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Departments with related expertise Aerodigestive Clinic Cancer Care at Mayo Clinic Critical Care General Surgery in Arizona General Surgery in Phoenix Head and Neck Cancer Center Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Otolaryngology (ENT)/Head and Neck Surgery Thoracic Surgery Areas that research this procedure Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery Research Doctors who perform this procedure Edit search filters close Narrow your search By location Jacksonville, FL By last name Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter A A Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter B B There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter C C There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter D D Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter E E active Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter F F There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter G G There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter H H There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter I I Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter J J Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter K K Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter L L There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter M M There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter N N There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter O O Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter P P There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter Q Q Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter R R There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter S S Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter T T There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter U U Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter V V There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter W W There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter X X There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter Y Y Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter Z Z Reset all filters Search Tips Use quotes for phrases. Even if there are no auto-suggestions within the search field, hit "Search" anyway, as you may still get results. Displaying 1-1 out of 1 doctors available Last Name Initial: F William D. Freeman, M.D. Neurologist Vascular Neurologist Neurocritical Care Specialist Jacksonville, FL Areas of focus: Botox injection, Bronchoscopy, Tracheostomy, Transcranial Doppler test, EEG, Lumbar puncture, Endotracheal intubation, ...Sedation, Percutaneous tracheostomy, Stroke, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Neuropathy, Cerebrovascular disease, Intracranial hemorrhage, Atrial fibrillation Show more areas of focus for William D. Freeman, M.D. ResearchMayo Clinic specialists are currently studying the long-term outcomes in function for people who've experienced a stroke and get an early tracheostomy versus those who have prolonged use of a breathing tube placed through the mouth into the trachea (orotracheal intubation). PublicationsSee a list of publications about tracheostomy by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine. Research Profiles Edit search filters close Narrow your search By location Arizona Florida Minnesota View all View all physicians • Florida Freeman, William D. M.D. Florida By Mayo Clinic Staff Tracheostomy care at Mayo Clinic Request an appointment AboutCare at Mayo Clinic Oct. 22, 2019 Print Show references Brown AY. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. Aug. 28, 2019. Tracheostomy. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/tracheostomy. Accessed Sept. 23, 2019. Tracheostomy and ventilator dependence. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. https://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/tracheostomies/. Accessed Sept. 19, 2019. Surgical airway. Merck Manual Professional Version. https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/critical-care-medicine/respiratory-arrest/surgical-airway#. Accessed Sept. 23, 2019. Roberts JR, et al., eds. Tracheostomy care. In: Roberts and Hedges' Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care. 7th ed. Elsevier; 2019. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Sept. 23, 2019. Patton J. Tracheostomy care. British Journal of Nursing. 2019; doi:10.12968/bjon.2019.28.16.1060. Mitchell RB, et al. Clinical consensus statement: Tracheostomy care. Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery. 2013; doi:10.1177/0194599812460376. Landsberg JW. Pulmonary and critical care pearls. In: Clinical Practice Manual for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Elsevier; 2018. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Sept. 25, 2019. Rashid AO, et al. Percutaneous tracheostomy: A comprehensive review. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2017; doi:10.21037/jtd.2017.09.33. Moore EJ (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. Oct. 1, 2019. 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