Richard Kent Freeman, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery), Surgery, General
Provider Groups
Loyola Physician Partners
Primary Contact
(888)584-7888
Services & Specialties
Areas of Specialization
- Surgery, General
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Locations & Contact
Primary Location
Loyola University Medical Center
2160 S First Ave
Maywood
, IL 60153
Additional Resources
Education & Certifications
Education
Education:
Tufts University School of Medicine
(1990)
Residency:
Naval Medical Center San Diego
(1996)
Residency:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
(2001)
Board Certifications
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery), Thoracic Surgery, American Board of (2002)
Provider Groups
Loyola Physician Partners
Publications
- National trends, safety, and effectiveness of minimally invasive concomitant chest wall resection for locally advanced lung cancer. Purnell, S.; Odeh, A.; Freeman, R.; Raad, W.; Servais, E.; Abdelsattar, Z.; JTCVS open
- En bloc chest wall resection in locally advanced cT3N2 (stage IIIB) lung cancer involving the chest wall: Revisiting guidelines. Zywiciel, J. F.; Verm, R. A.; Raad, W.; Baker, M.; Freeman, R.; Abdelsattar, Z. M.; JTCVS open
- Tackling complex thoracic surgical operations with robotic solutions: a narrative review. Odeh, A. M.; Wyant, K.; Freeman, R. K.; Abdelsattar, Z. M.; Journal of thoracic disease
- Robotic chest wall resection for primary benign chest wall tumors and locally advanced lung cancer: an institutional case series and national report. Verm, R. A.; Vigneswaran, W. T.; Lin, A.; Zywiciel, J.; Freeman, R.; Abdelsattar, Z. M.; Journal of thoracic disease
- Fragmented care, Commission on Cancer accreditation, and overall survival in patients receiving surgery and chemotherapy for esophageal cancer. Verm, R. A.; Baker, M. M.; Cohn, T.; Park, S.; Swanson, J.; Freeman, R.; Abdelsattar, Z. M.; Surgery
- Impact of Federal Lung Cancer Screening Policy on the Incidence of Early-stage Lung Cancer. Khouzam, M. S.; Wood, D. E.; Vigneswaran, W.; Goyal, A.; Czerlanis, C.; Blackmon, S. H.; Donington, J.; Albain, K. S.; Freeman, R. K.; Abdelsattar, Z. M.; The Annals of thoracic surgery
- Increased social media utilization and content creation by cardiothoracic surgery programs during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Gadelkarim, M.; Alrahmani, L.; Tonelli, C.; Freeman, R.; Raad, W.; Lubawski, J.; Vigneswaran, W. T.; Abdelsattar, Z. M.; JTCVS open
- Comparative effectiveness of stereotactic body radiation therapy versus surgery for stage I lung cancer in otherwise healthy patients: An instrumental variable analysis. Littau, M. J.; Freeman, R.; Vigneswaran, W. T.; Luchette, F. A.; Baker, M. S.; Raad, W.; Abdelsattar, Z. M.; Loyola Thoracic Outcomes Group; JTCVS open
- Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy vs Chemoradiation Therapy Followed by Sleeve Resection for Resectable Lung Cancer. Jaradeh, M.; Vigneswaran, W. T.; Raad, W.; Lubawski, J.; Freeman, R.; Abdelsattar, Z. M.; The Annals of thoracic surgery
- Commentary: Dum spiro spero. Freeman, R. K.; The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
- Assessment of Textbook Outcome After Surgery for Stage I/II Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Kulshrestha, S.; Vigneswaran, W. T.; Pawlik, T. M.; Baker, M. S.; Luchette, F. A.; Raad, W.; Abdelsattar, Z. M.; Freeman, R. K.; Grenda, T.; Lubawski, J.; Loyola Thoracic Outcomes Group; Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
- Pulmonary Parenchymal Changes in COVID-19 Survivors. Diaz, A.; Bujnowski, D.; McMullen, P.; Lysandrou, M.; Ananthanarayanan, V.; Husain, A. N.; Freeman, R.; Vigneswaran, W. T.; Ferguson, M. K.; Donington, J. S.; Madariaga, M. L. L.; Abdelsattar, Z. M.; The Annals of thoracic surgery