John "Nathan" N. Freeman, MD
Assistant Professor
Department:
SOM-Pediatrics
Email:
jnfreeman@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-6562
Education
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, MD, Medicine | 2016 |
| University of Southern Mississippi, BS, Biochemistry | 2012 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Subspecialty Board Certification, American Board of Pediatrics | 04/2025 - 04/2035 |
| NPI | |
| Certification, Board Certification | 10/2019 - Present |
| DEA | 09/2023 |
| Licensure | 04/2019 - 06/2022 |
Current Positions
| Fellowship Program Director, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 07/2025 - Present |
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 07/2023 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Associate Program Director, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 07/2024 - 06/2025 |
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 07/2019 - 06/2020 |
Presentations
| Platform Presentations, The Altered Toddler: Ingestion Or Something More?, Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA | 02/2025 |
| Platform Presentations, A Rare Case of Pediatric Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis, Department of Pediatrics Research Day, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, A Rare Case of Pediatric Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis, Department of Pediatrics Research Day, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2024 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Variations in the Management and Clinical Outcomes for Children with Diabetic Ketoacidosis Based Upon Site of Initial Presentation, Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA | 02/2024 |
| Pediatric Grand Rounds, Variations in the Management and Clinical Outcomes for Children with Diabetic Ketoacidosis Based Upon Site of Initial Presentation, Department of Pediatrics, UMMC | 04/2023 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pediatric Blunt Trauma for the EMS Provider, State Medical Response System Expo, MS State Fire Academy | 04/2023 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pediatric Blunt Trauma for the EMS Provider, State Medical Response System Expo, MS State Fire Academy | 06/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, The Underweight Adolescent: Anorexia or Something More?, Southern Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA | 02/2022 |
| Platform Presentations, All That Spins Is Not Vertigo, 2019 Southern Regional Meetings, New Orleans, LA | 02/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Central neuropeptide Y (NPY) deficiency does not enhance the dietary or cardiovascular responses to chronic activation of melanocortin 3 and 4 receptors (MC3/4R), Council for High Blood Pressure Research, Chicago, IL | 09/2009 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Rookie of the Year, Department of Pediatrics | 2024 |
| SSPR Trainee Travel Award, Southern Society for Pediatric Research | 2023 |
| All-Star Fellow Exemplary Teaching, Department of Pediatrics | 2022 |
| All-Star Fellow Exemplary Teaching, Department of Pediatrics | 2021 |
| S.T.A.R Resident Award, Department of Pediatrics | 2019 |
| Research Presentation Award - 2nd Place, Southern Regional Meeting | 2019 |
| S.T.A.R. Resident Award, UMMC Department of Pediatrics | 2018 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Association of Pediatric Program Directors, Member | 2024 - Present |
| AAP, Member | 2016 - Present |
Committee Service
| Peds ED Education & Professional Development Council, Chair | 2024 - Present |
| Code Blue Committee, Member | 2023 - Present |
| Pediatric Code 13 Committee, Co-Chair | 2021 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS FILE REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE, Member | 2020 - 2025 |
| Chief Resident Council, Member | 2019 - 2020 |
| Pediatric Grand Rounds Subcommittee, Member | 2019 - 2020 |
| Pediatric M&M Subcommittee, Member | 2019 - 2019 |
| Pediatric Patient Flow Committee, Member | 2019 - 2021 |
| Pediatric Resident Review Committee, Member | 2019 - 2020 |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Lecture, Course Presenter, Pediatric Case Management Series | Summer 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Resident Didactic Series | Annual 2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Facilitator, Pediatric Residency Case Management Series | Annual 2019-2020 - 2020 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Preceptor, M3 Pediatric Rotation | Fall 2018/2019/2020/2021 |
| Medicine, Course, Preceptor, Introduction to the Medical Profession 2 | Annual 2018 thru 2023 |
Directed Student Learning
| Preceptor, Advised: Abigail Carroll | 2025 - 2025 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Hannah Talbot, John Salvemini | 2024 - 2024 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Carlie Reeves, Clarice Swift | 2023 - 2023 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Jessica McClain, Hannah McCowan | 2022 - 2022 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Sarah Hillhouse, Elizabeth Gilley | 2021 - 2022 |
| Supervised Research, Variations in Management and Clinical Outcomes for Children With Diabetic Ketoacidosis in an Academic Pediatric Versus Community Emergency Department Setting | 2021 - 2023 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Ellie Carter, Drew Carter | 2019 - 2020 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Harleen Multani, Pooja Goel | 2018 - 2019 |
Fellows supervised
| Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Fellowship Director, 5 fellows supervised | 07/2025 - Present |
| Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Research Advisor, 1 fellows supervised | 07/2023 - Present |
| Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Assistant Fellowship Director, 5 fellows supervised | 07/2023 - 06/2025 |
Residency Training
| Pediatric Emergency, Assoc. Program Director | 2024 - 06/2025 |