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Office
3601 Medical Center Dr
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-322-3000
Summary
- Jane Freedman, MD, is the Gladys Parkinson Stahlman Professor of Cardiovascular Research and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), and Physician-in-Chief of Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital. Prior to assuming the chair role in December 2023, she was the Director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Physician-in-Chief of the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute. As of July 1, 2025, she will be promoted to Deputy CEO and Chief Health System Officer at Vanderbilt.
Dr. Freedman is the current Editor-in-Chief for Circulation Research and has also served as the Chair of the National American Heart Association Peer Review Committee. She has extensive mentoring experience and has been the PI of three T32 Training Grants including being the Co-PI of the recently awarded Cardiovascular T32 at VUMC. She is the immediate past President of the Association of University Cardiologists.
Dr. Freedman is a member of the ASCI and AAP. She currently oversees two research programs. The first is a basic science laboratory that examines the role of immunity, infection, and inflammation on atherothrombotic disease. The second facility uses high-throughput, nano-chip, and RNA-seq technologies to study gene expression and provide large scale transcriptomic and proteomic translational data for a wide range of clinical and translational projects.
Education & Training
Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1991 - 1994
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1991
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2021 - 2026
MA State Medical License 1991 - 2022
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2005
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A prognostic molecular signature of hepatic steatosis is spatially heterogeneous and dynamic in human liver.Andrew S Perry, Niran Hadad, Emeli Chatterjee, Maria Jimenez-Ramos, Eric Farber-Eger
Cell Reports. Medicine. 2024-12-17 - Single-cell RNA-sequencing identifies unique cell-specific gene expression profiles in high-grade cardiac allograft vasculopathy.Kaushik Amancherla, Kelly H Schlendorf, Nelson Chow, Quanhu Sheng, Jane E Freedman
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2024-11-22 - Human metabolic chambers reveal a coordinated metabolic-physiologic response to nutrition.Andrew S Perry, Paolo Piaggi, Shi Huang, Matthew Nayor, Jane Freedman
JCI Insight. 2024-11-22
Journal Articles
- Molecular Signature of Multisystem Cardiometabolic Stress and Its Association with PrognosisVenkatesh L Murthy, Christie M Ballantyne, Jane E Freedman, JAMA Cardiology
Abstracts/Posters
- Identifying miRNA Biomarkers and Predicted Targets Associated with Venous Thromboembolism in Colorectal Cancer PatientsJane E. Freedman, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
Lectures
- Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology 2012 Scientific SessionsAmerican Heart Association, Chicago, Illinois - 4/18/2012
Other
- The role of platelets in coronary heart diseaseFreedman JE, Loscalzo J
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/the-role-of-platelets-in-coronary-heart-disease
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-06-08
Authored Content
- Molecular Signature of Multisystem Cardiometabolic Stress and Its Association with PrognosisJuly 2020
- Molecular Signature of Multisystem Cardiometabolic Stress and Its Association with PrognosisJuly 2020
Press Mentions
American College of Cardiology Honors 21 Distinguished Award RecipientsMarch 28th, 2025- Leadership Announced for Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and MetabolismFebruary 24th, 2025
- Proteomic Signature a Key to Early Detection of Fatty Liver Disease: StudyDecember 19th, 2024
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Grant Support
- ECHO Laboratory Core at Vanderbilt for Integrated Sample Biobanking and ProcessingVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2023–2030
- ECHO Laboratory Core at Vanderbilt for Integrated Sample Biobanking and ProcessingVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2023–2030
- ECHO Laboratory Core at Vanderbilt for Integrated Sample Biobanking and ProcessingVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2023–2030
- ECHO Laboratory Core at Vanderbilt for Integrated Sample Biobanking and ProcessingVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2023–2030
- Vanderbilt University Cardiovascular Medicine Training ProgramVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2024–2029
- Vanderbilt University Cardiovascular Medicine Training ProgramVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2024–2029
- Vanderbilt University Cardiovascular Medicine Training ProgramVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2024–2029
- Vanderbilt University Cardiovascular Medicine Training ProgramVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2024–2029
- Circulating Proteomics to Phenotype the Development and Reversal of Myocardial Remodeling in Aortic StenosisVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2023–2027
- Circulating Proteomics to Phenotype the Development and Reversal of Myocardial Remodeling in Aortic StenosisVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2023–2027
- Long Non-coding RNA as Mediators of Metabolic DiseaseVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2021–2025
- High-Throughput Gene ExpressionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2011
- Pathogen-Induced Inflammation In Platelet FunctionNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2010–2011
- Gene Expression And Thrombosis In A Community Based Cohort StudyNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2010
- Multidisciplinary Training In Cardiovascular ResearchNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006–2010
- Inflammation, Innate Immunity And ThrombosisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006–2010
- Proteomics Of Toll-Like Receptor 2 &Intracellular Factor Xiiia In PlateletsNational Center For Research Resources2005–2010
- ENOS Polymorphisms, Aging And Platelet FunctionNational Institute On Aging2002–2005
- Platelet-Derived Nitric Oxide And HemostasisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2001–2003
- Platelet-Derived Nitric Oxide And HemostasisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2000–2001
- Calcium, Aging, And HypertensionNational Institute On Aging1999–2000
- Redox Status And Antioxidants In Platelet FunctionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1997–2000
- Redox Status And Antioxidants In Platelet FunctionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1996–1997
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