lumbar spine bone mineral densitometry by
dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in normal
volunteers. Presented at the 21st Annual Meeting,
International Society for the Study of the Lumbar
Spine, Seattle, Washington, June 21-25, 1994.
National Presentations:
Hartleben P, Freedman
EL, Blinderman E, Delamarter RD: Open door
laminoplasty for cervical spondylotic
myeloradiculopathy: Clinical and radiographic
analysis. Presented at the 21st Annual Meeting,
Cervical Spine Research Society, New York, New York,
December 1-4, 1993.
Kumar A, Leventhal MR, Freedman EL, Coburn J,
Delamarter R: Destructive spondyloarthropathy of the
cervical spine in patients with chronic renal
failure. Presented at the 21st Annual Meeting,
Cervical Spine Research Society, New York, New York,
December 1-4, 1993.
Freedman EL, Johnson EE: Analysis of tibial
malalignment following intramedullary nailing.
Presented at the 61st Annual AAOS Meeting, New
Orleans, Louisiana, February 24 - March 1, 1994.
Freedman EL, Hak D, Johnson EE, Eckardt JJ: Modular
distal femoral replacement in elderly patients for
acute fracture or nonunion. Poster presented at the
61st Annual AAOS Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana,
February 24 - March 1, 1994.
Freedman EL, Shapiro MS: Allograft reconstruction of
the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments after
traumatic knee dislocation. Presented at the 27th
Annual Residents' Conference, American Orthopaedic
Association, Atlanta, Georgia, March 23-27, 1994.
Hartleben P, Freedman EL, Blinderman E, Delamarter
RD: Open door laminoplasty for cervical spondylotic
myeloradiculopathy: Clinical and radiographic
analysis. Presented at the Minnesota Orthopaedic
Society Meeting, Spring,
1994.
Freedman EL, Shapiro MS: Allograft reconstruction of
the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments after
traumatic knee dislocation. Presented at the 18th
Annual Meeting, California Orthopaedic Association,
Squaw Creek, California, May 20-22, 1994.
Freedman EL, Shapiro MS: Allograft reconstruction of
the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments after
traumatic knee dislocation. Presented at the 58th
Annual Meeting, Western Orthopaedic Association,
Long Beach, California, August 13-17, 1994.
Freedman EL, Hartleben P, Blinderman E, Delamarter
RD: Open door laminoplasty for cervical spondylotic
myeloradiculopathy: Clinical and radiographic
analysis. Presented at the 58th Annual Meeting,
Western Orthopaedic Association, Long Beach,
California, August 1317, 1994.
Hamlet W, Lieberman JR, Freedman EL, Johnson EE:
Predictives of hip fracture mortality. Presented at
the 58th Annual Meeting, Western Orthopaedic
Association, Long Beach, California, August 13-17,
1994.
Freedman EL, Johnson EE: Analysis of tibial
malalignment following intramedullary nailing.
Presented at the 10th Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic
Trauma Association, Los Angeles, California,
September 22-24, 1994.
Freedman EL, Johnson EE: Analysis of tibial
malalignment following intramedullary nailing.
Poster presented at the 10th Annual Meeting,
Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Los Angeles,
California, September 22-24, 1994.
Kumar A, Leventhal MR, Freedman EL, Coburn J,
Delamarter R: Destructive spondyloarthropathy of the
cervical spine in patients with chronic renal
failure. Presented at the 62nd Annual AAOS Meeting,
Orlando, Florida, February 16-21, 1995 (Specialty
Day).
Freedman EL, Becker HW, Kanim LEA, Tipton J, Kilgus
D, Seeger LL, Dawson EG, Delamarter RB: Variability
in lumbar spine bone mineral densitometry by
dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in normal
volunteers. Poster presented at the 62nd Annual AAOS
Meeting, Orlando, Florida, February 16-21, 1995.
Freedman EL, Matthews MR, Johnson EE: Radiographic
analysis of femoral malalignment after
intramedullary nailing. Presented at the 62nd Annual
AAOS Meeting, Orlando, Florida, February 16-21,
1995.
Freedman EL, Matthews MR, Johnson EE: Radiographic
analysis of femoral malalignment after
intramedullary nailing. Poster presented at the 62nd
Annual AAOS Meeting, Orlando, Florida, February
16-21, 1995.
Hamlet W, Freedman EL, Lieberman JR, Johnson EE:
Predictives of hip fracture mortality. Presented at
the 62nd Annual AAOS Meeting, Orlando, Florida,
February 16-21, 1995.
Freedman EL, Owens WS, Jr, Dell PC: Ulnar osteotomy
for distal radioulnar joint instability. Presented
at the 52nd Annual American Society for Surgery of
the Hand Meeting, Denver, Colorado, September 11-13,
1997.
Regional Presentations:
Eckardt JJ, Freedman, EL: Modular Endoprosthesis:
Initial UCLA Experience. Wilson Bost Intraurban
Orthopedic Club, Southern Section, Los Angeles,
California, April 16, 1993.
Freedman EL, Shapiro MS: Allograft reconstruction of
the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments after
traumatic knee dislocation. Presented at Los Angeles
Chapter, Western Orthopaedic Association, 29th
Annual Spring Meeting, , Rancho Sante Fe,
California, April 2224, 1994.
Freedman EL, Koehne PH, Dell PC: Conservative vs.
Operative treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Presented at Florida Hand Society, Orlando, Florida,
May 16, 1997.
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| REFERENCES |
Jeffrey J. Eckardt, M.D.
Department of Orthopaedics
UCLA School of Medicine
Center for the Health Sciences
10833 Le Conte Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 206-6503 |
Roy A. Meals, M.D.
Department of Orthopaedics
UCLA School of Medicine
100 UCLA Medical Plaza
Westwood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 206-6337 |
Gerald A. M. Finerman, M.D.
Department of Orthopaedics
UCLA School of Medicine
Center for the Health Sciences
10833 Le Conte Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 825-6019 |
Paul C. Dell, M.D.
Department of Orthopaedics
University of Florida School of Medicine
Shands Clinic at Hampton Oaks
P.O. Box 100241
Gainesville, FL 32610
(352) 395-0644 |
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