Nicholas Woods Freedman, DO

Hospice and Palliative Care, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Palliative and Supportive Oncology Clinic Perelman
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Hematology-Oncology)

My education and training

  • Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Residency: Abington Memorial Hospital
  • Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

126 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
he was able to advise us on how to manage pain and treat mouth sores and nails.
Anonymous
August 2026
he feels like a knowledgeable friend.
Anonymous
August 2026
he listens deeply with a willingness to understand my point of view.
Anonymous
July 2026
as i told dr. freedman, palliative care can be scary but he was very easy to talk to and there was nothing scary about this appointment. he explained things thoroughly and wanted to not just know what i needed help with, but also wanted to know more about me as a person.

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Freedman is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Nagpal AS, Freedman N. Certification Qbank. , American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Rosemont, IL.: 2022


Nagpal AS, Freedman N. Certification Qbank. , American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rosemont, IL.: 2021


Jaffe R, Freedman N, Diemer G. How do you SOLVE a problem like improvement education? Incorporating creative problem solving and adaptive expertise into a cross-specialty healthcare improvement curriculum in a pandemic. , AMA GME Innovations Summit (virtual).: 2020


Freedman N, Ankam N, Mallow M. A novel case based approach to ICF education for PM&R residents. , Academy of Academic Physiatrists annual meeting, Orlando, FL.: 2020


Jaffe R, Freedman N, London K, Diemer G. How do you SOLVE a problem like improvement education? Incorporating creative problem solving and adaptive expertise into a cross-specialty healthcare improvement curriculum. , International Conference on Resident Education, Ottawa, ON CA.: 2019