CurtFreedMD

Emergency Medicine • Aurora, CO

Medical Toxicology

Professor of Medicine

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Office
12605 E 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
Phone+1 720-848-0000

Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1975
Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1971 - 1972
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1970 - 1971
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1969 - 1970
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1969

Certifications & Licensure

CO State Medical License 1975 - 2025
CA State Medical License 1970 - 2023

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Elected Member American Association of Physicians, 1997
Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1984

Clinical Trials

Embryonic Dopamine Cell Implants for Parkinson's Disease Start of enrollment: 1995 May 01
Completed
Phase 3
Phenylbutyrate Response as a Biomarker for Alpha-synuclein Clearance From the Brain Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 1
Double-blind Placebo Surgery Trial for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease Start of enrollment: 1994 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

11 citations
Persistent dyskinesias in patients with fetal tissue transplantation for Parkinson disease.
Paul Greene, Stanley Fahn, David Eidelberg, Kimberly B. Bjugstad, Robert E. Breeze
NPJ Parkinson's Disease. 2021-04-23
54 citations
Running wheel exercise reduces α-synuclein aggregation and improves motor and cognitive function in a transgenic mouse model of Parkinson's disease
Wenbo Zhou, Jessica Cummiskey Barkow, Curt R. Freed
Plos One. 2017-12-22
23 citations
DJ-1 Modulates Nuclear Erythroid 2-Related Factor-2-Mediated Protection in Human Primary Alveolar Type II Cells in Smokers.
Karim Bahmed, Elise M. Messier, Wenbo Zhou, Rubin M. Tuder, Curt R. Freed
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2016-09-01

Press Mentions

NEWS FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE: Parkinson's Disease: The Latest Developments in Targeting Alpha-Synuclein Spread, Inhibiting Glucocerebrosidase Mutations, and Fetal Transplant AutopsiesDecember 22nd, 2016

Grant Support

Collection Of Placental Cord Blood Use In Tissue CultureNational Center For Research Resources2000–2002
Embryonic Cell Implants For Parkinsons Disease: Double Blind StudyNational Center For Research Resources1999