Dr. Jack P Freer MD
Hospice and Palliative Care Specialist | Hospice and Palliative Medicine
900 Hertel Ave Buffalo NY, 14216Rating
4/5
About
I am a general internist by training, and I practice primary care at a UBMD/Kaleida Health ambulatory center in North Buffalo. I provide medical care to a diverse population of adults, and I specializ ...
Education and Training
University At Buffalo SUNY School Of Med and Biomedical Sciences Buffalo Ny 1975
UB School of Medicine
University at Buffalo State University of New York School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences 1975
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Hospice and Palliative Medicine- 2010
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Geriatric Medicine- 1992
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Congress and the Pain Relief Promotion Act.
- The palliative medicine extended standardized patient scenario: a preliminary report.
- "Futility" as a criterion in limiting treatment.
- CPR for patients labeled DNR.
- Advance directives: ambulatory patients' knowledge and perspectives.
- The right to leave a hospital against medical advice.
- Breaking bad news: use of cancer survivors in role-playing exercises.
- Sulfate homeostasis. III. Effect of chronic naproxen or sulindac treatment on inorganic sulfate disposition in arthritic patients with renal impairment.
- Political discussions in the exam room.
- Physician service to the underserved.
- The safety of halobetasol 0.05% ointment in the treatment of psoriasis.
- New York State's do-not-resuscitate law.
- Comfort Care Request for Preterm Infant: Prescriptive Analysis.
- Inhibition of theophylline clearance by coadministered ofloxacin without alteration of theophylline effects.
- Kidney function during naproxen therapy in patients at risk for renal insufficiency.
Awards
- 2001 Kaleida Health Golden Stethoscope Award
- 1998 Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Medical Director's Award
- 1990 Guidebook Award
Treatments
- Ambulatory Care
- Diabetes
- High Cholesterol
- Arthritis
- Heart Disease
- Osteoarthritis
- Back Pain
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
Professional Memberships
- Member Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research
Experience & Accolades
- Director 2010 - 2014Clinical Research Ethics, Buffalo Clinical Translational Research Center
- Clinical Professor 2009 - 2014 University at Buffalo
- Professor 2003 - 2014 University at Buffalo
- Associate Director Center for Clinical Ethics and Humanities in Health
- Member1996 - 2014 Care, Center for Clinical Ethics and Humanities in Health Care, University at Buffalo
- Member2009 - 2013 Chief, Division of Palliative Medicine, University at Buffalo
- Medical Director 2007 - 2012 Palliative Medicine Consultation Service, Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital
- Associate Clinical Director 2000 - 2012 Kaleida Health Department of Medicine
- Medical Director 2010 - 2011 Ethics, Kaleida Health
- Clinical Associate Professor 2000 - 2009 University at Buffalo
- Medical Director 2000 - 2007 North Buffalo Medical Park, Kaleida Health
- Medical Director 1993 - 2007 Hertel Elmwood Internal Medicine Center
- Clinical Associate Professor 1995 - 2003 University at Buffalo
- Clinical Assistant Professor 1987 - 1995 University at Buffalo
- Member Staff Physician, Niagara Family Health Center
- Member1989 - 1993 Department of Family Medicine, Millard Fillmore Hospitals
- Medical Director 1985 - 1991 Millard Fillmore Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility
- Member1979 - 1990 General Internist, Private Practice
- Associate Medical Director 1979 - 1989 Roberto Clemente West Side Health Center, Erie County Dept of Health
- Member1979 - 1989 Staff Physician, Roberto Clemente West Side Health Center, Erie County Dept of Health
- Clinical Instructor1976 - 1986 University at Buffalo
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