About
Fardows Salim, MD
Family Medicine · Obesity Medicine · Clinical Informatics
Epic Physician Builder · Quality Improvement Lead
Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Rising Star 2026
Professional Bio
Dr. Fardows Salim is a board-certified family medicine and obesity medicine physician who owns PrimeCare Physicians, an independent primary care and weight management practice in Bloomington, Minnesota.
She serves as an Epic Physician Builder and Quality Improvement Lead at M Health Fairview, where she builds clinical decision support tools, SmartSets, Best Practice Advisories, and care workflows natively in Epic. She has developed standalone SMART on FHIR web applications including HTNCalc, HRT-Calc, CycleCalc, and MoodCalc, bringing evidence-based clinical decision aids directly to the point of care.
Dr. Salim teaches medical residents and students, leads quality improvement initiatives, and is the architect of the HEART Program (Hypertension Excellence through Automated Reliable Titration), a nurse-led hypertension titration initiative benchmarked against Kaiser Permanente Northern California.
Credentials
Qualifications & Recognition
Board Certifications
- Family Medicine (ABFM)
- Obesity Medicine (ABOM)
Current Positions
- Owner, PrimeCare Physicians, Bloomington, MN
- Epic Physician Builder, M Health Fairview
- Quality Improvement Lead, M Health Fairview
Clinical Informatics
- SMART on FHIR Application Developer
- 37+ Epic SmartPhrases/SmartTexts
- Epic SmartSet & BPA Builder
- MyChart Care Companion Developer
Teaching
- Medical Resident Preceptor
- Medical Student Educator
- Clinical Decision Support Curriculum
Recognition
- Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Rising Star 2026
- Top Doctors Recognition
Key Programs
- HEART Program (RN-Led HTN Titration)
- Weight Management Care Companion
- Lipid Management Navigator 2026
Community
Beyond the Clinic
Sparx Foundation
Nonprofit organization led by Dr. Salim focused on disability inclusion, educational equity, and ensuring finances and disability do not limit potential.
ASYA (A Special Youth Academy)
Co-founded by Dr. Salim to serve children with disabilities in Yemen, providing educational resources and opportunities for youth who face systemic barriers to learning.
Connect
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