Gregory Freund, MD

Specialty: Anatomic Pathology
Staff Pathologist
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

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Locations

Roswell Park Main Campus
1-800-ROSWELL (1-800-767-9355)

Specializing In:

  • Cytopathology

Biography

After receiving my BA in Studio Art from Wesleyan University, I went on to study medicine and pathology at the University of Rochester. Currently, I am a staff pathologist in cytopathology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. As a cytopathologist, I examine cells microscopically to determine if they have morphologic features consistent with malignancy. I am also a physician-scientist who has investigated the neuroimmune consequences of anxiety and depressive disorders for nearly three decades. I am particularly interested in the role of anxiety in neuroimmune dysregulation and the development of molecular-based countermeasures to protect against stress-associated carcinogenesis.

Positions

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

  • Professor of Oncology, Pathology, Cytopathology
  • Staff Pathologist
  • Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Background

Education and Training

  • 1983-1988 - MD - University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Residency

  • 1988-1993 - Pathology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Fellowship

  • 1992-1994 - Research Fellow, Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Board Certification

  • 1993 - American Board of Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
  • 1997 - American Board of Pathology, Cytopathology

Professional Memberships

  • American Society of Cytopathology (ASC)
  • Association for Academic Pathology (AAPath)

Publications

Hemostatic Responses to Multiple Bouts of Firefighting Activity: Female vs. Male Differences in a High Demand, High Performance Occupation.
Smith DL, Horn GP, Petruzzello SJ, Freund GG, Bloom SI, Fernhall B.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Feb 14;19(4):2124

HFD refeeding in mice after fasting impairs learning by activating caspase-1 in the brain.
Towers AE, Oelschlager ML, Juda MB, Jain S, Gainey SJ, Freund GG.
Metabolism. 2020 Jan;102:153989

Nutritional psychoneuroimmunology: Is the inflammasome a critical convergence point for stress and nutritional dysregulation?
Towers AE, Freund GG.
Curr Opin Behav Sci. 2019 Aug;28:20-24

Handling stress impairs learning through a mechanism involving caspase-1 activation and adenosine signaling.
Towers AE, Oelschlager ML, Lorenz M, Gainey SJ, McCusker RH, Krauklis SA, Freund GG.
Brain Behav Immun. 2019 Aug;80:763-776

Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 deletion promotes Theiler's virus-induced seizures in C57BL/6J mice.
Juda MB, Brooks AK, Towers AE, Freund GG, McCusker RH, Steelman AJ.
Epilepsia. 2019 Apr;60(4):626-63