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Richard Freeman, MD

Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Surgery

MD, Thomas Jefferson University
BA, Franklin & Marshall College

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Dr. Freeman received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College and completed his internship and residency in surgery, as well as his fellowship in transplantation, through the Harvard Surgical Service at BIDMC (formerly known as New England Deaconess Hospital). Dr. Freeman received his master’s degree in Healthcare Leadership (MHL) from Brown University in 2020. Among his numerous academic achievements, he has participated as Principal Investigator in 30 clinical trials, and has been author on more than 300 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and abstracts.

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Vega EA, Agudile E, Salirrosas O, Chirban AM, Brauner E, Crocker A, Freeman R, Sorescu GP, Odisio BC, Conrad C. Clinical outcomes and cost of open, laparoscopic, and percutaneous ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma. J Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct; 128(5):812-822.View Related Profiles.

Conrad, Claudius
Vega, Eduardo
Freeman, Richard

PMID: 37395114

Chirban AM, Vega EA, Kutlu OC, Mellado S, Kozyreva O, Zauls AJ, Panettieri E, Salirrosas O, Freeman R, Conrad C. R1 pancreatic cancer patients benefit from chemoradiation when initiation of adjuvant therapy is delayed. Surg Oncol. 2023 Aug; 49:101961.View Related Profiles.

Conrad, Claudius
Vega, Eduardo
Kozyreva, Olga
Freeman, Richard

PMID: 37321066; DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2023.101961;

Panettieri E, Vega EA, Chirban AM, Salirrosas O, Clancy TE, Malek A, Freeman R, Conrad C. Anatomic Laparoscopic Partial Hepatectomy of a Segment 4a B-Catenin Mutated Adenoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Jul; 30(7):4234-4235.View Related Profiles.

Malek, Anita
Conrad, Claudius
Vega, Eduardo
Freeman, Richard

PMID: 36752966

Mellado S, Vega EA, Abudalou M, Kutlu OC, Salehi O, Li M, Kozyreva O, Freeman R, Conrad C. Trends in Preoperative Chemotherapy Utilization for Proximal Pancreatic Cancer: Are We Making Progress? J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 Aug; 26(8):1-7.View Related Profiles.

Conrad, Claudius
Vega, Eduardo
Kozyreva, Olga
Freeman, Richard

PMID: 35508681

Salehi O, Vega EA, Mellado S, Core MJ, Li M, Kozyreva O, Kutlu OC, Freeman R, Conrad C. High-Quality Surgery for Gallbladder Carcinoma: Rare, Associated with Disparity, and Not Substitutable by Chemotherapy. J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 Jun; 26(6):1241-1251.View Related Profiles.

Conrad, Claudius
Vega, Eduardo
Kozyreva, Olga
Freeman, Richard

PMID: 35396641

Vega EA, Mellado S, Salehi O, Freeman R, Conrad C. Treatment of Resectable Gallbladder Cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Mar 10; 14(6).View Related Profiles.

Conrad, Claudius
Vega, Eduardo
Freeman, Richard

PMID: 35326566; PMCID: PMC8945892; DOI: 10.3390/cancers14061413;

Vega EA, Kutlu OC, Salehi O, Alarcon SV, Abudalou M, Kozyreva O, Krishnan S, Lee D, Freeman R, Conrad C. The impact of chemotherapy sequencing on resectable pancreatic cancer by stage. Surg Oncol. 2022 Mar; 40:101694.View Related Profiles.

Conrad, Claudius
Vega, Eduardo
Kozyreva, Olga
Freeman, Richard
Krishnan, Sandeep

PMID: 34973593; DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2021.101694;

Salehi O, Vega EA, Kutlu OC, Lunsford K, Freeman R, Ladin K, Alarcon SV, Kazakova V, Conrad C. Poorly differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma: resection is equivalent to transplantation in patients with low liver fibrosis. HPB (Oxford). 2022 Jul; 24(7):1100-1109.View Related Profiles.

Conrad, Claudius
Vega, Eduardo
Freeman, Richard

PMID: 34969618; DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2021.12.001;

Salehi O, Kazakova V, Vega EA, Kutlu OC, Alarcon SV, Freeman R, Kozyreva O, Conrad C. Selection criteria for minimally invasive resection of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma-a word of caution: a propensity score matched analysis using the national cancer database. Surg Endosc. 2022 Jul; 36(7):5382-5391.View Related Profiles.

Conrad, Claudius
Vega, Eduardo
Kozyreva, Olga
Freeman, Richard

PMID: 34750709; DOI: 10.1007/s00464-021-08842-y;

Ruf A, Dirchwolf M, Freeman RB. From Child-Pugh to MELD score and beyond: Taking a walk down memory lane. Ann Hepatol. 2022 Jan-Feb; 27(1):100535. PMID: 34560316; DOI: 10.1016/j.aohep.2021.100535;

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Vega EA, Salehi O, Loewenthal JV, Kutlu OC, Vellayappan U, Freeman R, Pomposelli F, Asbun HJ, Gayet B, Conrad C. Strategic response to bleeding in laparoscopic hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery: an intraoperative checklist. HPB (Oxford). 2022 Apr; 24(4):452-460.View Related Profiles.

Conrad, Claudius
Vega, Eduardo
Freeman, Richard
Vellayappan, Usha

PMID: 34598880; DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2021.08.944;

Kulshrestha S, Vigneswaran WT, Pawlik TM, Baker MS, Luchette FA, Raad W, Abdelsattar ZM, Freeman RK, Grenda T, Lubawski J. Assessment of Textbook Outcome After Surgery for Stage I/II Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022; 34(4):1351-1359. PMID: 34411699; PMCID: PMC8848000; DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2021.08.009;

Diaz A, Bujnowski D, McMullen P, Lysandrou M, Ananthanarayanan V, Husain AN, Freeman R, Vigneswaran WT, Ferguson MK, Donington JS, Madariaga MLL, Abdelsattar ZM. Pulmonary Parenchymal Changes in COVID-19 Survivors. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Jul; 114(1):301-310. PMID: 34343471; PMCID: PMC8325553; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.06.076;

Vega EA, Freeman R, Conrad C. Do We Still Need Liver Surgeons in the Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases? Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 11; 28(12):7707-7708.View Related Profiles.

Conrad, Claudius
Vega, Eduardo
Freeman, Richard

PMID: 34009513; DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-10139-2;

Avalone L, Barron C, King C, Linn-Walton R, Lau J, McQuistion HL, Popiel M, Balasubramaniam M, Freeman R, Fattal O. Rapid Telepsychiatry Implementation During COVID-19: Increased Attendance at the Largest Health System in the United States. Psychiatr Serv. 2021 06; 72(6):708-711. PMID: 33730881; DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000574;

Freeman R, Coyne J, Kingsdale J. Successes and failures with bundled payments in the commercial market. Am J Manag Care. 2020 10 01; 26(10):e300-e304.View Related Profiles.

Kingsdale, Jon
Freeman, Richard

PMID: 33094941

Freeman RK, Wyant K, Ascioti AJ, Nuthakki V, Dake M, Ash J. Clinical Variation Reduction in Propensity-matched Patients Treated for Malignant Pleural Effusion. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 06; 111(6):1800-1804. PMID: 32987025; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.06.143;

Tong Z, Li Y, Westerdahl D, Freeman RB. The impact of air filtration units on primary school students' indoor exposure to particulate matter in China. Environ Pollut. 2020 Nov; 266(Pt 2):115107. PMID: 32659624; DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115107;

Gittell JH, Logan C, Cronenwett J, Foster TC, Freeman R, Godfrey M, Vidal DC. Impact of relational coordination on staff and patient outcomes in outpatient surgical clinics. Health Care Manage Rev. 2020 Jan/Mar; 45(1):12-20. PMID: 29303904; DOI: 10.1097/HMR.0000000000000192;

Freeman RB. Clarifying donor intervention trials. Am J Transplant. 2020 03; 20(3):905. PMID: 31830363; DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15720;

Potter MJ, Freeman R. Postoperative weightbearing following ankle arthrodesis: a systematic review. Bone Joint J. 2019 10; 101-B(10):1256-1262. PMID: 31564155; DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.101B10.BJJ-2019-0207.R1;

Freeman RB. Making a national donor research program a reality: Concepts for operationalizing a system. Am J Transplant. 2019 10; 19(10):2686-2691. PMID: 31334906; DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15536;

Iliopoulos E, Hossain N, Freeman R, Vernois J, Bendall S. Development and validation of the unifying elective orthopaedic score (UnEOS). A pilot study. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2020 Feb; 11(Suppl 1):S153-S157. PMID: 31992937; PMCID: PMC6977529; DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2019.06.016;

Barth RJ, Mills JB, Suriawinata AA, Putra J, Tosteson TD, Axelrod D, Freeman R, Whalen GF, LaFemina J, Tarczewski SM, Kinlaw WB. Short-term Preoperative Diet Decreases Bleeding After Partial Hepatectomy: Results From a Multi-institutional Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Surg. 2019 01; 269(1):48-52. PMID: 29489484; DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002709;

Ong GKB, Freeman RK, Ascioti AJ, Mahidhara RS, Nuthakki V, Dake M, Eckstein D. Patient Outcomes After Stent Failure for the Treatment of Acute Esophageal Perforation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 09; 106(3):830-835. PMID: 29883642; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.05.010;

Freeman RK. Pulmonem et pectus. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 05; 155(5):2148-2149. PMID: 29653661; DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.02.040;

Chan G, Freeman R. Intraoperative Arthrographic Assessment of Ambiguous Neck of Femur Fractures in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease. Tech Orthop. 2018 Dec; 33(4):255-257. PMID: 30542226; PMCID: PMC6250269; DOI: 10.1097/BTO.0000000000000255;

Freeman RK. Hospital Readmission Following Thoracic Surgery. Thorac Surg Clin. 2017 Aug; 27(3):315-326. PMID: 28647078; DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2017.04.002;

Freeman RK. To stent or not to stent? That is the question. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 09; 154(3):1151. PMID: 28712582; DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.04.068;

Freeman R. Migration of ideas: China and U.S. Science. 2017 May 19; 356(6339):696-697. PMID: 28522489; DOI: 10.1126/science.aan5197;

Freeman R. An apparently simple case of fever and sore throat. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2018 08; 103(4):194-196. PMID: 28500023; DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-312234;

Freeman RK, Arevalo G, Ascioti AJ, Dake M, Mahidhara RS. An Assessment of the Frequency of Palliative Procedures in Thoracic Surgery. J Surg Educ. 2017 Sep - Oct; 74(5):878-882. PMID: 28347662; DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.02.011;

Ong GKB, Freeman RK. Endoscopic management of esophageal leaks. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Mar; 9(Suppl 2):S135-S145. PMID: 28446977; PMCID: PMC5384896; DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2017.03.100;

Freeman RK. Sometimes it is not as much about how as it is about why. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 05; 153(5):1180-1181. PMID: 28238409; DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.02.001;

Jacobs JP, Lahey SJ, Nichols FC, Levett JM, Johnston GG, Freeman RK, St Louis JD, Painter J, Yohe C, Wright CD, Kanter KR, Mayer JE, Naunheim KS, Rich JB, Bavaria JE. How Is Physician Work Valued? Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Feb; 103(2):373-380. PMID: 28109347; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.11.059;

Bryson A, Clark AE, Freeman RB, Green CP. Share capitalism and worker wellbeing. Labour Econ. 2016 Oct; 42:151-158. PMID: 28725118; PMCID: PMC5512719; DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2016.09.002;

Herrera A, Freeman RK. The Evolution and Current Utility of Esophageal Stent Placement for the Treatment of Acute Esophageal Perforation. Thorac Surg Clin. 2016 Aug; 26(3):305-14. PMID: 27427525; DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2016.04.012;

Calder JD, Freeman R, Domeij-Arverud E, van Dijk CN, Ackermann PW. Meta-analysis and suggested guidelines for prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in foot and ankle surgery. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2016 Apr; 24(4):1409-20. PMID: 26988553; PMCID: PMC4823373; DOI: 10.1007/s00167-015-3976-y;

Alraddadi B, Nierenberg NE, Price LL, Chow JK, Poutsiaka DD, Rohrer RJ, Cooper JT, Freeman RB, Snydman DR. Characteristics and outcomes of neutropenia after orthotopic liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2016 Feb; 22(2):217-25.View Related Profiles.

Cooper, Jeffrey
Freeman, Richard

PMID: 26336061

Freeman RK, Ascioti AJ, Dake M, Mahidhara RS. The Effects of a Multidisciplinary Care Conference on the Quality and Cost of Care for Lung Cancer Patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Nov; 100(5):1834-8; discussion 1838. PMID: 26276054; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.05.056;

Osarogiagbon RU, Freeman RK, Krasna MJ. Implementing effective and sustainable multidisciplinary clinical thoracic oncology programs. Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2015 Aug; 4(4):448-55. PMID: 26380186; PMCID: PMC4549478; DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2218-6751.2015.07.05;

Lee C, Freeman R, Edmondson M, Rogers BA. The efficacy of tranexamic acid in hip hemiarthroplasty surgery: an observational cohort study. Injury. 2015 Oct; 46(10):1978-82. PMID: 26190627; DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.06.039;

Freeman RK. Treatment options for patients with recurrent, symptomatic pleural effusions secondary to heart failure. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2015 Jul; 21(4):363-7. PMID: 26016580; DOI: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000000176;

Heon EK, Wulan H, Macdonald LP, Malek AO, Braunstein GH, Eaves CG, Schattner MD, Allen PM, Alexander MO, Hawkins CA, McGovern DW, Freeman RL, Amir EP, Huse JD, Zaltzman JS, Kauff NP, Meyers PG, Gleason MH, Overholtzer MG, Wiseman SS, Streutker CD, Asa SW, McAlindon TP, Newcomb PO, Sorensen PM, Press OA. IL-15 induces strong but short-lived tumor-infiltrating CD8 T cell responses through the regulation of Tim-3 in breast cancer. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2015 Aug 14; 464(1):360-6. PMID: 26141233; DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.06.162;

Freeman RK, Ascioti AJ, Dake M, Mahidhara RS. An Assessment of the Optimal Time for Removal of Esophageal Stents Used in the Treatment of an Esophageal Anastomotic Leak or Perforation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Aug; 100(2):422-8. PMID: 26116482; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.03.085;

Freeman RB. Invited commentary. J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Jun; 220(6):1007-9. PMID: 25998078; DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.03.011;

Willis C, Poole PL, Akli KU, Schumacher DW, Freeman RR. A confocal microscope position sensor for micron-scale target alignment in ultra-intense laser-matter experiments. Rev Sci Instrum. 2015 May; 86(5):053303. PMID: 26026518; DOI: 10.1063/1.4921554;

Freeman RK, Herrera A, Ascioti AJ, Dake M, Mahidhara RS. A propensity-matched comparison of cost and outcomes after esophageal stent placement or primary surgical repair for iatrogenic esophageal perforation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Jun; 149(6):1550-5. PMID: 25791945; DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.01.066;

Freeman RK. The theory, practice, and future of process improvement in general thoracic surgery. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014; 26(4):310-6. PMID: 25837545; DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2014.12.003;

Nierenberg NE, Poutsiaka DD, Chow JK, Cooper J, Price LL, Freeman RB, Rohrer R, Snydman DR. Pretransplant lymphopenia is a novel prognostic factor in cytomegalovirus and noncytomegalovirus invasive infections after liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2014 Dec; 20(12):1497-507.View Related Profiles.

Cooper, Jeffrey
Freeman, Richard

PMID: 25205044; PMCID: PMC4451230; DOI: 10.1002/lt.23991;

Calder JD, Freeman R, Pollock N. Plantaris excision in the treatment of non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy in elite athletes. Br J Sports Med. 2015 Dec; 49(23):1532-4. PMID: 25394422; DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-093827;

Freeman RB, Huang W. Collaboration: Strength in diversity. Nature. 2014 Sep 18; 513(7518):305. PMID: 25230634; DOI: 10.1038/513305a;

Freeman RB. Invited commentary. J Am Coll Surg. 2014 Jun; 218(6):1118-9. PMID: 24840682; DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.03.006;

Freeman RK, Ascioti AJ, Dake M, Mahidhara RS. A propensity-matched comparison of pleurodesis or tunneled pleural catheter for heart failure patients with recurrent pleural effusion. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Jun; 97(6):1872-6; discussion 1876-7. PMID: 24726601; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.02.027;

Freeman RK, Ascioti AJ, Dake M, Mahidhara RS. An analysis of esophageal stent placement for persistent leak after the operative repair of intrathoracic esophageal perforations. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 May; 97(5):1715-9; discussion 1719-20. PMID: 24629300; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.01.011;

Axelrod DA, Lentine KL, Xiao H, Bubolz T, Goodman D, Freeman R, Tuttle-Newhall JE, Schnitzler MA. Accountability for end-stage organ care: implications of geographic variation in access to kidney transplantation. Surgery. 2014 May; 155(5):734-42. PMID: 24787099; DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.12.010;

Krasna M, Freeman RK, Petrelli NJ. Re: Tumor boards and the quality of cancer care. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2013 Dec 04; 105(23):1839-40. PMID: 24187012; DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djt313;

Freeman R. MHRA recommendations on the use of intravenous acetylcysteine in paracetamol overdose. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2014 Feb; 99(1):37-40. PMID: 24097914

Freeman RB. Deceased donor risk factors influencing liver transplant outcome. Transpl Int. 2013 May; 26(5):463-70. PMID: 23414069; DOI: 10.1111/tri.12071;

Dzebisashvili N, Massie AB, Lentine KL, Schnitzler MA, Segev D, Tuttle-Newhall J, Gentry S, Freeman R, Axelrod DA. Following the organ supply: assessing the benefit of inter-DSA travel in liver transplantation. Transplantation. 2013 Jan 27; 95(2):361-71. PMID: 23250334

Freeman RB, Bernat JL. Ethical issues in organ transplantation. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2012 Nov-Dec; 55(3):282-9. PMID: 23217432; DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2012.08.005;

Freeman RB. A decade of model for end-stage liver disease: lessons learned and need for re-evaluation of allocation policies. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2012 Jun; 17(3):211-5. PMID: 22516923; DOI: 10.1097/MOT.0b013e3283534dde;

Freeman RB. Transplantation: Sharing of donated livers is not equal. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Apr 17; 9(5):248-9. PMID: 22508162; DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2012.69;

Pruett TL, Blumberg EA, Cohen DJ, Crippin JS, Freeman RB, Hanto DW, Mulligan DC, Green MD. A consolidated biovigilance system for blood, tissue and organs: one size does not fit all. Am J Transplant. 2012 May; 12(5):1099-101. PMID: 22487495; DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03907.x;

Freeman RB. The limits of altruism: selecting living donors. Virtual Mentor. 2012 Mar 01; 14(3):272-7. PMID: 23352017; DOI: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.3.oped1-1203;

Freeman RB, Wiesner R. Should we change the priority for liver allocation for patients with the highest MELD score? Hepatology. 2012 Jan; 55(1):14-5. PMID: 22095707; DOI: 10.1002/hep.24775;

Burra P, Freeman R. Trends in liver transplantation 2011. J Hepatol. 2012; 56 Suppl 1:S101-11. PMID: 22300460

Matas AJ, Satel S, Munn S, Richards JR, Tan-Alora A, Ambagtsheer FJ, Asis MD, Baloloy L, Cole E, Crippin J, Cronin D, Daar AS, Eason J, Fine R, Florman S, Freeman R, Fung J, Gaertner W, Gaston R, Ghahramani N, Ghods A, Goodwin M, Gutmann T, Hakim N, Hippen B, Huilgol A, Kam I, Lamban A, Land W, Langnas A, Lesaca R, Levy G, Liquette R, Marks WH, Miller C, Ona E, Pamugas G, Paraiso A, Peters TG, Price D, Randhawa G, Reed A, Rigg K, Serrano D, Sollinger H, Sundar S, Teperman L, van Dijk G, Weimar W, Danguilan R. Incentives for organ donation: proposed standards for an internationally acceptable system. Am J Transplant. 2012 Feb; 12(2):306-12. PMID: 22176925

Canter RJ, Patel SA, Kennedy T, D'Angelica MI, Jarnagin WR, Fong Y, Blumgart LH, Freeman RB, DeMatteo RP, Abt PL. Comparative analysis of outcome in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma exceeding the milan criteria treated with liver transplantation versus partial hepatectomy. Am J Clin Oncol. 2011 Oct; 34(5):466-71. PMID: 20938319; DOI: 10.1097/COC.0b013e3181ec63dd;

Prasad KR, Young RS, Burra P, Zheng SS, Mazzaferro V, Moon DB, Freeman RB. Summary of candidate selection and expanded criteria for liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: a review and consensus statement. Liver Transpl. 2011 Oct; 17 Suppl 2:S81-9. PMID: 21748847; DOI: 10.1002/lt.22380;

Freeman RB. Variation in health care delivery: the example of exception awards in liver transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2011 Nov; 11(11):2271-2. PMID: 21920022; DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03740.x;

Freeman RB. Small steps versus big leaps in changing liver distribution policy. Liver Transpl. 2011 Sep; 17(9):991-2. PMID: 21748843; DOI: 10.1002/lt.22376;

Rhee JY, Ruthazer R, O'Connor K, Delmonico FL, Luskin RS, Freeman RB. The impact of variation in donation after cardiac death policies among donor hospitals: a regional analysis. Am J Transplant. 2011 Aug; 11(8):1719-26. PMID: 21749645; DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03634.x;

Freeman RB. The price of "doing the right thing". Liver Transpl. 2011 Jun; 17(6):631-2. PMID: 21618683; DOI: 10.1002/lt.22253;

Rhee JY, Alroy J, Freeman RB. Characterization of the withdrawal phase in a porcine donation after the cardiac death model. Am J Transplant. 2011 Jun; 11(6):1169-75. PMID: 21645252; DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03567.x;

Bandara M, Gordon FD, Sarwar A, Knauft ME, Pomfret EA, Freeman RB, Wirth JA. Successful outcomes following living donor liver transplantation for portopulmonary hypertension. Liver Transpl. 2010 Aug; 16(8):983-9. PMID: 20677289

Freeman RB. Transplant data collection: you get what you pay for. Am J Transplant. 2010 Jul; 10(7):1503-4. PMID: 20642673; DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03144.x;

Pomfret EA, Washburn K, Wald C, Nalesnik MA, Douglas D, Russo M, Roberts J, Reich DJ, Schwartz ME, Mieles L, Lee FT, Florman S, Yao F, Harper A, Edwards E, Freeman R, Lake J. Report of a national conference on liver allocation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States. Liver Transpl. 2010 Mar; 16(3):262-78. PMID: 20209641

Rhee J, Al-Mana N, Freeman R. Immunosuppression in high-risk transplantation. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2009 Dec; 14(6):636-42. PMID: 19812495

Freeman RB. Biologic markers as predictors for liver transplant outcome. Am J Transplant. 2010 Jan; 10(1):10-1. PMID: 19951278; DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02878.x;

Freeman RB. The 'indirect' effects of cytomegalovirus infection. Am J Transplant. 2009 Nov; 9(11):2453-8. PMID: 19843027; DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02824.x;

Freeman RB. Overcoming the ABO incompatibility barrier. Liver Transpl. 2009 Aug; 15(8):831-3. PMID: 19642121; DOI: 10.1002/lt.21752;

Rodrigue JR, Crist K, Roberts JP, Freeman RB, Merion RM, Reed AI. Stimulus for organ donation: a survey of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons membership. Am J Transplant. 2009 Sep; 9(9):2172-6. PMID: 19624568; DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02741.x;

Reich DJ, Mulligan DC, Abt PL, Pruett TL, Abecassis MM, D'Alessandro A, Pomfret EA, Freeman RB, Markmann JF, Hanto DW, Matas AJ, Roberts JP, Merion RM, Klintmalm GB. ASTS recommended practice guidelines for controlled donation after cardiac death organ procurement and transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2009 Sep; 9(9):2004-11. PMID: 19624569; DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02739.x;

Cooper JT, Freeman RB. The value of machine perfusion in deceased donor kidney transplantation. Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Sep; 54(3):410-2.View Related Profiles.

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Freeman, Richard

PMID: 19560851; DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.05.004;

Freeman RB, Matas AT, Henry M, Segev DL, Kaufman DB, Roberts JP. Moving kidney allocation forward: the ASTS perspective. Am J Transplant. 2009 Jul; 9(7):1501-6. PMID: 19519807; DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02697.x;

Starzl T, Teperman L, Sutherland D, Sollinger H, Roberts J, Miller C, Merion R, Matas A, Marsh JW, Langnas A, Kam I, Hippen B, Gaston R, Freeman R, Fung J, Eason J, Fine R, Crippen J, Abecassis M. Transplant tourism and unregulated black-market trafficking of organs. Am J Transplant. 2009 Jun; 9(6):1484. PMID: 19459822

Rhee J, Kern B, Cooper J, Freeman RB. Organ donation. Semin Liver Dis. 2009 Feb; 29(1):19-39.View Related Profiles.

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Freeman, Richard

PMID: 19235657; DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1192053;

Freeman RB, Jamieson N, Schaubel DE, Porte RJ, Villamil FG. Who should get a liver graft? J Hepatol. 2009 Apr; 50(4):664-73. PMID: 19233503; DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2009.01.013;

Freeman RB. SOFT endpoints in liver transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2008 Dec; 8(12):2483-4. PMID: 19032217; DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02452.x;

Durand F, Renz JF, Alkofer B, Burra P, Clavien PA, Porte RJ, Freeman RB, Belghiti J. Report of the Paris consensus meeting on expanded criteria donors in liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2008 Dec; 14(12):1694-707. PMID: 19025925; DOI: 10.1002/lt.21668;

Freeman RB, Cohen JT. Transplantation risks and the real world: what does 'high risk' really mean? Am J Transplant. 2009 Jan; 9(1):23-30. PMID: 19067660; DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02476.x;

Ho KJ, Owens CD, Johnson SR, Khwaja K, Curry MP, Pavlakis M, Mandelbrot D, Pomposelli JJ, Shah SA, Saidi RF, Ko DS, Malek S, Belcher J, Hull D, Tullius SG, Freeman RB, Pomfret EA, Whiting JF, Hanto DW, Karp SJ. Donor postextubation hypotension and age correlate with outcome after donation after cardiac death transplantation. Transplantation. 2008 Jun 15; 85(11):1588-94. PMID: 18551064

Freeman RB, Steffick DE, Guidinger MK, Farmer DG, Berg CL, Merion RM. Liver and intestine transplantation in the United States, 1997-2006. Am J Transplant. 2008 Apr; 8(4 Pt 2):958-76. PMID: 18336699; DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02174.x;

Freeman RB. Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) for liver allocation: a 5-year score card. Hepatology. 2008 Mar; 47(3):1052-7. PMID: 18161047; DOI: 10.1002/hep.22135;

Freeman RB. Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: racial disparities? Am J Gastroenterol. 2008 Jan; 103(1):128-30. PMID: 18184120; DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01630.x;

Freeman RB. "Transplant tourism" in the United States? Transplantation. 2007 Dec 27; 84(12):1559-60. PMID: 18165763; DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000296818.13150.aa;

Freeman RB, Dixon M, Horth B, Melanson AM, Palladino MB, Kinzel J, Rohrer R, Cooper J, Reid J, Modak AS. L-[1-(13)C] phenylalanine breath test for monitoring hepatic function after living donor liver transplant surgery. J Breath Res. 2007 Dec; 1(2):026002.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 21383436; DOI: 10.1088/1752-7155/1/2/026002;

Freeman RB. Predicting the future? Liver Transpl. 2007 Nov; 13(11):1503-5. PMID: 17969196

Humar A, Washburn K, Freeman R, Paya CV, Mouas H, Alecock E, Razonable RR. An assessment of interactions between hepatitis C virus and herpesvirus reactivation in liver transplant recipients using molecular surveillance. Liver Transpl. 2007 Oct; 13(10):1422-7. PMID: 17902128

Freeman RB. Is waiting time a measure of access to liver transplantation? Is shorter necessarily better? Hepatology. 2007 Aug; 46(2):602-3. PMID: 17661416

Freeman RB. The model for end-stage liver disease comes of age. Clin Liver Dis. 2007 May; 11(2):249-63. PMID: 17606205

Freeman RB. Survival benefit: quality versus quantity and trade-offs in developing new renal allocation systems. Am J Transplant. 2007 May; 7(5):1043-6. PMID: 17359499

Fishman JA, Emery V, Freeman R, Pascual M, Rostaing L, Schlitt HJ, Sgarabotto D, Torre-Cisneros J, Uknis ME. Cytomegalovirus in transplantation - challenging the status quo. Clin Transplant. 2007 Mar-Apr; 21(2):149-58. PMID: 17425738

Barshes NR, Hacker CS, Freeman RB, Vierling JM, Goss JA. Justice, administrative law, and the transplant clinician: the ethical and legislative basis of a national policy on donor liver allocation. J Contemp Health Law Policy. 2007; 23(2):200-30. PMID: 17642381

Freeman RB, Gish RG, Harper A, Davis GL, Vierling J, Lieblein L, Klintmalm G, Blazek J, Hunter R, Punch J. Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) exception guidelines: results and recommendations from the MELD Exception Study Group and Conference (MESSAGE) for the approval of patients who need liver transplantation with diseases not considered by the standard MELD formula. Liver Transpl. 2006 Dec; 12(12 Suppl 3):S128-36. PMID: 17123284

Wiesner R, Lake JR, Freeman RB, Gish RG. Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) exception guidelines. Liver Transpl. 2006 Dec; 12(12 Suppl 3):S85-7. PMID: 17123285

Levy G, Schmidli H, Punch J, Tuttle-Newhall E, Mayer D, Neuhaus P, Samuel D, Nashan B, Klempnauer J, Langnas A, Calmus Y, Rogiers X, Abecassis M, Freeman R, Sloof M, Roberts J, Fischer L. Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of everolimus in de novo liver transplant recipients: 12- and 36-month results. Liver Transpl. 2006 Nov; 12(11):1640-8. PMID: 16598777

Freeman RB. Transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: The Milan criteria and beyond. Liver Transpl. 2006 Nov; 12(11 Suppl 2):S8-13. PMID: 17051567

Khosrotehrani K, Reyes RR, Johnson KL, Freeman RB, Salomon RN, Peter I, Stroh H, Guégan S, Bianchi DW. Fetal cells participate over time in the response to specific types of murine maternal hepatic injury. Hum Reprod. 2007 Mar; 22(3):654-61. PMID: 17074776

Freeman RB, Mithoefer A, Ruthazer R, Nguyen K, Schore A, Harper A, Edwards E. Optimizing staging for hepatocellular carcinoma before liver transplantation: A retrospective analysis of the UNOS/OPTN database. Liver Transpl. 2006 Oct; 12(10):1504-11. PMID: 16952174

Freeman R. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Sep; 82(3):1072. PMID: 16928540

Freeman RB, Klintmalm GB. It is time to re-think 'extended criteria'. Am J Transplant. 2006 Oct; 6(10):2225-7. PMID: 16925564

Freeman RB. Utility is not just posttransplant outcome! Am J Transplant. 2006 Nov; 6(11):2817. PMID: 16796713

Freeman RB, Edwards EB, Harper AM. Waiting list removal rates among patients with chronic and malignant liver diseases. Am J Transplant. 2006 Jun; 6(6):1416-21. PMID: 16686765

Freeman RB. Liver allocation: the intent-to-treat approach. Transpl Int. 2006 Apr; 19(4):270-4. PMID: 16573541

Freeman RB. Mortality risk, behavior, and pediatric liver allocation. Liver Transpl. 2006 Jan; 12(1):12-5. PMID: 16382452

Slifkin M, Ruthazer R, Freeman R, Bloom J, Fitzmaurice S, Fairchild R, Angelis M, Cooper J, Barefoot L, Rohrer R, Snydman DR. Impact of cytomegalovirus prophylaxis on rejection following orthotopic liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2005 Dec; 11(12):1597-602.View Related Profiles.

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Freeman, Richard

PMID: 16315314; DOI: 10.1002/lt.20523;

Rodriguez-Luna H, Vargas HE, Moss A, Reddy KS, Freeman RB, Mulligan D. Regional variations in peer reviewed liver allocation under the MELD system. Am J Transplant. 2005 Sep; 5(9):2244-7. PMID: 16095504

Wiltshire H, Paya CV, Pescovitz MD, Humar A, Dominguez E, Washburn K, Blumberg E, Alexander B, Freeman R, Heaton N, Zuideveld KP. Pharmacodynamics of oral ganciclovir and valganciclovir in solid organ transplant recipients. Transplantation. 2005 Jun 15; 79(11):1477-83. PMID: 15940035

Freeman RB, Harper A, Edwards EB. Excellent liver transplant survival rates under the MELD/PELD system. Transplant Proc. 2005 Mar; 37(2):585-8. PMID: 15848465

Merion RM, Schaubel DE, Dykstra DM, Freeman RB, Port FK, Wolfe RA. The survival benefit of liver transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2005 Feb; 5(2):307-13. PMID: 15643990

Freeman RB. MELD and the quality of life. Liver Transpl. 2005 Feb; 11(2):134-6. PMID: 15666383

Wiltshire H, Hirankarn S, Farrell C, Paya C, Pescovitz MD, Humar A, Dominguez E, Washburn K, Blumberg E, Alexander B, Freeman R, Heaton N. Pharmacokinetic profile of ganciclovir after its oral administration and from its prodrug, valganciclovir, in solid organ transplant recipients. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2005; 44(5):495-507. PMID: 15871635

Freeman RB. MELD: the holy grail of organ allocation? J Hepatol. 2005 Jan; 42(1):16-20. PMID: 15629501

Freeman RB, Paya C, Pescovitz MD, Humar A, Dominguez E, Washburn K, Blumberg E, Alexander B, Heaton N. Risk factors for cytomegalovirus viremia and disease developing after prophylaxis in high-risk solid-organ transplant recipients. Transplantation. 2004 Dec 27; 78(12):1765-73. PMID: 15614149

Amin MG, Wolf MP, TenBrook JA, Freeman RB, Cheng SJ, Pratt DS, Wong JB. Expanded criteria donor grafts for deceased donor liver transplantation under the MELD system: a decision analysis. Liver Transpl. 2004 Dec; 10(12):1468-75. PMID: 15558599

Wiesner RH, Freeman RB, Mulligan DC. Liver transplantation for hepatocellular cancer: the impact of the MELD allocation policy. Gastroenterology. 2004 Nov; 127(5 Suppl 1):S261-7. PMID: 15508092

Merion RM, Rush SH, Dykstra DM, Goodrich N, Freeman RB, Wolfe RA. Predicted lifetimes for adult and pediatric split liver versus adult whole liver transplant recipients. Am J Transplant. 2004 Nov; 4(11):1792-7. PMID: 15476478

Freeman RB. Mathematical models and behavior: assessing delta MELD for liver allocation. Am J Transplant. 2004 Nov; 4(11):1735-6. PMID: 15476468

Munoz-Price LS, Slifkin M, Ruthazer R, Poutsiaka DD, Hadley S, Freeman R, Rohrer R, Angelis M, Cooper J, Fairchild R, Barefoot L, Bloom J, Fitzmaurice S, Snydman DR. The clinical impact of ganciclovir prophylaxis on the occurrence of bacteremia in orthotopic liver transplant recipients. Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Nov 01; 39(9):1293-9.View Related Profiles.

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Freeman, Richard

PMID: 15494905; DOI: 10.1086/425002;

Freeman RB. Overview of the MELD/PELD system of liver allocation indications for liver transplantation in the MELD era: evidence-based patient selection. Liver Transpl. 2004 Oct; 10(10 Suppl 2):S2-3. PMID: 15382218

Olthoff KM, Brown RS, Delmonico FL, Freeman RB, McDiarmid SV, Merion RM, Millis JM, Roberts JP, Shaked A, Wiesner RH, Lucey MR. Summary report of a national conference: Evolving concepts in liver allocation in the MELD and PELD era. December 8, 2003, Washington, DC, USA. Liver Transpl. 2004 Oct; 10(10 Suppl 2):A6-22. PMID: 15382225

Freeman RB. MELD and liver allocation: continuous quality improvement. Hepatology. 2004 Oct; 40(4):787-9. PMID: 15382164

Freeman RB. Valganciclovir: oral prevention and treatment of cytomegalovirus in the immunocompromised host. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2004 Sep; 5(9):2007-16. PMID: 15330737

Freeman R. Heterogeneity in liver allocation. Liver Transpl. 2004 Aug; 10(8):1075-7. PMID: 15390338

Freeman RB. Mortality risk versus other endpoints: who should come first on the liver transplant waiting list? Liver Transpl. 2004 May; 10(5):675-7. PMID: 15108260

Boivin G, Goyette N, Gilbert C, Roberts N, Macey K, Paya C, Pescovitz MD, Humar A, Dominguez E, Washburn K, Blumberg E, Alexander B, Freeman R, Heaton N, Covington E. Absence of cytomegalovirus-resistance mutations after valganciclovir prophylaxis, in a prospective multicenter study of solid-organ transplant recipients. J Infect Dis. 2004 May 01; 189(9):1615-8. PMID: 15116297

Paya C, Humar A, Dominguez E, Washburn K, Blumberg E, Alexander B, Freeman R, Heaton N, Pescovitz MD. Efficacy and safety of valganciclovir vs. oral ganciclovir for prevention of cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients. Am J Transplant. 2004 Apr; 4(4):611-20. PMID: 15023154

Humar A, Paya C, Pescovitz MD, Dominguez E, Washburn K, Blumberg E, Alexander B, Freeman R, Heaton N, Mueller B. Clinical utility of cytomegalovirus viral load testing for predicting CMV disease in D+/R- solid organ transplant recipients. Am J Transplant. 2004 Apr; 4(4):644-9. PMID: 15023158

Jaber BL, Rao M, Guo D, Balakrishnan VS, Perianayagam MC, Freeman RB, Pereira BJ. Cytokine gene promoter polymorphisms and mortality in acute renal failure. Cytokine. 2004 Mar 07; 25(5):212-9. PMID: 15036247

Epstein SK, Freeman RB, Khayat A, Unterborn JN, Pratt DS, Kaplan MM. Aerobic capacity is associated with 100-day outcome after hepatic transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2004 Mar; 10(3):418-24. PMID: 15004771

Kremers WK, van IJperen M, Kim WR, Freeman RB, Harper AM, Kamath PS, Wiesner RH. MELD score as a predictor of pretransplant and posttransplant survival in OPTN/UNOS status 1 patients. Hepatology. 2004 Mar; 39(3):764-9. PMID: 14999695

Freeman RB, Wiesner RH, Roberts JP, McDiarmid S, Dykstra DM, Merion RM. Improving liver allocation: MELD and PELD. Am J Transplant. 2004; 4 Suppl 9:114-31. PMID: 15113360

Freeman RB. Liver allocation for HCC: a moving target. Liver Transpl. 2004 Jan; 10(1):49-51. PMID: 14755777

Freeman RB, Wiesner RH, Edwards E, Harper A, Merion R, Wolfe R. Results of the first year of the new liver allocation plan. Liver Transpl. 2004 Jan; 10(1):7-15. PMID: 14755772

Freeman RB. MELD/PELD: one year later. Transplant Proc. 2003 Nov; 35(7):2425-7. PMID: 14611977

Freeman RB. The impact of the model for end-stage liver disease on recipient selection for adult living liver donation. Liver Transpl. 2003 Oct; 9(10 Suppl 2):S54-9. PMID: 14528430

Angelis M, Cooper JT, Freeman RB. Impact of donor infections on outcome of orthotopic liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2003 May; 9(5):451-62.View Related Profiles.

Cooper, Jeffrey
Freeman, Richard

PMID: 12740786; DOI: 10.1053/jlts.2003.50094;

Roberts JP, Brown RS, Edwards EB, Farmer DG, Freeman RB, Wiesner RH, Merion RM. Liver and intestine transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2003; 3 Suppl 4:78-90. PMID: 12694052

Wiesner R, Edwards E, Freeman R, Harper A, Kim R, Kamath P, Kremers W, Lake J, Howard T, Merion RM, Wolfe RA, Krom R. Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) and allocation of donor livers. Gastroenterology. 2003 Jan; 124(1):91-6. PMID: 12512033

Davies M, Corney A, Conlon S, Freeman R, Claridge S, Crawford R, Mohiddin A. The impact of health professionals' attitudes about being registered donors on the availability of organs. Nurs Times. 2002 Nov 5-11; 98(45):36-9. PMID: 12479146

Emond JC, Freeman RB, Renz JF, Yersiz H, Rogiers X, Busuttil RW. Optimizing the use of donated cadaver livers: analysis and policy development to increase the application of split-liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2002 Oct; 8(10):863-72. PMID: 12360426

Mithoefer AB, Supran S, Freeman RB. Risk factors associated with the development of skin cancer after liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2002 Oct; 8(10):939-44. PMID: 12360438

Freeman RB. In pursuit of the ideal liver allocation model. Liver Transpl. 2002 Sep; 8(9):799-801. PMID: 12200781

Freeman RB, Wiesner RH, Harper A, McDiarmid SV, Lake J, Edwards E, Merion R, Wolfe R, Turcotte J, Teperman L. The new liver allocation system: moving toward evidence-based transplantation policy. Liver Transpl. 2002 Sep; 8(9):851-8. PMID: 12200791

Freeman RB. Diagnosing hepatocellular carcinoma: a virtual reality. Liver Transpl. 2002 Sep; 8(9):762-4. PMID: 12200774

Rosengard BR, Feng S, Alfrey EJ, Zaroff JG, Emond JC, Henry ML, Garrity ER, Roberts JP, Wynn JJ, Metzger RA, Freeman RB, Port FK, Merion RM, Love RB, Busuttil RW, Delmonico FL. Report of the Crystal City meeting to maximize the use of organs recovered from the cadaver donor. Am J Transplant. 2002 Sep; 2(8):701-11. PMID: 12243491

Freeman RB, Harper AM, Edwards EB. Redrawing organ distribution boundaries: results of a computer-simulated analysis for liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2002 Aug; 8(8):659-66. PMID: 12149756

Laichalk LL, Hochberg D, Babcock GJ, Freeman RB, Thorley-Lawson DA. The dispersal of mucosal memory B cells: evidence from persistent EBV infection. Immunity. 2002 May; 16(5):745-54. PMID: 12049725

Cheng SJ, Freeman RB, Wong JB. Predicting the probability of progression-free survival in patients with small hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver Transpl. 2002 Apr; 8(4):323-8. PMID: 11965574

Cheng SJ, Pratt DS, Freeman RB, Kaplan MM, Wong JB. Living-donor versus cadaveric liver transplantation for non-resectable small hepatocellular carcinoma and compensated cirrhosis: a decision analysis. Transplantation. 2001 Sep 15; 72(5):861-8. PMID: 11571451

Freeman RB, Rheinlander H. Measuring medical students' experience with surgical problems and procedures. Am J Surg. 2001 Apr; 181(4):341-6. PMID: 11438269

Freeman RB, Rohrer RJ, Katz E, Lewis WD, Jenkins R, Cosimi AB, Delmonico F, Friedman A, Lorber M, O'Connor K, Bradley J. Preliminary results of a liver allocation plan using a continuous medical severity score that de-emphasizes waiting time. Liver Transpl. 2001 Mar; 7(3):173-8. PMID: 11244156

Pescovitz MD, Rabkin J, Merion RM, Paya CV, Pirsch J, Freeman RB, O'Grady J, Robinson C, To Z, Wren K, Banken L, Buhles W, Brown F. Valganciclovir results in improved oral absorption of ganciclovir in liver transplant recipients. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2000 Oct; 44(10):2811-5. PMID: 10991864

Freeman RB, Edwards EB. Liver transplant waiting time does not correlate with waiting list mortality: implications for liver allocation policy. Liver Transpl. 2000 Sep; 6(5):543-52. PMID: 10980052

Freeman RB. US viewpoint. Liver Transpl. 2000 Jul; 6(4):503-6. PMID: 10915177

Sahoo S, Kang S, Supran S, Saloman R, Wolfe H, Freeman RB. Tumor necrosis factor genetic polymorphisms correlate with infections after renal transplantation. Transplantation. 2000 Mar 15; 69(5):880-4. PMID: 10755544

Freeman RB, Giatras I, Falagas ME, Supran S, O'Connor K, Bradley J, Snydman DR, Delmonico FL. Outcome of transplantation of organs procured from bacteremic donors. Transplantation. 1999 Oct 27; 68(8):1107-11. PMID: 10551637

Freeman RB. Donor liver allocation: facts and fiction. Transplantation. 1999 Oct 15; 68(7):1066-9. PMID: 10532556

Babcock GJ, Decker LL, Freeman RB, Thorley-Lawson DA. Epstein-barr virus-infected resting memory B cells, not proliferating lymphoblasts, accumulate in the peripheral blood of immunosuppressed patients. J Exp Med. 1999 Aug 16; 190(4):567-76. PMID: 10449527

Rumi MN, Schumann R, Freeman RB, Rohrer RJ, Fairchild RB. Acute transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt migration into pulmonary artery during liver transplantation. Transplantation. 1999 Jun 15; 67(11):1492-4. PMID: 10385094

Freeman RB, Tran CL, Mattoli J, Patel K, Supran S, Basile FG, Krishnamurthy S, Aihara R. Tumor necrosis factor genetic polymorphisms correlate with infections after liver transplantation. NEMC TNF Study Group. New England Medical Center Tumor Necrosis Factor. Transplantation. 1999 Apr 15; 67(7):1005-10. PMID: 10221485

Woodle ES, Thistlethwaite JR, Gordon JH, Laskow D, Deierhoi MH, Burdick J, Pirsch JD, Sollinger H, Vincenti F, Burrows L, Schwartz B, Danovitch GM, Wilkinson AH, Shaffer D, Simpson MA, Freeman RB, Rohrer RJ, Mendez R, Aswad S, Munn SR, Wiesner RH, Delmonico FL, Neylan J, Whelchel J. A multicenter trial of FK506 (tacrolimus) therapy in refractory acute renal allograft rejection. A report of the Tacrolimus Kidney Transplantation Rescue Study Group. Transplantation. 1996 Sep 15; 62(5):594-9. PMID: 8830821

Decker LL, Shankar P, Khan G, Freeman RB, Dezube BJ, Lieberman J, Thorley-Lawson DA. The Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is present as an intact latent genome in KS tissue but replicates in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of KS patients. J Exp Med. 1996 Jul 01; 184(1):283-8. PMID: 8691144

Johnson MW, Washburn WK, Freeman RB, FitzMaurice SE, Dienstag J, Basgoz N, Jenkins RL, Cosimi AB. Hepatitis C viral infection in liver transplantation. Arch Surg. 1996 Mar; 131(3):284-91. PMID: 8611094

Appignani BA, Bhadelia RA, Blacklow SC, Wang AK, Roland SF, Freeman RB. Neuroimaging findings in patients on immunosuppressive therapy: experience with tacrolimus toxicity. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1996 Mar; 166(3):683-8. PMID: 8623651

Freeman RB, Tran S, Lee YM, Rohrer RJ, Kaplan MM. Serum hepatitis C RNA titers after liver transplantation are not correlated with immunosuppression or hepatitis. Transplantation. 1996 Feb 27; 61(4):542-6. PMID: 8610378

Washburn WK, Bradley J, Cosimi AB, Freeman RB, Hull D, Jenkins RL, Lewis WD, Lorber MI, Schweizer RT, Vacanti JP, Rohrer RJ. A regional experience with emergency liver transplantation. Transplantation. 1996 Jan 27; 61(2):235-9. PMID: 8600630

Ioannidis JP, Snydman DR, Rohrer RJ, Freeman RB, Haug CE. Aspergillus fumigatus infection of a biloma. Clin Infect Dis. 1995 May; 20(5):1427-8. PMID: 7620038

Prah GN, Lisman SR, Maslow AD, Freeman RB, Rohrer RJ. Transesophageal echocardiography reveals an unusual cause of hemodynamic collapse during orthotopic liver transplantation--two case reports. Transplantation. 1995 Mar 27; 59(6):921-5. PMID: 7701596

Spanier TB, Klein RD, Nasraway SA, Rand WM, Rohrer RJ, Freeman RB, Schwaitzberg SD. Multiple organ failure after liver transplantation. Crit Care Med. 1995 Mar; 23(3):466-73. PMID: 7874896

Nasraway SA, Klein RD, Spanier TB, Rohrer RJ, Freeman RB, Rand WM, Benotti PN. Hemodynamic correlates of outcome in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation. Evidence for early postoperative myocardial depression. Chest. 1995 Jan; 107(1):218-24. PMID: 7813282

Freeman RB, FitzMaurice SE, Greenfield AE, Halin N, Haug CE, Rohrer RJ. Is the transjugular intrahepatic portocaval shunt procedure beneficial for liver transplant recipients? Transplantation. 1994 Aug 15; 58(3):297-300. PMID: 8053050

Eason JD, Freeman RB, Rohrer RJ, Lewis WD, Jenkins R, Dienstag J, Cosimi AB. Should liver transplantation be performed for patients with hepatitis B? Transplantation. 1994 Jun 15; 57(11):1588-93. PMID: 8009592

Gelpi J, Chernoff A, Snydman D, Freeman RB, Rohrer RJ, Haug CE. Aspergillus brain abscess after liver transplantation with long-term survival. A case report. Transplantation. 1994 Jun 15; 57(11):1669-72. PMID: 8009602

Muto P, Freeman RB, Haug CE, Lu A, Rohrer RJ. Liver transplant candidate stratification systems. Implications for third-party payors and organ allocation. Transplantation. 1994 Jan; 57(2):306-8. PMID: 8310528

Powelson JA, Cosimi AB, Lewis WD, Rohrer RJ, Freeman RB, Vacanti JP, Jonas M, Lorber MI, Marks WH, Bradley J, et al. Hepatic retransplantation in New England--a regional experience and survival model. Transplantation. 1993 Apr; 55(4):802-6. PMID: 8475555

Comenzo RL, Malachowski ME, Rohrer RJ, Freeman RB, Rabson A, Berkman EM. Anomalous ABO phenotype in a child after an ABO-incompatible liver transplantation. N Engl J Med. 1992 Mar 26; 326(13):867-70. PMID: 1542324

Haug CE, Jenkins RL, Rohrer RJ, Auchincloss H, Delmonico FL, Freeman RB, Lewis WD, Cosimi AB. Liver transplantation for primary hepatic cancer. Transplantation. 1992 Feb; 53(2):376-82. PMID: 1310823

Simpson MA, Young-Fadok TM, Madras PN, Freeman RB, Dempsey RA, Shaffer D, Lewis D, Jenkins RL, Monaco AP. Sequential interleukin 2 and interleukin 2 receptor levels distinguish rejection from cyclosporine toxicity in liver allograft recipients. Arch Surg. 1991 Jun; 126(6):717-9; discussion 719-20. PMID: 2039359

Mendeloff J, Byrne CM, Freeman RB. Trends in kidney procurement and transplantation in New York State. N Y State J Med. 1991 May; 91(5):184-8. PMID: 1857568

Freeman RB, Sanchez H, Lewis WD, Sherburne B, Dzik WH, Khettry U, Hing S, Zeldis JB, Jenkins RL. Serologic and DNA follow-up data from HBsAg-positive patients treated with orthotopic liver transplantation. Transplantation. 1991 Apr; 51(4):793-7. PMID: 1901676

Jenkins RL, Gallik-Karlson CA, Georgi BA, Rohrer RJ, Khettry U, Benotti PN, Dodson TF, Freeman RB, Trey C. Safety and utility of a simple technique of liver biopsy following liver transplantation. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 3):2480-2. PMID: 3274541

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 194 publications over 32 distinct years, with a maximum of 21 publications in 2004

Bar chart showing 194 publications over 32 distinct years, with a maximum of 21 publications in 2004

Year	Publications
1987	1
1991	3
1992	2
1993	1
1994	4
1995	4
1996	6
1999	5
2000	4
2001	3
2002	10
2003	5
2004	21
2005	8
2006	12
2007	9
2008	7
2009	11
2010	3
2011	8
2012	7
2013	5
2014	7
2015	9
2016	4
2017	9
2018	2
2019	5
2020	4
2021	9
2022	3
2023	3