Department of Internal Medicine

Division of Cardiology

Roger A. Freedman, MD

Professor of Medicine
Director of Clinical Cardiology
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Office Phone:
Appointments:
Fax:
Email:

(801) 585-1935
(801) 587-5888
(801) 581-7735
roger.freedman@hsc.utah.edu

Office Address:

University of Utah School of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
30 North 1900 East, Room 4A100
Salt Lake City, UT 84132

View complete profile.

Education and Training:

Medical School: Harvard School of Medicine
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship:  Stanford University

Clinical Specialties:

  • Cardiac arrhythmias
  • Cardiac Implantable electrical devices

Recent Publications:

  • Carlson MD, Freedman RA, Levine PA. Lead Perforation: Incidence in Registries. Pacing Clin Electrophys 2008; 31:13-15.
  • Epstein AE, DiMarco JP, Ellenbogen KA, Estes NA 3rd, Freedman RA, Gettes LS, Gillinov AM, Gregoratos G, Hammill SC, Hayes DL, Hlatky MA, Newby LK, Page RL, Schoenfeld MH, Silka MJ, Stevenson LW, Sweeney MO, Smith SC Jr, Jacobs AK, Adams CD, Anderson JL, Buller CE, Creager MA, Ettinger SM, Faxon DP, Halperin JL, Hiratzka LF, Hunt SA, Krumholz HM, Kushner FG, Lytle BW, Nishimura RA, Ornato JP, Page RL, Riegel B, Tarkington LG, Yancy CW; American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the Acc/AHA/NASPE 2002 Guideline Update for Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers and Antiarrhythmia Devices); American Association for Thoracic Surgery; Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published in multiple journals, as follows: ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapyof Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Published in several locations as follows: Circulation 2008;117:e350-408. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;5: e1-62. Heart Rhythm 2008;5:e1-62. Heart Rhythm 2008;6:934-55.
  • Coman J, Freedman R, Koplan BA, Reeves R, Santucci P, Stolen KQ, Merkel S, Meyer TE. A blended sensor restores chrontropic response more favorably than an accelerometer alone in pacemaker patients: the LIFE study results. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology 2008;31:1433-1442.
  • Freedman RA, Petrakian A, Boyce K, MD, Haffajee C, Val-Mejias J, Oza, A.  Performance of dedicated vs. integrated bipolar defibrillator leads with CRT-defibrillators: results from a prospective multicenter study. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, Accepted for publication, Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology.

Hide complete profile.