Cohen chose a pseudonym as it helped her balance her work as a doctor with her writing career. She chose the name Freida McFadden as a nod to her medical career, with “Freida” being an acronym for the American Medical Association’s Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database tool. Her real name was not revealed for over a decade after the release of her first book in 2013, until she disclosed it in April 2026.
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