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James V. Freeman, MD, MPH, MS

Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
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Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratories, Yale Medicine

Director, Yale Atrial Fibrillation Program, Yale Medicine, Yale University

Contact Info

james.freeman@yale.edu

Cardiovascular Medicine

789 Howard Avenue, PO Box 208017

New Haven, CT 06520-8017

United States

About

Titles

Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratories, Yale Medicine

Positions outside Yale

Director, Yale Atrial Fibrillation Program, Yale Medicine, Yale University

Biography

I am a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist with a focus on the ablation of complex arrhythmias (supraventricular tachycardias, atrial fibrillation and flutter, and ventricular tachycardia), and left atrial appendage occlusion. I am Director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratories for Yale New Haven Health and the Director of the Yale Atrial Fibrillation Program. I am also interested in implantable cardiac devices for cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure, including pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices. I have a Masters of Public Health degree with a concentration in biostatistics and epidemiology from Johns Hopkins and a Masters of Science degree in health services research from Stanford. I have published extensively on topics of comparative effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and clinical outcomes with cardiac arrhythmias. I have research funding from the National Institutes of Health and the American College of Cardiology to study the safety and effectiveness of therapies for the prevention and treatment of atrial fibrillation, ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia, sudden cardiac death, stroke and heart failure.

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Education & Training

Fellowship
Stanford University Hospital and Clinics (2013)
MS
Stanford University School of Medicine, Health Services Research (2011)
American Heart Association Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Fellow
Kaiser Permanence of Northern California (2011)
Fellowship
Stanford University Hospital and Clinics (2010)
Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Hospitalist
Stanford University Hospital and Clinics (2007)
Residency
Stanford University Hospital and Clinics (2006)
MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2003)
MPH
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
BA
Dartmouth College, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/English

Research

Overview

1) Comparative effectiveness of catheter ablation vs medical therapy for atrial fibrillation

2) Safety and Effectiveness of Left Atrial Appendage Closure in Atrial Fibrillation I and II (SAFELY- AF)

2) Symptoms associated with atrial fibrillation in patients in the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF)

3) Contemporary comparative effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators vs medical therapy for decreasing mortality

Medical Research Interests

Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Atrial Flutter; Cardiology; Defibrillators, Implantable; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Heart Arrest; Quality of Health Care; Ventricular Fibrillation

Public Health Interests

Cardiovascular Diseases; Health Care Quality, Efficiency

Research at a Glance

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Publications

2024

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Clinical Care

Overview

James V. Freeman MD, MPH, MS, is a cardiologist who specializes in the treating cardiac arrhythmias. He is nationally known for his expertise performing specialized arrhythmia procedures including ablation of complex arrhythmias (supraventricular tachycardias, atrial fibrillation and flutter, and ventricular tachycardia), left atrial appendage occlusion, and placing implantable cardiac devices such as pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices.

Dr. Freeman is director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratories for Yale New Haven Health and the director of the Yale Atrial Fibrillation Program. He has a Masters in Public Health degree with a concentration in biostatistics and epidemiology from Johns Hopkins and a Masters of Science degree in health services research from Stanford.

Dr. Freeman has published extensively on topics of comparative effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and clinical outcomes with cardiac arrhythmias. He has served as the lead researcher on studies funded by the National Institutes of Health, the American College of Cardiology, and the American Heart Association to study the safety and effectiveness of therapies for the prevention and treatment of atrial fibrillation, ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia, sudden cardiac death, stroke and heart failure.

Clinical Specialties

Electrophysiology

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Cardiovascular Medicine

789 Howard Avenue, PO Box 208017

New Haven, CT 06520-8017

United States

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