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Julie A. Freischlag, M.D
The William Stewart Halsted Professor
Chair, Department of Surgery
Surgeon-in-Chief, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Freischlag came to Johns Hopkins from the University of California in Los Angeles, where she was Chief of the Vascular Surgery Division and Director of the Gonda (Goldschmied) Vascular Center. Dr. Freischlag completed her surgical residency and post residency Vascular Fellowship at UCLA. Before Dr. Freischlag returned to work at UCLA, she was Professor of Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin where she served as the Vice Chair of the Vascular Surgery Section and Chief of Surgery at Zablocki VA Medical Center.
Dr. Freischlag is currently the principal investigator on several major grants including the O.V.E.R. Trial, Open Versus Endo-Vascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA). Her research interests lie in the effects of smoking on arterial and venous endothelium causes of atherosclerosis and intimal dysplasia. She is currently looking at the reasons for failure in dialysis access sites and evaluating a new laser that can identify types of atherosclerosis in the neck arteries. She is a member of many highly regarded editorial boards for medical journals and publications. Numerous medical and research papers to her credit both in peer-reviewed journals and vascular surgery textbooks have been published. As a member of several prestigious surgical societies country wide, Dr. Freischlag endeavors to make a difference in decision-making processes which will eventually impact the physicians of tomorrow.
Education:
- 1986 -87: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Vascular Surgery, UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles, California
- 1987-89: Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Surgery, UCSD Medical Center, San Diego, California
- 1989-92: Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
- 1992- 1997: Associate Professor of Surgery, Vice-Chair, Section of Vascular Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin
- 1997-1998: Professor of Surgery, Vice-Chair, Section of Vascular Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
- 1998-2003: Professor and Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, Director, Gonda (Goldschmied) Vascular Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
- 2003 – Present: Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
- 2008 – 2010: Clinical Member, Agenda Committee of the Advisory Board of the Medical Faculty, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Faculty Appointments:
- 1987- 1989 Assistant Professor in Residence
Department of Surgery, UCSD Medical Center, San Diego, CA - 1989 - 1992 Assistant Professor in Residence
Department of Surgery, UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles, CA - 1992- 1997 Associate Professor of Surgery, Vice-Chair
Section of Vascular Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI - 1997-1998 Professor of Surgery, Vice-Chair
Section of Vascular Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI - 1998-2003 Professor and Chief
Division of Vascular Surgery,
Director, Gonda (Goldschmied) Vascular Center
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Hospital and Administrative Appointments:
- 1987-1989: Staff Surgeon UCSD Medical Center and San Diego VA Hospital
- 1989 – 1992: Chief, Vascular Surgery Section, Wasdsworth VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- 1992 – 1996: Chief, Vascular Surgery Section, Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
- 1996 -1998: Chief of Surgery, Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
- 1998 - 2003: Chief of Vascular Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- 2003 – present: Surgeon-in-Chief, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
- 2003 – present: Staff Surgeon, Maryland VA Hospital
- 2007 – present: Noguchi Lecture Committee, Chaired by Randall Packard, M.D., Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
- 2007 – present: Trustee for the Robert Garrett Foundation, Johns Hopkins Children Center Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
- 2008: Health Professions Committee, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
- 2008: Framework for the Future, People Working Group, Johns
Specialty Certifications:
- 1987: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
- 1995: Re-certified
- 1988: American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery
- 1995, 2005: Re-certified
- 1999: Licensed Radiography and Fluroscopy,
X-Ray Supervisor and Operator State of California
Publications:
Makary MA, Holzmueller CG, Sexton JB. Thompson DA, Martinez EA, Freischlag JA, Ulatowski JA, Heitmiller ES, Rowen L, Pronovost PJ. Operating room debriefings. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 32(7):407-10, 357, 2006.
Makary MA, Epstein J, Pronovost P, Millman EA, Hartmann EC, Freischlag JA. Surgical Specimen Identification errors: A new measure of quality in surgical care. Surgery. 141:450-455, 2007
Brooke BS, McGert MJ, Woodworth GF, Chang DC, Roseborough GS, Freischlag JA, Perler BA. Perioperative statin and diuretic use influence the presentation of patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy: results of a large single institution case – control study. J Vasc Surg 45(2): 298-303, 2007.
MacLean AA, Vricella LA, Freischlag JA. Innominate artery aneurysm. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2007 Nov;32(5):803.
Freischlag JA. The new generation of surgeons: a panel discussion at the pacific coast surgical association. Arch Surg. 2007 Aug;142(8):703.
Aboumatar HJ, Blackledge CG Jr, Dickson C, Heitmiller E, Freischlag J, Pronovost PJ. A descriptive study of morbidity and mortality conferences and their conformity to medical incident analysis models: results of the morbidity and mortality conference improvement study, phase 1. Am J Med Qual. 2007 Jul-Aug;22(4):232-8.
Chang DC, Lidor AO, Matsen SL, Freischlag JA. Reported in-hospital complications following rib resections for neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome. Ann Vasc Surg. 2007 Sep;21(5):564-70.
Jo JA, Marcu L, Fang Q, Papaioannou T, Qiao JH, Fishbein MC, Beseth B, Dorafshar AH, Reil T, Baker D, Freischlag J. New methods for time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy data analysis based on the Laguerre expansion technique—applications in tissue diagnosis. Methods Inf Med. 2007;46(2):206-11.
Freischlag JA. Crossing the river. Arch Surg. 2007 Feb;142(2):112.
Hellman DB, Grand DJ, Freischlag JA. Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm. JAMA. 2007 Jan 24;297(4):395-400.
Freischlag JA. Request for commentaries. Arch Surg. 2007 Jan;142(1):7.
de Leon R, chang DC, Busse C, Call D, Freischlag JA. Frist rib resection and scalenectomy for chronically occluded subclavian veins: what does it really do? Ann Vasc Surg. 2008 May-Jun;22(3):395-401
Contact Info:
720 Rutland Avenue – Ross 759
Baltimore, Maryland 21205
Office: 443-287-3497
Fax: 443-287-3500
Jfreisc1@jhmi.edu
