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Paging Dr. Fran: How one osteopathic OB-GYN is reshaping women’s health advocacy

By The DO Staff

05.21.26

Before she was “Paging Dr. Fran” to over a million followers online, she was a medical student at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) discovering the profound impact of a comforting osteopathic touch. Now a full-time OB-GYN and mom of three, Franziska Haydanek, DO, is on a mission to cut through the digital noise with evidence-based care and a healthy dose of reality.