Gary M. Freedman, MD
Radiation Oncology
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Gary M. Freedman, MD

Radiation Oncology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Rena Rowan Breast Center
Headshot of Gary M. Freedman, MD
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Chief, Women's Health Service, Radiation Oncology
  • Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

My education and training

  • Temple University School of MedicineMedical School
  • Abington Memorial HospitalResidency
  • Fox Chase Cancer CenterResidency

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

293 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
August 2026
excellent
Anonymous
August 2026
i have recommended dr freedman to 3 family members and friends and they have profusely thanked me.
Anonymous
July 2026
excellent physician
Anonymous
July 2026
caring, patient, detailed

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Princeton Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Freedman is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Wright JL, Ko K, Kenworthy W, Bosch W, Straube W, Zou W, Remmes N, Pankuch M, Berlin E, Berrington de Gonzalez A, Boggs DH, Braunstein LZ, Cahlon O, Chawla A, Croog V, Fagundes M, Fang LC, Feriozzi A, Freedman GM, Gillespie EF, Hoffman K, Jimenez RB, Kim J, Lu HL, MacDonald S, Meier T, Mishra M, Mutter R, Ohri N, Pugh SL, Rosen L, Taghian A, Taunk N, Thukral AD, Urbanic J, Bekelman JE, Lin A, Ky B; RadComp Consortium. Associations Between Cardiac Radiation Dose-Volume Metrics and Health-Related Quality of Life for Patients With Breast Cancer on the RadComp Trial , Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys: 2026


Khan S, Olsen TC, Voytik M, Sun F, Riina MD, Broach RB, Hsu JY, Freedman GM, Taunk NK, Azoury SC. The Relationship of Radiation Therapy Parameters and Perioperative Morbidity and Toxicities on Breast Reconstruction Outcomes , Ann Plast Surg, 96: 2026,S319-S325


Jagsi R et al Long-Term Follow-Up of the IDEA Trial of Radiotherapy Omission in Younger Postmenopausal Patients , JAMA Oncol: 2026


Vicini FA, Winter K, Freedman GM, Arthur DW, Rosenstein BS, Bentzen SM, Li XA, Halyard MY, Woodward WA, Bleicher RJ, Taghian A, Lyons J, Tomberlin JK, Seaward SA, Cheston SB, Hoover AC, Anderson BM, Perera FE, Poppe MM, Petersen IA, Jhawar S, Hijal T, Moughan J, Movsas B, White JR. Concurrent Versus Sequential Radiation Dose Escalation to the Surgical Cavity for Conservative Treatment of High-Risk Early Breast Cancer: NRG/RTOG 1005 Phase III Trial , J Clin Oncol: 2026


Barrett M, Demissei BG, Hu R, Smith AM, Freedman G, Plastaras J, Feigenberg S, Berlin E, Narayan HK, Lefebvre B, Crosbie MS, Fradley M, Carver J, Chen J, Ky B 3D Echocardiographic Phenotyping of Left Ventricular Mechanics and Function With Contemporary Radiation Therapy , Adv Rad Onc, 10(7): 2025


Berlin E, Ko K, Ma L, Messing I, Hollawell C, Smith AM, Taunk NK, Narayan V, Upshaw JN, Clark AS, Shah PD, Knollman H, Bhattacharya S, Koropeckyj-Cox D, Wang J, Yegya-Raman N, Han IS, Lefebvre B, Li T, Wilcox NS, Jung W, Chen J, Freedman GM, Ky B Cardiac Effects of Modern Breast Radiation Therapy in Patients Receiving Systemic Cancer Therapy , JACC: CardioOncology: 2025


Hahn EA, Pugh SL, Lu HL, Vela AM, Gillespie EF, Nichols EM, Wright JL, MacDonald SM, Cahlon O, Baas C, Braunstein LZ, Fang LC, Freedman GM, Jimenez RB, Kesslering CM, Mishra MV, Mutter RW, Ohri N, Rosen LR, Urbanic JJ, Jagsi R, Mitchell SA, Bekelman JE, Cella D; RadComp (Radiotherapy Comparative Effectiveness Consortium). Validation of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer Receiving Comprehensive Nodal Irradiation in the RadComp Trial , Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 120: 2024,149-161


Cederquist GY, Boe LA, Walsh M, Freedman GM, Maxwell KN, Taunk N, Braunstein LZ Radiation-Associated Secondary Cancer in Patients With Breast Cancer Harboring TP53 Germline Variants , JAMA Oncology, 10: 2024,1588-1590


Iwai Y, Perez-Rojas S, Thomas SM, Tadros AB, Woodward SG, Zhang JQ, Elmore LC, Freedman GM, Tchou JC, Bleznak AD, Fayanju OM Guideline-Concordant Surgical Care for Lobular Versus Ductal Inflammatory Breast Cancer , Ann Surg Oncol: 2024


Jagsi R, Griffith KA, Harris EE, Wright JL, Recht A, Taghian AG, Lee L, Moran MS, Small Jr W, Johnstone C, Rahimi A, Freedman G, Muzaffar M, Haffty B, Horst K, Powell SN, Sharp J, Sabel M, Schott A, El-Tamer M Omission of Radiotherapy After Breast-Conserving Surgery for Women With Breast Cancer With Low Clinical and Genomic Risk: 5-Year Outcomes of IDEA , J Clin Oncol, 42: 2024,390-8