Lindsay Rachel Freud MD, FASE

Dr. Freud is a pediatric and fetal cardiologist who joined the faculty at Columbia University Medical Center in 2015. She graduated summa cum laude from Duke University and received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She remained at Harvard for her residency in pediatrics, and after completing her pediatric cardiology fellowship in her hometown of Chicago at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, she returned to Harvard to pursue advanced cardiac imaging and research fellowships at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Her research has centered on understanding the natural history of cardiac disease in utero and exploring novel applications for fetal cardiac therapy, playing a critical role in our Fetal Cardiac Intervention team. She also explores the impact of prenatal genetic diagnoses on perinatal care and management. Finally, Dr. Freud is interested in the peri-operative management of valve disorders and serves as the imaging specialist for our Congenital Heart Valve Center.