GERALD S. FRIEDMAN, M.D. ’66

Born in Miami Beach, Gerald S. Friedman, M.D. ’66, is a private practice nephrologist in
Upland, California, who’s an assistant clinical professor of medicine with Loma Linda University and an associate professor of medicine at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences. Friedman has been practicing medicine for 42 years and has personally developed seven outpatient dialysis centers in the Riverside- San Bernardino County area. In 2003 he established the Friedman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund at the Miller School.

Professional accomplishment I’m proudest of: Working as a volunteer for the Red Cross in Slidell, Louisiana, immediately after Hurricane Katrina.

Person who influenced me most in medical school: John K. Robinson, M.D. He was a true gentleman.

Funniest medical school experience: While working for (Chief Medical Examiner) Joe Davis at the Dade County Medical Examiner’s Office, our experimental mice got
out of their cages, and I had to catch them.

What about medical school could have been improved? I know at the time that I, like many other students, complained about lots of things. In retrospect, many of those same things are now some of my fondest memories. I don’t think there is anything I would change.

Personal accomplishment I’m proudest of: My marriage to Barbara for 39 years and our three children.

Has being a physician met your expectations? Absolutely.