Gabriel Fernandes de Freitas

Background

Freitas, Gabriel Fernandes de was born on October 7, 1934 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John and Mary (Costa) de Freitas.

Education

AB, Brown U., 1956; Doctor of Medicine, Boston University, 1960.

Career

Resident in general surgery and otolaryngology, Boston University Medical Center, 1961-1967; fellow oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, 1967-1969; private practice surgical oncology, Phoenix, 1969-1989; staff surgeon general surgery, VA Medical Center, Alexandria, Louisiana, 1989-1990; chief of surgery, VA Medical Center, Hot Springs, South Dakot, 1990-1991; general surgeon, Riverwood Clinic, Wisconsin Rapids, 1991-1993; surgical oncologist, Lorain (Ohio) Cmty., St. Jospeh Regional Health Center, 1993-1996; surgical oncologist, Knoxville (Tennessee) Breast Center, 1996-1998.

Achievements

• Gabriel Fernandes de Freitas has been listed as a noteworthy Oncologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain United States Army, 1962-1963. Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member Society Surgical Oncology, Society Head and Neck Surgeons, American Radium Society, American Society Clinical Oncology, Society for Study of Breast Disease, National Association Breast Cancer Organisation, National Consortium of Breast Center.

Interests

• Avocations: music, art, gardening, Egyptology.

Connections

Married Sylvia Eileen Anderson, June 24, 1961. Children: Laurie, Elisabeth, Geoffrey.

Father:

John Freitas

Mother:

Mary (Costa) Freitas

Spouse:

Sylvia Eileen Anderson

child:

Laurie Freitas

child:

Geoffrey Freitas

child:

Elisabeth Freitas