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Leads an active clinical trial on right ventricular ischemia and fibrosis in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension[10]
Benjamin H. Freed is a Northwestern cardiologist and faculty leader who directs the Cardiovascular Disease fellowship program. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine in Cardiology and has held leadership roles in the ACC and IL-ACC, including Chair of the ACC Program Director and Graduate Medical Education Council in 2024. His clinical research focuses on right-ventricular fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, and HFpEF, including an active trial examining right-ventricular ischemia and fibrosis in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Freed earned his MD from the University of Chicago in 2004, completed internal medicine training there, and pursued cardiac imaging fellowship training at University of Chicago Hospitals. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease and adult echocardiography.
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Training includes Cardiac Imaging fellowship at University of Chicago Hospitals, Internal Medicine residency at the University of Chicago, Internal Medicine internship at University of Chicago Hospitals, and MD from the University of Chicago, plus 2 more records.
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Leads an active clinical trial on right ventricular ischemia and fibrosis in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension[10]
Research on diffuse right ventricular fibrosis among patients with pulmonary hypertension and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction[11]
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