Benjamin Freedman (PhD) is a faculty member in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he leads a laboratory focused on the design and synthesis of biomaterials to improve the repair of biological tissues, with a particular focus on the tendon. Ben has received multiple grants from the NIH and NSF to support his research. His laboratory uses novel adhesive hydrogels to bridge the interface between tissues and technology. Collectively, his publications (45 total) have been published in several high-impact journals, including Nature BME, Science Translational Medicine, Advanced Materials, and Science Advances. His research has been covered in over 50 news outlets, presented in over 65 conference abstracts, and resulted in 4 patents as a lead inventor licensed for commercialization. Before starting as a faculty member, Ben completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University. He holds a PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania and a BS in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Rochester.
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