Erik L. Frandsen, MD

Erik L. Frandsen, MD

Associate Professor

Department:
SOM-Peds-Cardiology

Email:
efrandsen@umc.edu

Biography

Dr. Frandsen was born and raised in Washington State. He received his medical training at Creighton University in Omaha, NE. He completed his pediatric residency at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR, followed by fellowship in pediatric cardiology and advanced training in heart failure and transplant medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. He joined UMMC in 2026 to lead the pediatric cardiomyopathy, heart failure, and heart transplant program. He is a member of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplant, Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Network, and Pediatric Heart Transplant Society. He has published research in pediatric heart disease and transplantation. Outside of work, Dr. Frandsen finds joy running, swimming, and exploring Mississippi with his wife and three children.

Education

Creighton University School of Medicine, MD, Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University, General Pediatrics
University of Washington/Seattle Children's Hospital, Pediatric Cardiology
University of Washington/Seattle Children's Hospital, Heart Failure, Heart Transplant

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Pediatric Cardiology Board Certification11/2020 - Present
Certification, General Pediatrics Board Certification10/2017 - Present

Current Positions

Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics02/2026 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Assistant Professor, Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics08/2021 - 02/2026

Publications

Case Reports

Munoz KJ, Feig CL, Frandsen EL, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a 4-year-old female with pneumococcal meningitis. Cardiology in the young, 2023 Sep;33(9):1722-17252023
Frandsen EL, Otero J, Rutledge JC, Kemna MS, Albers EL, Hong BJ, Law YM, Friedland-Little JM, A fatal case of bortezomib-induced lung toxicity in a young adult heart transplant recipient. Pediatric transplantation, 2020 Feb;24(1):e136282020

Journal Article

Frandsen EL, Shwaish NS, Chinnock RE, Growth in pediatric heart transplantation. JHLT open, 2026 Feb;11:1004252026
Chan A, Tan R, Tan S, Kuhn M, Shwaish N, Chinnock R, Tran H, Frandsen E, Low Absolute Lymphocyte Count Associated With Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction May Be a Predictor of Early Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pediatric Heart Transplantation. Pediatric transplantation, 2025 Aug;29(5):e701362025
Blackstone WZ, Malaguit SE, Shwaish NS, Frandsen EL, Contiguous Xp21 deletion involving Duchenne muscular dystrophy and McLeod neuroacanthocytosis syndrome results in rapidly progressive and fatal cardiomyopathy. Cardiology in the young, 2025 Feb;35(2):358-3602025
Frandsen EL, Kronmal RA, Albers EA, Friedland-Little JM, Hong BJ, Spencer KL, Hingorani SR, Law YM, A quantitative assessment of renal function utilizing albuminuria in pediatric heart transplant recipients. Clinical transplantation, 2024 Feb;38(2):e152532024
Frandsen EL, Schauer JS, Morray BH, Mauchley DC, McMullan DM, Friedland-Little JM, Kemna MS, Applying the Hybrid Concept as a Bridge to Transplantation in Infants Without Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Pediatric cardiology, 2024 Feb;45(2):323-3302024
Lytrivi ID, Koehl D, Esteso P, Frandsen EL, Gibbons MK, Kirklin JK, Cantor R, Lamour JM, Putschoegl A, Shugh S, Williams RJ, Pearce FB, Contemporary outcomes of pediatric cardiac transplantation with a positive retrospective crossmatch. Pediatric transplantation, 2023 Nov;27(7):e145932023
Frandsen EL, Banker KA, Mazor RL, McMullan DM, Law YM, Kemna MS, Albers EL, Hong BJ, Friedland-Little JM, Waitlist and posttransplant outcomes of critically ill infants awaiting heart transplantation managed without ventricular assist device support. Pediatric transplantation, 2022 Sep;26(6):e143082022
Frandsen EL, Doshi AR, Buddhe S, Arya B, Chikkabyrappa SM, Rare Association of Absent Pulmonary Valve Syndrome with Double Outlet Right Ventricle and Hypoplastic Left Heart Complex. Kansas journal of medicine, 2020;13:21-222020
Frandsen EL, Albers EL, Management of the sensitized pediatric heart transplant patient. Translational pediatrics, 2019 Oct;8(4):302-3132019
Frandsen EL, Burchill LJ, Khan AM, Broberg CS, Ascending aortic size in aortic coarctation depends on aortic valve morphology: Understanding the bicuspid valve phenotype. International journal of cardiology, 2018 Jan 1;250:106-1092018
Frandsen EL, House AV, Xiao Y, Danford DA, Kutty S, Subspecialty surveillance of long-term course of small and moderate muscular ventricular septal defect: heterogenous practices, low yield. BMC pediatrics, 2014 Nov 4;14:2822014
Frandsen EL, Kourtidou S, Tieder JS, Alberda E, Soriano BD, A Quality Initiative to Improve Appropriate Use of Initial Outpatient Echocardiography Among Pediatric Cardiologists. Pediatric quality & safety, 2020 Jul-Aug;5(4):e313

Book Chapter

Frandsen E and M Files. Transposition of the great arteries .” In S Raja (Ed.), Cardiac Surgery: Complete Guide. 2019 (pp. 897-904). New York City, NY: Springer Nature.2019

Presentations

Grand Rounds, Improving Pediatric Heart Transplant Outcomes, Loma Linda University11/2023

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Junior Faculty Travel Award Winner at the 2023 WSPR Annual Meeting, Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition2023
IPTA Pediatric Transplantation Journal Award, IPTA2022
AOA Honor Medical Society Member2013

Professional Membership and Service

International Society of Heart and Lung Transplant, Member
Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Network, Member
Pediatric Heart Transplant Society, Member

Other Service

UNOS National Heart Review Board Member04/2023 - 2026
ISHLT Conference Abstract Reviewer04/2021 - 04/2025
Journal reviewer - Congenital Heart Disease, Pediatric Quality and Safety, Pediatric Cardiology