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Amado Freire, MD, Pulmonology, Memphis, TN

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Pulmonology Memphis, TN

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease, Sleep Medicine, Thoracic Oncology

Professor of Medicine UTHSC COM at Memphis

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  • Office

    956 Court Ave
    G-218-B
    Memphis, TN 38163
    Phone+1 901-628-5680
    Fax+1 901-448-7726

Summary

  • Dr. Amado Freire is a Pulmonology specialist located in Memphis, TN, with subspecialties in Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease, Sleep Medicine, and Thoracic Oncology. After earning his degree from Universidad de Guayaquil, School of Medicine, Dr. Freire underwent numerous residencies, including Public Health and General Preventive Medicine at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Internal Medicine at Hackensack University Medical Center. He then completed a Pulmonary Disease Fellowship at the Icahn School of Medicine. Throughout his career, Dr. Freire has held numerous esteemed roles, including his current position as Director at Wesley Sleep Disorders Center. He has also utilized his expertise with employments at institutions like the University of Memphis and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, and held the position of Medical Director at Concorde Career College and the Instituto Oncologico Nacional in Ecuador. In addition to offering skilled care in sleep medicine, diabetic ketoacidosis, critical care medicine, and hyperglycemia, Dr. Freire is experienced in health outcomes research and has contributed to numerous published works.

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthResidency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 1985 - 1988
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityMPH, 1986
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityMPH, 1986
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Elmhurst)
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Elmhurst)Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease, 1983 - 1985
  • Hackensack University Medical Center (Mountainside)
    Hackensack University Medical Center (Mountainside)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1983
  • Universidad de Guayaquil, School of Medicine.
    Universidad de Guayaquil, School of Medicine.Class of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 1999 - 2026
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1983 - 2003
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 1982 - 1991
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • "America's Top Doctors" (Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine, CRC) 2013
  • "Presidential Citation" Society of Critical Care Medicine, Houston-TX, 2012
  • "Presidential Citation" Society of Critical Care Medicine, San Diego-CA, 2011
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Tuberculous Lymphadenitis Complicating Imatinib Treatment for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.
    Yaghmour B, Romero-Legro I, Muthiah MP, Freire AX, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, American Thoracic Society 110th International Conference, San Diego, CA, 5/16/2014
  • Haff Disease In A 21 Year Old Female After A Cruise To The Caribbean.
    Yaghmour B, Romero-Legro I, Hayden B, Muthiah MP, Freire AX, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, American Thoracic Society 110th International Conference, San Diego, CA, 5/16/2014
  • A Very Rare Case of Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in an AIDS Patient With Refractory Septic Shock and Overwhelming Disseminated Histoplasmosis.
    Yaghmour B, Romero-Legro I, Bryant P, Murillo LC, Freire AX, Chest, 79th Annual International Scientific Assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), Chicago, IL, 10/26/2013
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Lectures

  • "Sleep & Sleep Disorders" The Dental-Medical Connection: Oral Appliances and Sleep Medicine 
    UTHSC COD GEB Bldg., Memphis, TN - 4/11/2014
  • "Cardiovascular Effects of OSA" 
    Hilton-Memphis, TN - 4/4/2014
  • "Building Bridges between Medicine & Dentistry-Mask Troubles (case studies)" 
    Talking Stick Resort, Scottsdale, AZ - 1/23/2014
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Conversion of Tuberculosis Screening Tests During Biologic Therapy Among Veteran Patient Population with Rheumatic Disease
    Conversion of Tuberculosis Screening Tests During Biologic Therapy Among Veteran Patient Population with Rheumatic DiseaseAugust 29th, 2019
  • CPAP in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
    CPAP in Obstructive Sleep ApneaDecember 8th, 2016

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish