Dr. Andrew R. Freedman is a pulmonary/sleep medicine/critical care physician base in central New Jersey who has been in private practice since 1985.
I first learned about telehealth in 2012 when I was investigating other options to change the direction of my professional activities. I had come to a point of dissatisfaction with traditional practice that involved running back and forth between the hospital and the office. I had literally trolled the internet looking for ICU coverage jobs when I accidentally fell into something called telemedicine.
The COVID pandemic changed the world of healthcare. Overnight my office-based practice, which I had downsized though never totally given up, transitioned into a telemedicine practice. Today I see patients live one afternoon a week and the remainder of the time I see them as telemedicine visits. Since geography is no longer a boundary, I now consult on patients around the United States. Presently I am licensed in 24 states doing telemedicine pulmonary/sleep medicine consults, remotely reading sleep studies, and remotely covering intensive care units. It is an exciting time for me, vicariously traveling around the country, meeting new people, doing all aspects of my specialty in different venues.
