Luanne Freer MD (She/Her)

Physician

3201 Commercial Ave Suite BAnacortes, WA 98221

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Summary

Dr. Luanne Freer is an emergency medicine physician. She completed her residency in emergency medicine at George Washington University from 1989 to 1992, after earning her medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in 1988 and an internship in transitional medicine at Georgetown University and Fairfax Hospitals. Her publications focus on wilderness medicine, including updated clinical practice guidelines on frostbite and acute altitude illness published in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. Her work on COVID-19 and altitude illness has been cited multiple times in the medical literature.

Education & Training

George Washington UniversityResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1989 - 1992
MedStar Health Georgetown University/Georgetown HospitalInternship, Infectious Disease, 1988 - 1989
Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineClass of 1988

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Certifications & Licensure

MT State Medical License 1995 - 2027
WA State Medical License 2022 - 2027
HI State Medical License 2008 - 2022
WY State Medical License 2004 - 2020
CO State Medical License 2009 - 2017
CA State Medical License 2009 - 2016
ID State Medical License 1994 - 2006
DC State Medical License 1989 - 1994
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

13 citations
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Frostbite: 2024 Update.
Scott E McIntosh, Luanne Freer, Colin K Grissom, George W Rodway, Gordon G Giesbrecht
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2024-06-01
92 citations
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Acute Altitude Illness: 2024 Update.
Andrew M Luks, Beth A Beidleman, Luanne Freer, Colin K Grissom, Linda E Keyes
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2024-03-01
Paul S. Auerbach, MD, MS, FACEP, FAAEM, MFAWM (Hon.)January 4, 1951-June 23, 2021.
Thomas D. Kirsch, Luanne Freer
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2021-10-08

Lectures

National Conference on Wilderness Medicine
Wilderness Medicine, Big Sky, Montana - 7/25/2012

Press Mentions

Doctors Push Back on Treating COVID-19 as HAPEApril 21st, 2020
Docs Gone Wild: The Risks and Rewards of Wilderness MedicineApril 3rd, 2019
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Frostbite: 2024 UpdateApril 10th, 2024