Welcome
Welcome to the practice of Douglas M. Freedman, M.D. and West LA Hand Center. Please explore to learn about the care we provide, some of our background and to discover some helpful resources.
Welcome to the practice of Douglas M. Freedman, M.D. and West LA Hand Center. Please explore to learn about the care we provide, some of our background and to discover some helpful resources.
Douglas M. Freedman, M.D. graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and then attended Yale University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at UCLA and has since been a proud resident of the Los Angeles area.
Many of our patients have found relief from treatment that has been provided by Dr. Freedman and his support staff.
At West LA Hand Center we pride ourselves on making sure our patients understand the issues that bring them into our office.
We offer a boutique approach to hand disorders, with prompt, compassionate and attentive care.
From pre-op, to procedure, to post-op care, Dr. Freedman and his staff took great care of me. I always felt that the entire team treated me as a person and not just a patient.–Jamie T.
...You could not be in better hands than Dr. Freedman's... He has a friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient office staff, who will handle necessary paperwork with a smile, answer routine questions, reliably deliver messages, and accommodate your scheduling needs and changes as they arise.–Virginia K.
I had not realized how much a 'mere appendage' had an effect on my overall quality of life and my internal state until I had done without much of my wrist function for almost two years. Then, thanks to Dr. Freedman, I suddenly got my life back!–Terry P.
Dr. Freedman is not only one of the most competent doctors I have ever had the good fortune to meet but he also cares and is a good listener.–Norma S.
West LA Hand Center supports the Musicians Treatment Foundation
The nonprofit Musician Treatment Foundation is devoted to the healthcare needs of professional musicians. This nonprofit is the first of its kind, in design, scope, and breadth – dedicated to the upper limb problems of musicians. The foundation aims to:
-facilitate and fund direct orthopedic specialty care for under- and uninsured musicians
-educate the public on how to minimize or prevent musician-specific injuries
-conduct and publish research on the unique diagnostic and treatment issues facing all musicians
-build a digital platform and surgeon network to care for musicians regardless of where they are touring in the world
Open Payments Database
For informational purposes only, a link to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments web page is provided here. The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires that detailed information about payment and other payments of value worth over ten dollars ($10) from manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologics to physicians and teaching hospitals be made available to the public.