Physician & Founder

Dr. Fardows
Salim, MD

Board-Certified Family Medicine  ·  Obesity Medicine

Over 11 years of comprehensive, evidence-based primary care — rooted in accessibility, cultural humility, and a commitment to finding answers that standard medicine misses.

Dr. Fardows Salim, MD
Degree
MD — Ross University & Loyola
Board Certified
Family Medicine · Obesity Medicine
Experience
11+ Years Clinical Practice
Background

Comprehensive care.
Every patient.

Dr. Salim practices comprehensive, evidence-based medicine rooted in accessibility, cultural humility, and patient advocacy. Fluent in Somali, English, and Arabic, she ensures every patient — regardless of background — receives respectful, individualized care.

With over 11 years of experience, she provides full-spectrum primary care spanning preventive health, chronic disease management, women's health, pediatrics, and mental health — with deep expertise in metabolic medicine and medical weight management.

PrimeCare was built on a simple frustration: standard lab reports leave patients with numbers and no answers. Dr. Salim designed this platform to deliver what a physician actually sees — optimal ranges, cross-biomarker patterns, and a written action plan you can act on.

Languages
English Somali Arabic
Clinical Highlights
Medical Weight Management

Expertise in evidence-based lifestyle and pharmacologic interventions for obesity, including GLP-1 candidacy assessment and metabolic optimization.

Preventive & Metabolic Medicine

Deep focus on identifying metabolic dysfunction years before standard labs flag it — insulin resistance, cardiovascular risk, and hormonal imbalance.

Full-Spectrum Primary Care

Chronic disease, women's health, pediatrics, mental health — all ages from infants through seniors (0–65+).

Health Equity & Community

Mentor, advocate, and active collaborator on health equity initiatives. Committed to improving care access for underserved and multilingual populations.

Philosophy of Care
"I practice medicine rooted in the belief that every patient deserves a physician who listens, investigates, and explains — not just one who orders tests and sends a number."

PrimeCare exists because the current system has a gap: labs get ordered, results come back, and patients are left to interpret numbers alone. Dr. Salim built this platform to close that gap — with evidence-based optimal ranges, cross-biomarker pattern analysis, and a written action plan grounded in ACC/AHA, ADA, and Endocrine Society guidelines.

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Education & Training

Credentials & certifications.

2014
MD — Ross University School of Medicine & Loyola UniversityDoctor of Medicine
2017
Family Medicine Residency — Loyola University Medical CenterBoard-Certified, American Board of Family Medicine
Board
Board-Certified, American Board of Obesity MedicineAdvanced pharmacologic and lifestyle-based weight management
11+ yr
Comprehensive Primary Care PracticePreventive health · Chronic disease · Women's health · Pediatrics · Mental health
MN
Minnesota Licensed PhysicianVirtual consultations · Lab orders statewide
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