Carson Valley Health has new cancer doctor

Northern Nevada Dr. Jed Freeman, MD, FACP has come to work for Carson Valley Health Cancer Care.

Freeman has practiced hematology and oncology for more than 30 years locally and around the nation and said he looks forward to joining the Gardnerville hospital staff.

“I am happy and grateful for the opportunity to return to work full-time in Nevada,” Reeman said. “I'm especially excited for the opportunity to work at CVH, a warm and friendly environment that reminds me of when I first started practicing in 1992, when institutions valued their community more than the bottom line.”

Hailing from New York, Freeman found medicine as a calling at age 7 when he lost his father.

“I got the notion I should try and fix things and help heal people.” After a brief detour following college, Freeman went back to medical school and foresaw the changes and developments in treating cancer after working at the National Institute of Health. When he started, certain stage four cancers had median survival times of a few months, now the average survival rate is in terms of years, “We’ve gone from harsh treatments to targeted immunotherapy and gene therapy. Every patient is a puzzle, and we figure out what's wrong with them and how to help them. I love what I do.”

He said working at Carson Valley Health gives him a chance to validate the creation of the UNR School of Medicine.

“Nevada has given me so much: my education, my career, my wife, and two of our three children were born here. It's my turn to give back. I am committed to bringing outstanding local care to an outstanding community."

In his spare time, Freeman plays golf and ice hockey.

CVH Cancer Care is accepting new patients. To make an appointment with Freeman call 775-783-3041.