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Lisa Freed, MD, FACC

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
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Assistant Clinical Professor

Director, Women's Heart and Vascular Program, Cardiology Outpatient Practice

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Cardiovascular Medicine

2 Devine Street

North Haven, CT 06473

United States

About

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Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

Assistant Clinical Professor; Director, Women's Heart and Vascular Program, Cardiology Outpatient Practice

Biography

Dr. Freed has been in clinical cardiology practice since 1999 in the greater New Haven area, specializing in Women and Heart Disease. She completed medical school at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and residency in Internal Medicine at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. She completed Cardiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School. While there, she also concentrated on echocardiography, performing research on mitral valve prolapse at the Framingham Heart Study. She is board certified in cardiology and echocardiography. In addition to caring for patients, Dr. Freed has been an avid advocate and lecturer for Women and Heart Disease. Dr. Freed now serves as the director of Yale New Haven Hospital's Women's Heart and Vascular Program.

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Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Clinical Research Fellowship
Framingham Heart Study (1999)
Research Fellow
Harvard Medical School
Graduate Assistant
Massachusetts General Hospital (1999)
Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital (1999)
Post-Graduate Education
Harvard School of Public Health
Clinical and Research Fellow
Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Chief Resident
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Residency
Cornell University Medical College (1995)
Internship
Cornell University Medical College (1993)
MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1992)
BA
University of Pennsylvania, Biology (1988)

Research

Research at a Glance

Publications Timeline

A big-picture view of Lisa Freed's research output by year.
14Publications
2,574Citations

Publications

2015

2005

  • Impact of a community-based education program to improve women’s awareness of heart disease
    Caulin-Glaser T, Freed LA, Parkosewich J, D’Onofrio G. Impact of a community-based education program to improve women’s awareness of heart disease. Journal for Healthcare Quality. March/April 2005.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research

2003

2002

1999

1997

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    American College of Cardiology

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    American College of Cardiology, Women in Cardiology Committee

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    American Society of Echocardiography

Clinical Care

Overview

Lisa A. Freed, MD, is a general cardiologist and the director of the Women’s Heart and Vascular Program at Yale New Haven Hospital. She is determined to change the fact that heart disease remains the leading killer of American women. “There is no greater honor than to save a person's life, and many of the treatments available in cardiology are able to do so,” she says.

The Women’s Heart and Vascular Program is dedicated to screening, educating and treating women at risk for, or with established heart disease. “I will often couple treatment plans with pertinent studies that support the approach I am recommending,” she says, adding that she always makes sure patients understand their options. “It is so important to offer reasonable hope and steady support to alleviate the anxiety that often accompanies a new cardiac diagnosis. My strength is a willingness to listen and explore problems fully.”

Dr. Freed, an assistant clinical professor of medicine (cardiology) at Yale School of Medicine, recently launched a new research arm to pursue clinically based issues. In her past research, she has been particularly interested in mitral valve prolapse, which occurs when the valve between the heart’s upper left and lower left chambers doesn’t close properly. Her work helped to properly characterize the prevalence of this disease and established the groundwork for the identification in 2015 of the first gene to be associated with the disease.

Clinical Specialties

Cardiovascular Medicine

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Board Certifications

  • Nuclear Cardiology

    Certification Organization
    Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology
    Original Certification Date
    2018

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Cardiovascular Medicine

2 Devine Street

North Haven, CT 06473

United States

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