Clinical and Personal Comparative Effectiveness
Omaha, NE 68124
Distinguished Lecture Series
School of Medicine - Department of Surgery
College of Professional and Continuing Education
Dr. Freischlag will share expertise on the following:
The various presentations of arterial, venous, and neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome The role of bony abnormalities in all types of thoracic outlet syndrome.
No Cost | 1.0 Free CE Hour
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
- 8-9 a.m. CT
- 10-11 a.m. MT
Julie Ann Freischlag, MD, FACS, DFSVS, MAMSE, FRCSEd (hon)
An internationally recognized vascular surgeon, educator, researcher, and academic leader, Dr. Freischlag served as president of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) in 2021-2022. She retired from her major clinical and executive leadership positions at the end of December 2025. She was dean of Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC from 2018 to 2023. Dr. Freischlag joined Wake Forest Baptist Health in 2017 following nearly 30 years of clinical, educational, and leadership experience at major academic medical institutions. Previously, she served as professor and chair of surgery and surgeon-in-chief at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2003-2014), and as professor of surgery, vice-chancellor of human health sciences, and dean of the School of Medicine at the University of California, Davis (2014-2017). Earlier, she held faculty and leadership appointments at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
A Fellow of the ACS since 1991, Dr. Freischlag has held numerous leadership positions within the organization, including chair of the Board of Regents and chair of the ACS Committee on Education. She was inducted into the ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators in 2021. Her leadership also extends to national professional organizations, including serving as president of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the Association of VA Surgeons, and chair of the Society of Surgical Chairs. As a surgeon-scientist, Dr. Freischlag has focused her research on vascular surgery, particularly the diagnosis and treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome. Her research has contributed to funded investigations of aneurysms, vascular grafts, and peripheral vascular disease. She has authored more than 300 original research papers and nearly 60 textbook chapters, served on editorial boards of leading medical and surgical journals, and delivered hundreds of invited lectures, workshops, and site visits.
Dr. Freischlag's contributions to surgery, medical education, and academic leadership have earned numerous honors. She was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2015 and received an honorary fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2016, among many other teaching, service, and professional achievement awards. She earned a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Illinois Chicago and her medical degree from Rush University in Chicago. She completed her postgraduate training and fellowships at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Designed For
Healthcare professionals, physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, residents, fellows, students
Education Credit
CATEGORY 1 NURSE CE
Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurse CE
Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this activity for 1.0 contact hour for nurses. Nurses should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
In support of improving patient care, Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the health care team.
Questions?
Office of Continuing Education - College of Professional and Continuing Education
402.280.1830 I CMedEd@creighton.edu