Dr melissa freeman biography of donald
Dr. Melissa M. Freeman | 92 and still Practising.
Dr melissa freeman biography of donald
Melissa Freeman
Melissa M. Freeman (April 26, –December 9, ) was an American physician based at the Beth Israel Medical Center.
Early life and education
Freeman was born in The Bronx, New York on April 26, Her grandfather was born a slave in the s, and was a teenager when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.[1] Freeman grew up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.[2] She attended High School of Music & Art, where she most enjoyed physiology and social work.
She graduated Howard University College of Medicine in , where she attended night classes and worked several day jobs.[1] She was one of only 4 women in a class of students.[3]
Career
Freeman completed an internship at Kings County Hospital Center and a residency at Nassau University Medical Center.[1] She began practicing medicine in [4] Working with Vincent Dole and Marie Nyswander, she developed the use of methadone to treat heroin addiction.[1]