Dr. Erik Frandsen joins Children’s of Mississippi pediatric heart team
Dr. Erik Frandsen has joined Children’s of Mississippi’s pediatric heart team, bringing specialized training in heart failure and transplantation.
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Read the storyDr. Erik Frandsen has joined Children’s of Mississippi’s pediatric heart team, bringing specialized training in heart failure and transplantation.
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Read moreMississippi ranks 33rd overall in WalletHub’s 2026 diversity study — first in the nation for occupational and marital-status diversity, last for political diversity.
Read moreMississippi ranks 33rd overall in WalletHub’s 2026 diversity study — first in the nation for occupational and marital-status diversity, last for political diversity.
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