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Office
956 Court Ave
G-218-B
Memphis, TN 38163Phone+1 901-628-5680Fax+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 HealthResidency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 1985 - 1988
- Johns Hopkins UniversityMPH, 1986
- Johns Hopkins UniversityMPH, 1986
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Elmhurst)Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease, 1983 - 1985
- Hackensack University Medical Center (Mountainside)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1983
- Universidad de Guayaquil, School of Medicine.Class of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
- TN State Medical License 1999 - 2026
- NY State Medical License 1983 - 2003
- 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
- 3 citationsPulmonary Evaluation of Post-COVID-19 Patients: An Ecuadorian Experience.Ivan Cherrez-Ojeda, Efraín Sanchez-Angarita, Emanuel Vanegas, María J Farfán Bajaña, Karla Robles-Velasco
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives. 2022-01-01 - 41 citationsPredictors of intensive care unit and hospital length of stay in diabetic ketoacidosis.Amado X. Freire, Guillermo E. Umpierrez, Bekele Afessa, Kashif A. Latif, Lisa Bridges
Journal of Critical Care. 2002-12-01 - 350 citationsGuidelines for the use of an insulin infusion for the management of hyperglycemia in critically ill patientsJudith Jacobi, Nicholas G. Bircher, James S. Krinsley, Michael S. D. Agus, Susan S. Braithwaite
Critical Care Medicine. 2012-12-01
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 MedicineUTHSC 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
- SCCM Unveils Insulin Infusion Guidelines for Glycemic Control.Freire AX, Kadaria D, Soto-Rivera C, Agus M, Critical Connections
12/6/2012 - Remote Pulse Oximetry: Making Strides in Ambulatory Setting.Kadaria D, Freire AX, Advance Respiratory Care and Sleep Med
1/1/2011 - Sleepiness in residents: A cause of concern or room for improvement.Freire AX, Yataco JC, UT-GME Insider
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Press Mentions
- Conversion of Tuberculosis Screening Tests During Biologic Therapy Among Veteran Patient Population with Rheumatic DiseaseAugust 29th, 2019
- CPAP in Obstructive Sleep ApneaDecember 8th, 2016
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish
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