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Longtime Savannah surgeon Dr. Tom Freeman, who died at age 102 on Feb. 17, is remembered by friends, family and colleagues as a down-to-earth pioneering medical professional whose varied interests ranged from golf to the Florida dog races. Paul Hinchey, president and CEO of St. Joseph’s/Candler described the longtime beloved physician as “arguably one of the most talented people ever to live in Savannah. “He was a general surgeon in an era where there were few sub-specialists in general surgery,” Hinchey said. “As an example, he was the first surgeon in the area to include thoracic surgery as part of his general surgery/vascular surgery practice. No one had done that. He pioneered the first aortic aneurysm resections in Georgia and the first carotid artery in the Southeast. He did his own grafts and shunts. He pioneered using heparin for thrombotic cardiac problems.” ....