Barry Ira Freedman MD FACP
John H. Felts, III Professor; Chief, Section on Nephrology; Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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S Hawthorne RdWinston Salem, NC 27157
Phone+1 336-716-2255
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Education & Training
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterFellowship, Nephrology, 1987 - 1989
Old Dominion UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1987
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 1989 - Present
NC State Medical License 1987 - 2025
SC State Medical License 1991 - 1992
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Clinical Trials
- Genetic Analysis of Human Hypertensive End Stage Renal Disease (H-ESRD) Start of enrollment: 1997 Jul 01
- The Family Investigation of Nephropathy and Diabetes Study Start of enrollment: 1999 Oct 01
- APOL1 Long-term Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Network (APOLLO) Start of enrollment: 2019 Mar 21
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Serum bicarbonate concentration is associated with bone density in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: African American-Diabetes Heart Study.Minesh Khatri, Kishan Rao, Meredith Akerman, Jean Ancion, Barry I Freedman
Bone. 2025-03-27 - Rare damaging CCR2 variants are associated with lower lifetime cardiovascular risk.Marios K Georgakis, Rainer Malik, Omar El Bounkari, Natalie R Hasbani, Jiang Li
Genome Medicine. 2025-03-21 - Unveiling the Genetic Landscape of Coronary Artery Disease Through Common and Rare Structural Variants.Kruthika R Iyer, Shoa L Clarke, Rodrigo Guarischi-Sousa, Ketrin Gjoni, Adam S Heath
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2025-02-18
Journal Articles
- PTH, FGF23, and Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering in Chronic Kidney Disease Participants in SPRINTUdayan Y Bhatt, Clinton B Wright, Vasilios Papademetriou, Joachim H Ix, Michael G Shlipak, Alfred K Cheung, Mark J Sarnak, Jing Chen, Charles Ginsberg, Glenn M Chertow..., Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
- APOL1-Associated Nephropathy: A Key Contributor to Racial Disparities in CKDBarry I Freedman, Jeffrey B Kopp, American Journal of Kidney Diseases
- Volumetric Bone Mineral Density of the Spine Predicts Mortality in African-American Men with Type 2 DiabetesB I Freedman, S C Smith, L Lenchik, Osteoporosis international
Authored Content
- APOL1-Associated Nephropathy: A Key Contributor to Racial Disparities in CKDOctober 2018
Press Mentions
The Changing Treatment Paradigm for IgANMay 12th, 2023- Some Doctors Want to Change How Race Is Used in MedicineJune 10th, 2022
- What a Gene and Its Risks Could Mean for Kidney TransplantsMay 17th, 2022
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Grant Support
- Trans-omics Analysis of African American Deceased Donor Kidneys for Transplant Outcomes.WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2024–2028
- 14/14 APOL1 Long-term Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Network (APOLLO) Scientific Data Research CenterWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2017–2028
- Cerebrovascular Disease And Cognitive Performance In African AmericansNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2011–2012
- An Integrative Genomic Approach To Apol1-Associated Nephropathy.National Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2011–2012
- Natural History Of Myh9-Associated NephropathyNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2009–2011
- Subclinical CVD In African American Type 2 DiabeticsNational Center For Research Resources2008–2010
- Subclinical CVD In African American Type 2 DiabeticsNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2007–2010
- Genetics Of African American Type 2 Diabetes High Blood PressureNational Center For Research Resources2009
- Genetic Analysis Of African American Hypertensive End-Stage Renal DiseaseNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2006–2009
- Genetics Of African American Type 2 DiabetesNational Center For Research Resources2008
- Continuation Of The FIND StudyNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2005–2006
- Renal Failure Genes In The Southeastern USNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1999–2004
- Genetic Analysis Of Human Hypertensive ESRDNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1999–2001
- Genetic Analysis Of Human Hypertensive ESRDNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1997–1998
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