Fardows Salim, MD
Physician-Builder
Family Medicine · Obesity Medicine · Clinical Informatics
Practicing physician and Epic Physician Builder creating SMART on FHIR clinical decision support tools for primary care — from the exam room to the enterprise health system.
Five pillars of practice
Clinical care, informatics, education, innovation, and community — five interconnected domains.
Clinical Practice
Owner of PrimeCare Physicians in Bloomington, MN. Family Medicine and Obesity Medicine.
Clinical Informatics
Epic Physician Builder and QI Lead at M Health Fairview. SmartSets, BPAs, Care Companions.
CDS Tool Builder
Seven standalone SMART on FHIR tools across cardiology, women's health, and behavioral medicine.
Medical Education
Resident and student preceptor. Developer of CDS curriculum for evidence-based clinical training.
Community Impact
Sparx Foundation and ASYA — a school for children with disabilities in Yemen.
Seven tools. One mission.
Evidence-based, physician-built CDS tools. Standalone or Epic-integrated via SMART on FHIR.
Hypertension titration calculator with dual-track architecture — adherence-first and evidence-first pathways. 2025 AHA/ACC guideline aligned.
Launch →Menopausal hormone therapy decision support with FDA 2026 labeling and a full perimenopausal pathway.
Launch →AUB workup wizard for primary care. FIGO 2018 / PALM-COEIN framework with age-gated ACOG management logic.
Launch →PHQ-9 / GAD-7 integrated CDS with 15 comorbidity modifiers and antidepressant side effect matrix for 26 agents.
Launch →2026 ACC/AHA Dyslipidemia Guideline. AHA PREVENT calculator, restored LDL-C targets, universal Lp(a) screening.
Launch →Trial-specific % initial body weight loss data, dosing schedules, contraindication screening for GLP-1 and other agents.
Launch →Primary care protocol for elevated coronary artery calcium scores. Guideline-based risk stratification and follow-up pathways.
Launch →Clinician. Innovator. Builder.
Dr. Fardows Salim is a board-certified family medicine and obesity medicine physician who owns PrimeCare Physicians in Bloomington, Minnesota.
She serves as an Epic Physician Builder and Quality Improvement Lead at M Health Fairview, building clinical decision support tools, SmartSets, Best Practice Advisories, and care workflows natively inside Epic. She has developed standalone SMART on FHIR applications spanning cardiology, women's health, behavioral health, and preventive medicine.
"Disability and finances should never limit anyone's potential — that conviction drives everything I build."
Impact beyond medicine
Sparx Foundation
Disability inclusion, educational equity, and ensuring finances never limit a person's potential. Actively seeking grant funding through Otto Bremer, Bush Foundation, and City of Bloomington CDBG programs.
ASYA — A Special Youth Academy
Co-founded in Yemen, ASYA provides educational resources and opportunities specifically for children with disabilities — serving youth who face the most systemic barriers to learning.
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