Pamela U Freda, MD
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Overview
Dr. Pamela Freda is Associate Professor of Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. Dr. Freda received her undergraduate training at Harvard College and her medical training at the College of Physicians and Surgeons. She completed three years of house staff training on the Medical Service at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and her Fellowship in Endocrinology at Columbia, College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Dr. Freda has been the Clinical Director of the Neuroendocrine Unit of Columbia University since 2000. Dr. Freda belongs to a number of professional societies including the Endocrine Society, the Growth Hormone Research Society (GRS) and the Pituitary Society, of which she has served on the Board of Directors since 2010.
She served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (2000-2004). Since 2010 she has been an Endocrine Society Self-Assessment Committee Member and since 2003 has been a Quality Reviewer of the Pituitary sections of 'Up to Date Endocrinology'. She served as Chair of the Endocrine Society Task force for the Clinical Guidelines on Pituitary Incidentalomas, which were recently published in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Acromegaly
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Hypopituitarism
- Pituitary Disease
- Pituitary Neoplasm
- Pituitary Tumors
- Prolactinoma
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Gender
- Female
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Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Fidelis Care
- Essential Plan
Local 1199
- Local 1199
- NYP Employee Plan
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
WellCare
- Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Internship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY
- Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY
- Fellowship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY
Board Certifications
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Honors & Awards
Research
Dr. Freda's major research interests are clinical and translational investigations in patients with pituitary tumors. One series of studies focuses on patients with acromegaly, a rare disease characterized by excess GH and IGF-I and their multi-system adverse effects. For these studies she has established a very large cohort of newly diagnosed and postoperative patients with acromegaly. One series of studies examines a novel GH-IGF-I excess specific dysregulation of adipose tissue (AT) and lipodystrophy, which is hypothesized to contribute to insulin resistance, adipokine and appetite hormone dysregulation, endothelial cell dysfunction and ultimately increased CV risk in active acromegaly. The study examines muscle lipid by MRI and 1HMRS, hepatic lipid by 1HMRS, subcutaneous adipose tissue for macrophage infiltration and inflammation and the function of biopsied endothelial cells.
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov