Background
Freedman, Michael Leonard was born on December 12, 1937 in Newark. Son of David Hyman and Alice Ella (Zwain) Freedman.
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Michael Leonard Freedman, American Geriatrician, educator. Diplomate American Board Internal Medicine, American Board Hematology, American Board Geriatric Medicine. National Institutes of Health research grantee, since 1969; recipient Wholeness of Life award Hospital Chaplaincy, 1988; named one of the Heroes of Bellevue, 1987.
Education
AB with honors, Colgate University, 1959; Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Tufts U., 1963.
Career
Intern, then resident, New York University/Bellevue Medical Centers, 1963-1965, 68-69; research associate lab physiology to staff investigator, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1965-1968; assistant professor, New York University Medical Center, 1969-1974; associate professor, New York University Medical Center, 1974-1977; professor, New York University Medical Center, since 1977; firm chief, director geriatrics, New York University Medical Center, since 1979; Diane and Arthur Belfer professor geriatric medicine, New York University, since 1987. Consultant Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., Bristol Meyers Corporation, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Pfizer Corporation, Nutrasweet Corporation, Citicorp.
Achievements
Membership
Lieutenant commander United States Public Health Service, 1965-1968. Fellow American College of Physicians, American Geriatrics Society (committee chairman since 1985), American Society Hematology, Gerontological Society American (committee chairman since 1984). Member American Society Clinical Investigation, American Society Hematology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Federal Aging Research (founder, member of national advisory county), Alpha Omega Alpha.
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Connections
Married Cora Ruth Singer, June 24, 1962. Children: Lawrence Andrew, Deborah Lynn.
Awards
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National Institutes of Health research grantee, since 1969. Recipient Wholeness of Life award Hospital Chaplaincy, 1988. Named one of the Heroes of Bellevue, 1987.National Institutes of Health research grantee, since 1969. Recipient Wholeness of Life award Hospital Chaplaincy, 1988. Named one of the Heroes of Bellevue, 1987.