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James Freeman, MD, Family Medicine, Mc Connellsburg, PA

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Family Medicine Mc Connellsburg, PA

Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Rural Health

Past Chair, Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine/ Ship Doctor, Celebrity Constellation

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Summary

  • ABFM certified third generation family physician since who still makes house calls. A 1991 Jefferson Medical College graduate, having trained at UPMC Harrisburg Hospital and elected Chief Resident 1993-1994. Elected Chair of Family Medicine Department, Chambersburg Hospital 1994. Emergency medicine career with 48,000+ hours in the ER over 30 years with no NPDB entries. Appointed Chair Emergency Medicine Department, Futon County Medical Center 2014-2015. Appointed member Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine 2005-2013 and elected Chair 2012. Hospitalist for 14 years. School and sports medicine physician for 21 years. Served as hospice medical director. Worked in local urgent cares. Research at U. Penn in the Dept of Hyperbaric Medicine with supervision of HBO wound care treatment at Fulton County Medical Center. Interest in tropical medicine with an ER stint in Saint Thomas, USVI and ship doctor aboard the Celebrity Constellation cruising the Caribbean.

Education & Training

  • UPMC Medical Education (Harrisburg)
    UPMC Medical Education (Harrisburg)Residency, Family Medicine, 1991 - 1994
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1992 - 2024
  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2021 - 2021
  • VI State Medical License
    VI State Medical License 2015 - 2015
  • MS State Medical License
    MS State Medical License 2005 - 2005
  • American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine

Grant Support

  • Tgf-B Receptor Alterations And Pancreas CancerNational Cancer Institute1997
  • Antigen P120 And Cell ProliferationNational Cancer Institute1994
  • I have no grant supports. They auto-populated and will not delete!NAPresent

Research History

  • research assistantBench work under Stephen R Thom, MD, PhD of the Hyperbaric Division of the U Penn Dept of Emergency Medicine, investigating the potential protective effect from carbon monoxide poisoning using IV peroxidase and superoxide dismutase in a rat model.1988 - 1988
  • research assistantAssisted Daniel Klem, PhD of Muhlenberg College investigating fatal avian collisions with man-made objects.1985 - 1986

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