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Children’s Hospital Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
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Richard Friesen, MD
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- Cardiology - Pediatric
- Pediatrics
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Undergraduate 2005
Kenyon College (OH)
Graduate 2011
University of Kansas Medical Center
Internship 2012
University of Chicago/Comer Children's Hospital Program
Residency 2014
University of Chicago/Comer Children's Hospital Program
Fellowship 2017
University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program
Fellowship 2019
Seattle Children's Hospital
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