Carissa Baker-Smith MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC, FAAP (@carissabakersm1) 's Twitter Profile
Carissa Baker-Smith MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC, FAAP

@carissabakersm1

I take care of children with high BP, high cholesterol and heart failure. I am a clinician scientist, a wife and a mother. I am a runner. @nemours.

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Check out ⁦⁦Keia Sanderson, MD MSCR⁩’s new work in print today in ⁦IPNA Ped Nephrology⁩ The intergenerational metabolic-cardiovascular life course: maternal body mass index (BMI), offspring BMI, and blood pressure of adolescents born extremely preterm link.springer.com/article/10.100…

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"We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule that's given to Whites, because their immune system is better than ours." ---RFK Jr. So what vaccine schedule should I have received? His answer was dangerous. I will be voting no.

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Delivered my first TED talk at CHOP 2025, focusing on Modifying Congenital Heart Disease Outcomes through Community Health and Access to Care. Wonderful opportunity to share ideas on reshaping care delivery models to prioritize patient access. Nemours Children’s Cardiac Center

Delivered my first TED talk at CHOP 2025, focusing on Modifying Congenital Heart Disease Outcomes through Community Health and Access to Care.  Wonderful opportunity to share ideas on reshaping care delivery models to prioritize patient access. <a href="/NemoursCardiac/">Nemours Children’s Cardiac Center</a>
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Rocognition of familial hypercholesterolemia means not only recognizing the dz in an individual but recognizing the dz in families. Only with diagnosis (and treatment) can the risk for preventable atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease be mitigated. Association of Black Cardiologists Nemours Children’s Cardiac Center

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High cholesterol in kids? It could be Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH)—a genetic condition that requires more than diet & exercise. Learn from Dr. Carissa Baker-Smith MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC, FAAP why early detection is critical. FamilyHeartbeatsUnmasked.org #FamilyHeartbeatsUnmasked

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Congratulations to Coco Gauff for an amazing championship at the French Open — the first American singles champion at @RolandGarros in a decade. You make us all proud.