Sarah Elizabeth Friebert, MD
Pediatric Palliative Care Physician; Sarah Elizabeth Friebert, M.D. Leadership Chair in Pediatric Palliative Care
Practices/Specialties: Haslinger Family Pediatric Palliative Care Center, Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinic, Mitochondrial Center
Primary Location:
Palliative Care, Akron (Akron)
Practicing in Akron
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Akron Children's Pediatric Palliative Care, Akron
Considine Professional Building
215 West Bowery Street
Level 6
Akron,
Ohio
44308
Fax: 330-543-3539
Map & directions
Appointments: 330-543-3343
Main Phone: 330-543-3343
Akron Children's Neuromuscular Clinic, Akron
Akron, Ohio
Akron Children's Neuromuscular Clinic, Akron
Considine Professional Building
215 West Bowery Street
Level 4
Akron,
Ohio
44308
Fax: 330-543-8054
Map & directions
Main Phone: 330-543-8050
Appointments: 330-543-2778
Meet Sarah Elizabeth Friebert, MD
Dr. Friebert is founder and director of the Haslinger Family Pediatric Palliative Care Center and the Emily Cooper Welty Expressive Therapy Center at Akron Children’s. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, she completed a residency in pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pa. and a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Under her direction, the Haslinger Center features an accredited palliative care fellowship program and has achieved Advanced Certification in Palliative Care from The Joint Commission. Dr. Friebert is also the founding director of the hospital’s addiction services program, which addresses addiction in collaboration with community resources. She is a professor of pediatrics at Northeast Ohio Medical University, where she is also a founding member of the university’s Office of Palliative Care. Board-certified in pediatric hematology/oncology and hospice and palliative medicine, Dr. Friebert is past president of Akron Children’s medical staff and the inaugural chair holder of the Sarah Elizabeth Friebert Pediatric Palliative Care Endowed Chair. She’s also the founder, past chair and ongoing member of the Ohio Pediatric Palliative and End-of-Life Care Network (OPPEN). She is the author of multiple articles and book chapters and is an active research scientist, serving as program director for palliative care research at the Rebecca D. Considine Research Institute. She was co-principal investigator for a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Health Care Innovation Award, and is principal investigator for multiple palliative care-related research initiatives, Dr. Friebert is also active in multiple local, regional, state and national educational, philanthropic and palliative care organizations.
Education & Affiliations
Medical School:
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Residency:
Pediatrics: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship:
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology: Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH
Certifications:
American Board of Pediatrics; Pediatric Hematology-Oncology; Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Academic Appointments:
Professor of Pediatrics, Northeast Ohio Medical University
Publications:
Associations:
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- American Society of Hematology
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- American Medical Association
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
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I cannot even begin to express how amazing this team is! Akron Children's is so fortunate to have them here for all the kids and families that are struggling with such serious medical issues. Thank you!
I don't think I've ever had an appointment with a doctor that I felt more understood. Even though it was my son's first appointment with this doctor, I felt she did an excellent job at setting him at ease and taking the time needed to interact with him as well as listen to my concerns.
My doctor was very understanding of me. She took a lot of the weight of chronic pain off of me by helping me find different resources to not solve my pain but definitely ease it a little bit. She was very, very friendly. She had a wonderful bedside manner. And I don't know, she was just very down to earth. I could tell that she was a real person instead of just a professional. And I very much appreciated that. So yeah.
I appreciate how they really listened to me about my child. They clearly care about kids!
Our visit was amazing! It worked exactly as it should. I told a social worker one thing, nutrition a different thing, and the doctor connected the dots, saw that the two were related and had a solution for our problem. Thank you!! Truly amazing, gifted staff!
Absolutely the most amazing staff I've ever had the pleasure of working with for my daughters care. Almost always available, get back to me right away and multiple times a day at that! Very good at communicating. My child's care is a priority and they show it! I wish all my daughters care teams were like them!
Dr. Friebert has been amazing throughout our care with our daughter. She attended her birth, stayed after she was born and was back a few hours later to check on her, and several times throughout our stay. Her bed side manner is outstanding, she made my husband and I feel confident in providing care for our daughter when we brought her home, and I felt like I could reach out to her at anytime. While our daughters life-limiting diagnosis is devastating to us as parents, we truly couldn't ask for better care than what we've received from Dr. Friebert and her team.
Dr. Friebert was present when my daughter (Patient) passed away and assisted with whatever needed done along with (staff name) and I couldn't ask for seems to have gone more peacefully. (Patient) passed away very comfortably which we needed, and I appreciate that. Thank you.
