D O U G L A S M. F R E E D M A N, M. D.
2021 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 530-E
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 828-2042
(310) 828-9581
drfreedman@westlahand.com
Employment:
West LA Hand Center
Santa Monica, California
March, 2003 - present
Scripps Clinic
La Jolla, California
February, 2000 – February, 2003
Kern Medical Center Bakersfield, California
November, 1999 – February, 2000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Group
Los Angeles, California
August, 1999 - October, 1999
Desert Hand Associates
Palm Desert, California
January, 1998 - June, 1999
Kern Medical Center
Bakersfield, California
August, 1995 - June, 1996
Education:
Fellowship:
January - December, 1997
Hand/Upper Extremity Surgery
Richard G. Eaton, M.D.
Steven Z. Glickel, M.D.
O. Alton Barron, M.D.
Roosevelt Hospital
New York, New York
October - December, 1996
Shoulder Surgery
Louis U. Bigliani, M.D.
Evan L. Flatow, M.D. Columbia University
New York, New York
September, 1996
Wrist arthroscopy/Hand surgery
Terry L. Whipple, M.D.
William H. Bowers, M.D.
Richmond, Virginia
July - August, 1996
Douglas Marc Freedman
Hand/Upper Extremity Surgery
Alberto L. Lluch, M.D., Ph.D.
Marc Garcia-Elias, M.D., Ph.D.
Institut Kaplan
Barcelona, Spain
Residency:
1993-1995
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California, Los Angeles
1991-1993
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Internship:
1990-1991
Department of Surgery
University of North Carolina Hospitals
M.D.:
1986-1990
Yale University School of Medicine
A.B.:
1982-1985
University of California, Berkeley
Major: Molecular Biology
Summa Cum Laude
Phi Beta Kappa, Junior Year
Certification:
Board Certified - Orthopaedic Surgery
Written Boards Passed July, 1995
95th percentile
Oral Boards Passed July, 1999
Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand
Passed august, 2002
Re-Certification Examination – Combined Hand/Ortho
Passed November, 2009
Associations:
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Active Member American
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Active Member
License:
California - G076414
Expiration: May 31, 2025
Abstracts:
Panjabi M, Yamamoto I, Oxland T, Crisco J, Freedman D; Three dimensional stability provided by four pedicle screw fixation devices; Combined Meeting, Scoliosis Research Society, European Spinal Deformities Society, September, 1989.
Troiano N, Freedman D, Friedlaender GE; Cyclosporin-A induced changes in bone biology; Transactions of the 38th Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society, Washington, D.C., February 17-20, 1992.
Almekinders LC, Moore TP, Freedman DM; Factors influencing motion during rehabilitation for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Orthop Trans, 61st Annual AAOS Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 24-March 1, 1994.
Freedman DM, Almekinders LC, Taft TN; Parameters associated with outcome in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Orthop Trans, 62nd Annual AAOS Meeting, Orlando, Florida, February 16-21, 1995.
Freedman DM, Watts HG, Oppenheim WL; The necessity for concurrent tibial osteotomy in the treatment of fibular hemimelia by Syme's amputation; Orthop Trans, 62nd Annual AAOS Meeting, Orlando, Florida, February 16-21, 1995.
Presentations:
Panjabi M, Yamamoto I, Oxland T, Crisco J, Freedman D; Three dimensional stability provided by four pedicle screw fixation devices; Poster presented at the Combined Meeting, Scoliosis Research Society, European Spinal Deformities Society, September, 1989.
Almekinders LC, Moore TP, Freedman DM; Factors influencing motion during rehabilitation for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Presented at the 61st Annual AAOS Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 24-March 1, 1994.
Almekinders LC, Moore TP, Freedman DM; Post-operative problems following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Presented at the European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery, and Arthroscopy; Berlin, Germany, April 18, 1994.
Freedman DM, Almekinders LC, Taft TN; Parameters associated with outcome in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Poster presented at the 62nd Annual AAOS Meeting, Orlando, Florida, February 16-21, 1995.
Freedman DM, Watts HG, Oppenheim WL; The necessity for concurrent tibial osteotomy in the treatment of fibular hemimelia by Syme's amputation; Poster presented at the 62nd Annual AAOS Meeting, Orlando, Florida, February 16-21, 1995.
Freedman DM, Edwards GS Jr, Willems MJ, Meals RA; Left-right symmetry of ulnar variance, a radiographic assessment; Paper presented at the 14th Annual Residents and Fellows Conference, American Society for Surgery of the Hand Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, September 29, 1996.
Freedman DM, Eaton RG, Glickel SZ; Long-term results of volar ligament reconstruction for painful laxity of the thumb trapeziometacarpal joint; Paper presented at the Residents and Fellows Meeting of the New York Society for Surgery of the Hand, New York, New York, May 4, 1998.
Freedman DM, Eaton RG, Glickel SZ; Long-term results of volar ligament reconstruction for symptomatic basal joint laxity; Paper presented at the 16th Annual Residents and Fellows Conference, American Society for Surgery of the Hand Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 9, 1998.
Freedman DM, Eaton RG, Glickel SZ; Long-term results of volar ligament reconstruction for symptomatic basal joint laxity; Poster presented at the 53rd Annual American Society for Surgery of the Hand Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 10-12, 1998.
Freedman DM. Fractures of the Distal Radius: Acute and Rehabilitation Issues. Presented at the 12th Annual Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Association Meeting, Coronado, California, April 21, 2001.
Freedman DM. Carpal tunnel syndrome: An epidemic. Presented at the 25th Medical Advances for the Practicing Dentist, La Jolla, California, May 5, 2001.
Freedman DM. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: An epidemic. Presented at the Symposium on the Treatment of Work Injuries, Los Angeles, California, September 15, 2004.
Publications:
Ahmed R, Simon RS, Matloubian M, Kolhekar SR, Southern PJ, Freedman D. Genetic analysis of in vivo-selected viral variants causing chronic infection: Importance of mutation in the L RNA segment of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus; J Virol 62:3301-3307, 1988.
Panjabi MM, Yamamoto I, Oxland TR, Crisco JJ, Freedman D. Biomechanical stability of five pedicle screw fixation systems in a human lumbar spine instability model; Clin Biomech 6:197- 205, 1991.
Warner JJP, Freedman D, Cooper DE, Altchek DW. Management of anterior-inferior capsular insufficiency of the shoulder; Clin J Sport Med 2:71-2, 1992.
Freedman DM, Freedman EL, Shapiro MS. Case report: Ipsilateral hip and knee dislocation; J Orthop Trauma 8:177-180, 1994.
Freedman DM, Henderson RC. Metastatic breast carcinoma to the os calcis presenting as heel pain; South Med J 88:232-234, 1995.
Almekinders LC, Moore T, Freedman D, Taft TN. Post-operative problems following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 3:78-82, 1995.
Freedman EL, Freedman DM. Heterotopic ossification following total knee arthroplasty requiring surgical excision; Am J Orthop 25:559-561, 1996.
Freedman DM, Garcia-Elias M. The influence of joint laxity on periscaphoid carpal kinematics. J Hand Surg 22B:457-460, 1997.
Freedman DM, Edwards GS Jr, Willems MJ, Meals RA. Right versus left symmetry of ulnar variance, a radiographic assessment; Clin Orthop 354:153-158, 1998.
Freedman DM, Barron OA. Iatrogenic posterior tibial nerve division during ankle arthroscopy; Arthroscopy 14:769-772, 1998.
Freedman DM, Dowdle J, Glickel SZ, Singson R, Okezie T. Tomography versus computed tomography for assessing step off in intraarticular distal radial fractures. Clin Orthop 361:199-204, 1999.
Freedman DM, Eaton RG, Glickel SZ. Long term results of volar ligament reconstruction for symptomatic basal joint laxity. J Hand Surg 25A:297-304, 2000.
Freedman DM, Botte MJ, Gelberman RH. Vascularity of the carpus. In Botte MJ (ed). Advances in the anatomy of the upper extremity. Clin Orthop 383:47-59, 2001.
Littler JW, Freedman DM, Malerich MM. Compartment Reconstruction for De Quervain’s Disease. J Hand Surg 27B:242-244, 2002.
Freedman DM, Kono M, Johnson EE. Pathologic Patellar Fracture at the Site of an Old Sinding-Larsen-Johansson Lesion: A Case Report of a 33-Year-Old Male. J Ortho Trauma 19 (8):582-585, 2005.
References: O. Alton Barron, M.D.
C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center
1000 Tenth Avenue New York, New York 10019
(212) 523-7590
Steven Z. Glickel, M.D.
C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center
1000 Tenth Avenue New York, New York 10019
(212) 523-7590
Michael J. Botte, M.D.
Scripps Clinic
10666 N. Torrey Pines Road
MS 116
La Jolla, California 92037
(858) 554-8232
Roy A. Meals, M.D.
1033 Gayley Avenue
Suite 104
Los Angeles, California 90024
(310) 824-1262