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MD - State University of NY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Chief Resident in Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatric Hematology-OncologyPediatrics
Masters of Science in Clinical Epidemiology (MSCE) - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Physician
Inpatient Medical Director, Oncology/Stem Cell Translant
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Triebwasser MP, Barrett DM, Bassiri H, Bunin N, Elgarten C, Fisher B, Freedman J, Lambert MP, Olson T, Paessler M, Petrosa W, Reilly AF, Romberg N, Sullivan K, Behrens E, and Teachey, DT. Combined use of Emapalumab and Ruxolitinib in a Patient with Refractory HLH was Effective, Safe, and Associated with Rapid Engraftment after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2021 Mar 22;e29026. doi: 10.1002/pbc.29026. Online ahead of print.
Traube C, Gerber L, Mauer E….Freedman JL,….Zinter M, Greenwald B, Silver S, Boulad F. Delirium in Children Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: a multi-institutional point prevalence study. Frontiers in Oncology 2021 Apr 22; 11. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.627726
Patel, T, Conrad M, Moser E, Field NS, Maurer K, Dawany N, Giraudo CG, Henrickson S, Wherry J, Devoto M, Bunin N, Freedman J, Heimall J, Arnold D, Markowitz J, Oliver P, Sullivan J, Kelsen J. Novel Treatment of Itch Deficiency in Very Early-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI), Accepted for Publication April 2021.
Phillips CA, Bailer J, Foster E, Li Y, Dogan P, Smith E, Reilly A & Freedman J. Evaluation of an automated pediatric malnutrition screen using anthropometric measurements in the electronic health record: a quality improvement initiative. Supportive Care in Cancer 28, 1659-1666(2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-04980-1. (PMID: 31286235).
Seif AE, Li Y, Monos DS, Heidemann SC, Aplenc R, Barrett D, Casper JT, Freedman JL, Grupp SA, Margolis DA, Olson TO, Teachey DT, Keever-Taylor CA, Wang Y, Talano J, Bunin NJ. Partially CD3+-depleted unrelated and haploidentical donor PSCT has favorable GVHD and survival rates in pediatric hematologic malignancy. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2020 Mar;26(3):493-501. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.11.022 (PMID: 31765697).
Phillips CA, Bailer J, Foster E, Dogan P, Flaherty P, Baniewicz D, Smith E, Reilly A & Freedman J. Implementation of an Automated Pediatric Malnutrition Screen Using Anthropometric Measurements in the Electronic Health Record. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2019 Aug 1;119(8):1243-1249. DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2018.07.014 (PMID: 30297315).
Paw Cho Sing E, Robinson PD, Flank J, Holdsworth M, Thackray J, Freedman, J,…Sung L, Dupuis LL. Classification of the acute emetogenicity of chemotherapy in pediatric patients: A clinical practice guideline. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 2019 May; 66(5). DOI: 10.1002/pbc.27646 (PMID: 30729654).
Elgarten CW, Levy EM, Mattei P, Fisher BT, Olson TS, Freedman JL. Successful treatment of Pulmonary Mucormycosis in Two Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Patients. Pediatric Transplantation, November 2018; 22(7): e13270. https://doi.org/10.1111/petr.13270 (PMID: 30014584).
Satwani P, Freedman JL, Sonali C, Zhezhen J, Foca M, Krajewski J, Talekar MK, Gardenswartz A, Hayes M, Chang A, Dvorak C. A Multicenter Study of Impact of Bacterial Blood Stream Infections (BBSI) and Antibiotic Resistance on Transplant Related Mortality (TRM) Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (alloHCT) in Children. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2017 Apr;23(4):642-647 (PMID: 28104513).
Patel P, Robinson PD, Thackray J, Flank J, Holdsworth MT, Gibson P, Orsey A, Portwine C, Freedman J, Madden JR, Phillips R, Sung L, Dupuis LL. Guideline for the prevention of acute chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in pediatric cancer patients: A focused update. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 2017 Oct;64(10) (PMID: 28453189).
Freedman J, Elgarten C, Rheingold SR. “Management of Oncologic Emergencies.” In: P. Lanzkowsky (Ed). Manual of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, 7th Edition. Elsevier Health Sciences (In final revisions, April 2021).
Rheingold SR, Li A, Freedman JL. “Oncologic Emergencies.” In: P.A. Pizzo and D.G. Poplack (Eds). Principles and Practice of Pediatric Oncology, 8th Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins (2020).
Talekar M and Freedman J. Chapter 12: “Engraftment Syndrome and Associated Cytokine Storm and Capillary Leak Syndrome.” In: V. Brown (Ed). Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist, 1st Edition: Elsevier Health Sciences (2018).
Gurunathan A, Bailer J and Freedman J. Chapter 13: “Nutrition in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant.” In: V. Brown (Ed). Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist, 1st Edition: Elsevier Health Sciences (2018).
Gurunathan A, Patel NS, and Freedman J. Chapter 14: “Mucositis and Pain in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant.” In: V. Brown (Ed). Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist, 1st Edition: Elsevier Health Sciences (2018).
Bride K, Patel NS, and Freedman J. Chapter 17: “Acute Graft Versus Host Disease: Diagnosis, Prophylaxis and Treatment.” In: V. Brown (Ed). Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist, 1st Edition: Elsevier Health Sciences (2018).
Bride K, Levy E, Wohlschlaeger A, and Freedman J. Chapter 18: “Infectious Complications in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant.” In: V. Brown (Ed). Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist, 1st Edition: Elsevier Health Sciences (2018).
Kerman C, Freedman J. Acute complications of cancer therapy. In: Rauch DA and Gershel JC (Eds). Caring for the Hospitalized Child: 2st Edition – A Handbook of Inpatient Pediatrics. Elk Grove, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics (2017).
Ghuman A, Perry-Milligan M, Freedman J. Hospital Physicians in Pediatric Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant: Successes & Opportunities. American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO) Annual Meeting, Fort Worth, TX, May 2020 (Poster presentation, deferred until 2021).
Teachey DT, Devidas M, Wood BL, Chen Z, Hayashi RJ, Annett R, Asselin B, August K, Cho S, Dunsmore K, Fisher BT, Freedman JL, Galardy PJ, Harker-Murray P, Hermiston M, Horton T, Jaju AI, Lam A, Messinger YH, Miles RR, Okada N, Patel SI, Rao KW, Schafer ES, Schechter-Finkelstein T, Shimano KA, Singh N, Steele AC, Sulis ML, Vargas SL, Winter S, Wood C, Zweidler-McKay PA, Bollard CM, Loh ML*, Hunger SP*, and Raetz EA*. Children’s Oncology Group (COG) Trial AALL1231: Cranial Radiation Can Be Eliminated in Most Children with T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-ALL) and Bortezomib Potentially Improves Survival in Children with T-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (T-LL).American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, Virtual, December 2020, platform presentation).
Haddadin Z, Hamdan L,… Freedman J and Halasa N. Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza in Vaccinated Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients. Infections in the Immunocompromised Host (ICHS), Virtual, February 2021, Selected for Best Abstracts; (Poster Presentation).
Davidow K, Bunin N, Goldfarb S, Freedman J. Pulmonary Outcomes After Autologous Stem Cell Transplant for Hodgkin Lymphoma. American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO) Annual Meeting, Virtual, April 2021 (Poster Presentation).
Levy E, Wohlschlaeger A, Fisher B, Heimall J, Foster E, Bunin NJ, Grupp S, Freedman, J. Delivering Post Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Vaccines in a Pediatrician's Office Versus Specialty Care Setting. American Society of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Orlando, Florida, February 2020 (Oral Presentation).
Sacks, N, Bailer J, Squillante B, McGowan S, Vicente C, Wilhelm D, Gaunt D, Divito D, Thorpe J, Freedman J, Phillips C. Implementation of a standardized process to increase follow-up with registered dietitian nutritionists (RDN) in a pediatric oncology outpatient clinic post-discharge. Oncology Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group Symposium April 2020, Chicago, IL (Poster presentation).
Kurnaz S, Loaiza-Bonilla A, Freedman JL, Arango B, Johnson K, Bonilla-Reyes P, Culcuoglu C. SYNERGY-AI: Artificial Intelligence based precision oncology clinical trial matching and registry. ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 2019, cal. January 2019 (Poster Presentation).
Levy E, Wohlschlaeger A, Fisher B, Heimall J, Foster E, Bunin NJ, Grupp S, Freedman, J. Establishing a Post Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Immunization Clinic in a Specialty Care Center. Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings (ASBMT/CIBMTR), Houston, Texas, February 2019 (Poster Presentation).
Elgarten CW, Myers RM, Levy E, Freedman JL, Bunin NJ, Fisher BT, Olson TS. Cytomegalovirus Reactivation in Children with Hemoglobinopathies Who Undergo Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation with Distal Alemtuzumab. Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings (ASBMT/CIBMTR), Houston, Texas, February 2019 (Poster Presentation).
Patel T, Conrad MA, Shraim R, Merz A, Maurer K, Dawany N, Devoto M, Behrens E, Bunin NJ, Freedman JL, Giraudo C, Sullivan KE, Kelsen JR. Integration of Clinical, Immunologic and Genomic Data in Children with Very-Early Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease Leads to Identification of Candidates for Curative Therapy with Stem Cell Transplantation. Digestive Disease Week. San Diego, CA. May 2019 (Oral presentation).
Levy E, Wohlschlaeger A, Fisher B, Heimall J, Foster E, Bunin NJ, Grupp S, Freedman, J. Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Immunization Clinic in a Specialty Care Center. Annual Quality & Patient Safety Day, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, May 2019 (Poster Presentation).
Hoegg C, Shanahan A, Disciullo B, Nghe M, Lamaina J, Higginson T, Menzoni M, Karley P, Freedman J, Handy L. Implementation of a Cleaning Process Flow Map to Decrease Clostridiodes Difficile Infections in a Pediatric Oncology Population. Annual Quality & Patient Safety Day, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, May 2019 (Poster Presentation).
Batarseh E, Hamdan L, Stewart L, Dulek, D, Kitko C, Munoz F, Moulton E, Coffin S, Freedman J, Harrison C, Schuster J, Danziger-Isakov L, Grimley M, Ardura M, Auletta J, Englund J, Carpenter P, Maron G, Allison K, Wattier R, Truong K, Pediatric HSCT Flu Network, and Halasa N. Respiratory Viral Infections in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients After Receiving Two Doses of Flu Vaccine. Fred Hutch Infectious Disease Symposium 13th Symposium on Infectious Diseases in the Immunocompromised Host in Seattle, WA, June 10-11, 2019. (Poster presentation).
Hamdan L, Batarseh E, , Stewart L, Dulek, D, Speiker A, Kitko C, Munoz F, Bocchini C, Coffin S, Freedman J, Harrison C, Schuster J, Danziger-Isakov L, Grimley M, Ardura M, Auletta J, Englund J, Carpenter P, Maron G, Allison K, Wattier R, Truong K, Pediatric HSCT Flu Network, and Halasa N. Safety of Influenza Vaccination in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients. The 3rd Symposium on Infectious Diseases in the Immunocompromised Host; Seattle, WA, June 10-11, 2019 (Poster presentation).
Schuster JE, Spieker A, Hamdan L, Batarseh E, Stewart LS, Dulek D, Kitko CL, Munoz FM, Bocchini C, Danziger-Isakov L, Grimley M, Goyal R, Coffin S, Freedman JL, Englund JA, Carpenter PA, Ardura MI, Auletta J, Wattier R, Truong K, Maron G, Allison KJ, Pediatric HSCT Flu Network, and Halasa N. Immunogenicity of inactivated influenza vaccines given early vs late after pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. ID Week 2019, Washington, DC (Poster presentation).
Patel T, Conrad MA, Moser E, Field NS, Maurer K, Dawany N, Giraudo CC, Henrickson S, Wherry EJ, Devoto M, Bunin NJ, Freedman JL, Heimall J, Arnold DE, Markowitz J, Oliver P, Sullivan KE, Kelsen JR. Novel Treatment of Itch Deficiency in Very Early-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Submitted for consideration. North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. October 2019.
Galetaki D, Hayes M, Newman A, Boge C, Elgarten C, Freedman J, Olson T, Fisher B. Retrospective cohort analysis to determine the incidence of CMV infection and disease in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients at an academic children’s hospital. ID Week 2019, Washington, DC, Oct. 2-6, 2019 (Poster presentation).
Phillips C, Bailer J, Flaherty P, Foster E, Baniewicz D, Smith E, Dogan P, Reilly A, Freedman JL. Improving and Standardizing the Recognition and Documentation of Malnutrition for Inpatient Pediatric Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant. Annual Quality & Patient Safety Day, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, May 2018 (Poster Presentation).
Phillips C, Bailer J, Flaherty P, Foster E, Baniewicz D, Smith E, Dogan P, Reilly A, Freedman JL. Improving Recognition and Documentation of Malnutrition in Pediatric Oncology. 2018 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE). Washington, DC, October 2018 (Poster Presentation).
Hayes M, Newman A, Boge CL, Freedman J, Fisher BT. A Retrospective Cohort Analysis to Determine the Incidence of CMV Viremia and Progression to CMV Disease in Pediatric Patients Receiving Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation at an Academic Children’s Hospital. Infectious Diseases Society of America National Conference (ID Week), San Francisco, California, October 2018. (Poster Presentation).
Supportive Care in Pediatric Oncology, Congreso Internacional Del Colegio de Pediatría, Virtual
Establishing a Wellness Program at a Large Academic Center, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO), Annual Meeting, Virtual.
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: Current State and Innovations, Open Medical Institute American Austrian Foundation, Virtual
Implementing Guideline Congruent Care for prevention of Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting: A quality improvement initiative. Children’s Oncology Group, Annual Meeting, Antiemetic Committee & Guideline Committee Presentations
Approach to Lymphadenopathy, Congreso Internacional Del Colegio de Pediatría, Monterrey, Mexico
Innovations in Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapies, Congreso Internacional Del Colegio de Pediatría, Monterrey, Mexico
Quality Improvement in Pediatrics: A Primer, Congreso Internacional Del Colegio de Pediatría, Monterrey, Mexico
Monitoring Infections in Pediatric T-ALL: ALL Outcomes Children’s Oncology Group, ALL Outcomes Committee
Adverse Event Reporting and Monitoring Toxicities in Pediatric T-ALL Children’s Oncology Group, Spring Meeting, Dallas, Texas
Oncology Top 5, Resident Educational Series, 5 lectures/year, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Clinical Preceptor for Pediatric Residents – Stem Cell Transplant Individualized Educational Unit (IEU), weekly, Division of Oncology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Oncologic Disease. GI Fellow Education Day, Division of Gastroenterology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Harm Prevention in Action: Achieving a Harm-Free Admission Interprofessional Morbidity & Mortality Conference, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Disaster Rounds Series, Oncology Topics, Twice yearly – Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Center or Childhood Cancer Research Summer Student Series: Intro to Stem Cell Transplant & Careers in Pediatric Oncology
Radiation for Leukemia and Stem Cell Transplant in Pediatrics University of Pennsylvania Radiation Oncology Residents Lecture Series
Oncologic Emergencies, PICU Fellow Lecture Series, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2014, Faculty Honor Roll, The Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia
2013, Hyundai Hope on Wheels Scholar Grant Recipient
2013, American Society of Clinical Oncology Merit Award Recipient, Quality Care Symposium
2011, William Potash Fellow Teacher of the Year, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2010, Nominee, Attending of the Year, Children’s Hospital of NY-Presbyterian, Columbia University
2009, American Society of Hematology Travel Award Recipient, Annual Meeting
2008, AAP International Health Travel Grant Recipient
2007, Nominee, President’s Circle of Excellence, Teaching Award, Children’s Hospital of NY-Presbyterian, Columbia University
2006, SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence
2006, Stuart I. Gurman, MD Scholastic Achievement Award, SUNY Upstate Medical University
2006, Bruce Farrell, MD Leadership Award, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Outstanding Senior, Class of 2002, Cornell University
National Collegiate Scholar, Cornell University
Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society
Golden Key International Honor Society
2021–present, Associate Editor, BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
2019–present, Manuscript Reviewer, Pediatrics
2015-present, Manuscript Reviewer, Supportive Care in Cancer
2015-present, Manuscript Reviewer, Pediatric Blood & Cancer
2015–present, Manuscript Reviewer, Pediatric Blood & Cancer
2015–present, Manuscript Reviewer, Supportive Care in Cancer
2014-present, Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Palliative Medicine
2014, Co-leader, Root Cause Analysis in Pediatric Oncology, Patient Safety Committee, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2014-present, Co-chair, Blood & Marrow Transplant Quality Improvement Committee, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2014-present, Blood & Marrow Transplant Standard Operating Procedures Committee, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2012-present, Oncology Quality Improvement Committee, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2012 – 2014, Schwartz Center Rounds Planning Committee, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2012 – 2013, Oncology Care Coordination Committee, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2011-present, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Committee, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
January 2020, Children’s Oncology Group (COG). Review of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Guideline “Platelet Transfusions for Patients with Cancer” for endorsement by COG
November 2020, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Review of the Pediatric Sections of “Antiemetics: ASCO Guideline Update (2020)”
2012 – present, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
2005 – present, Alpha Omega Alpha
2006 – present, American Academy of Pediatrics
2012 – present, American Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation
2012 – present, American Society of Clinical Oncology
2011 – present, American Society of Hematology
2011 – present, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
2011 – present, Children’s Oncology Group
2012 – present, Member, Pediatric Workgroup, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
2012 – present, Member, Cancer Control Steering Committee, Children’s Oncology Group
2014 – present, Member, Antiemetics Committee, Children’s Oncology Group
2014 – present Member, AALL 1231 Committee