
Overview
I am an academic adult and pediatric neuro-oncologist who helps lead The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke. I am the author of more than 500 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and book chapters, and I have presented extensively at both international and national meetings. I am a committed educator who is a member of the executive and super-executive committees of the Duke University School of Medicine, which are responsible for the recruitment, screening and selection of medical students. I have reviewed grants for the National Institutes of Health for over 15 years, in a spectrum of different study sections. I am the senior editor of CNS Oncology and a reviewer for over 25 academic journals. I serve on the advisory board of a number of organizations, including Voices Against Brain Cancer, the Tug McGraw Foundation, Pinnacle Care, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, the National Children’s Cancer Society, and the American Brain Tumor Association.
Dr. Friedman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Agranulocytosis. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, and Brain Tumor.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 96 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Agranulocytosis.
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Locations
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Friedman has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
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Duke Hematology Clinic - Clinic 1E
Sandy El Bitar is a Hematologist in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. El Bitar has been practicing medicine for over 13 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Agranulocytosis. Her top areas of expertise are Febrile Neutropenia, Agranulocytosis, Chronic Familial Neutropenia, and Essential Thrombocythemia.
Firsthealth Of The Carolinas Inc
Charles Kuzma is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in West End, North Carolina. Dr. Kuzma is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Agranulocytosis. His top areas of expertise are Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Lung Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Kuzma is currently accepting new patients.
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Elizabeth Dees is an Oncologist and a Hematologist in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Dr. Dees is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Agranulocytosis. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Dr. Dees is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- AstrocytomaDr. Friedman isElite. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Brain TumorDr. Friedman isElite. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- GlioblastomaDr. Friedman isElite. Learn about Glioblastoma.
- GliomaDr. Friedman isElite. Learn about Glioma.
- Gliomatosis CerebriDr. Friedman isElite. Learn about Gliomatosis Cerebri.
- Distinguished
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Friedman isDistinguished. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Diencephalic SyndromeDr. Friedman isDistinguished. Learn about Diencephalic Syndrome.
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered RosettesDr. Friedman isDistinguished. Learn about Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes.
- EpendymomaDr. Friedman isDistinguished. Learn about Ependymoma.
- GliosarcomaDr. Friedman isDistinguished. Learn about Gliosarcoma.
- Metastatic Brain TumorDr. Friedman isDistinguished. Learn about Metastatic Brain Tumor.
- Advanced
- Primary Lymphoma of the BrainDr. Friedman isAdvanced. Learn about Primary Lymphoma of the Brain.
- Experienced
- AgranulocytosisDr. Friedman isExperienced. Learn about Agranulocytosis.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Friedman isExperienced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- Cerebral Ventricle CancerDr. Friedman isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Ventricle Cancer.
- Choroid Plexus PapillomaDr. Friedman isExperienced. Learn about Choroid Plexus Papilloma.
- Desmoid TumorDr. Friedman isExperienced. Learn about Desmoid Tumor.
- DiarrheaDr. Friedman isExperienced. Learn about Diarrhea.

