Jocelyn Freeman

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Medical Director – Cherry Hill Detox | Outpatient Programs, Alameda County, MD, MS

About Jocelyn

Jocelyn Freeman MD, MS obtained her undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and a medical degree from the University of Southern California. She completed a transitional year of residency at the Albert Einstein Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, followed by an Emergency Medicine Residency serving as chief resident at Albert Einstein Medical Center/Jacobi-Montefiore Hospitals, Bronx, NY. Dr. Freeman completed a post-doctoral fellowship and obtained a Master of Science degree in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research from Cornell University. She is primarily interested in research that addresses root causes of trauma and healthy habits, holistic addiction treatment and violence prevention through health education as well as societal impacts on health.

Dr. Freeman completed a fellowship in the California Health Care Foundation Leadership Program. She served as EMS Base Director and Director of Disaster Preparedness for Alameda Health System and in that role served on the substance use and detox commission for Alameda County. She subsequently served as the Medical Director of Cherry Hill Detox Services from 2010-2020. She is currently Medical Director of Ascension Health Pathways Institute and an attending physician in the Emergency Department at Highland Hospital. Dr. Freeman is passionate about equitable access to healthy living, diversifying the health workforce to address health disparities in underrepresented populations and health advocacy.

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