Dr. Frandsen is board-certified in both Addiction Medicine and Emergency Medicine and leads FMG's clinical work across Utah. Based in American Fork, he has built a comprehensive addiction medicine practice focused on medication-assisted recovery, physical wellness, and coordinated mental health support. He brings practical judgment, clinical urgency, and steady leadership to helping patients stabilize and take the next step in recovery.
Background
Dr. Paul Frandsen graduated with honors from Brigham Young University with a degree in Neuroscience and a minor in Chemistry. He earned his medical degree from the University of Utah and completed his residency training at Loma Linda University. He is Board-Certified in both Emergency Medicine and Addiction Medicine.
Through years of clinical experience, Dr. Frandsen recognizes the powerful role of metabolic health in overall well-being and addiction recovery. He sees firsthand how GLP therapies, including semaglutide and tirzepatide, can reduce cravings, improve metabolic function, and support sustainable weight loss.
He works closely with the Foundation Wellness team in the same building, which means patients dealing with both addiction and the metabolic, hormonal, or mood pieces underneath it can get coordinated care without bouncing between offices.
Clinical Focus
Dr. Frandsen sees patients across the full spectrum of addiction recovery and wellness optimization, with particular attention to:
- Opioid use disorder and medication-assisted treatment (Suboxone®, buprenorphine, naltrexone)
- Alcohol use disorder
- Co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions
- Long-term medication management for adults
- Hormone replacement therapy
- Weight loss management (GLPs like semaglutide and tirzepatide)
How He Works
His style is calm and honest. He won’t oversell a medication, and he won’t push you into a protocol that doesn’t fit your life. First visits can run long because he wants to understand how you got here before he starts writing anything down. Follow-ups are shorter and focused: what’s working, what’s not, what we change.
If you’re new to MAT or worried about being judged for asking for help, his patients say he’s the kind of doctor you can be honest with. He combines expertise from emergency medicine, addiction medicine, and metabolic health to create thoughtful, customized treatment plans. That matters. The treatment only works if the conversation is real.
Outside the Clinic
Dr. Frandsen is active in Utah’s addiction medicine community and supports other programs and colleagues across the Wasatch Front who want to offer addiction recovery services in their programs. He believes addiction medicine belongs in regular doctor’s offices, not just in specialty clinics, and he spends time helping that shift happen.