Preventive Cardiology
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Building Healthy Habits for a Healthy Heart
Nemours Children’s preventive cardiologists help give kids at risk for heart disease a healthy future. We’re at the forefront, developing approaches that detect, prevent and reverse conditions which can lead to heart attack or stroke later in life, like high blood pressure, high cholesterol and triglycerides and obesity. We also monitor kids with heart disease that runs in families to keep them healthy and strong.
As part of award-winning, nationally recognized heart centers in Delaware and Florida, we work with experts in cardiovascular genetics, cardiac psychology, cardiac exercise, nutrition and more. Together we teach your whole family about heart disease and give you the tools to create healthy habits for life.
We know that healthy kids can grow into healthy adults, and that is why we’re conducting innovative, leading-edge research and clinical trials on the factors affecting children’s health and strategies to improve it. We're bringing good heart health habits to families in the communities we serve.
Our team includes leaders who are setting the national standard in care for pediatric heart disease prevention. With a compassionate, personal approach, we work for your child’s healthiest life.
Two Leading Pediatric Heart Centers
Our heart centers offer highly advanced, integrated care just for kids and young adults with congenital heart disease. Learn about our focused programs, innovative research and exceptional outcomes.
Healthy Kids Grow Into Healthy Adults
Our preventive heart specialists help kids and families make heart-healthy choices today, for healthier tomorrows. We create a plan that works for your family.
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Nationally known pediatric heart centers, in Delaware and Florida
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Preventive cardiologists within our system
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Number of national preventive cardiology guidelines we helped create
We make it a little easier with blood pressure monitoring and other tests at home.
Our nutritional counseling helps you and your child learn about healthy eating. We teach you how to assess the food you eat so you can make better choices.
We offer cardiovascular genetic counseling to help you understand heart conditions that may run in your family and what you can do about it.
Nemours is researching and developing innovative programs and therapies that help reverse or reduce the risk for heart disease in children.
We provide convenient video visits throughout the state of Florida. We’re here for your family, wherever you are.
Healthy Kids Grow Into Healthy Adults
Our preventive heart specialists help kids and families make heart-healthy choices today, for healthier tomorrows. We create a plan that works for your family.
2
Nationally known pediatric heart centers, in Delaware and Florida
8
Preventive cardiologists within our system
3
Number of national preventive cardiology guidelines we helped create
We make it a little easier with blood pressure monitoring and other tests at home.
Our nutritional counseling helps you and your child learn about healthy eating. We teach you how to assess the food you eat so you can make better choices.
We offer cardiovascular genetic counseling to help you understand heart conditions that may run in your family and what you can do about it.
We’re researching and developing innovative programs and therapies that help reverse or reduce the risk for heart disease in children.
Our team is outside our doors helping families in underserved areas to access testing and tools for healthy heart living.
Featured Doctor
Meet Carissa M. Baker-Smith, MD, MPH, Director of Preventive Cardiology at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware. Influencing and improving the long-term health of children is what inspires her every day.
Meet the Team
Nemours preventive cardiology teams are experienced and focused on your child's healthiest future. Meet them now.
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Carissa M. Baker-Smith, MD, MPH
Cardiology Director, Preventive Cardiology Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology at Thomas Jefferson UniversityPrimary Office
Wilmington, DE -
Sean Daniel Connolly, DO
Cardiology Associate Program Director, Pediatric Cardiology FellowshipPrimary Office
Wilmington, DE -
Michael Joseph Luceri, DO
Cardiology Director, Nemours Children’s OutreachPrimary Office
Wilmington, DE -
Abbas Haider Zaidi, MD
Cardiology Medical Director, Outpatient Cardiology Clinic Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson UniversityPrimary Office
Wilmington, DE
Building Healthy Communities
Sometimes, conditions like high cholesterol aren’t found because the process to check for them takes a long time. We're doing something about it.
We offer a simplified screening process at our primary care Jessup Street location in Wilmington, Del. With fewer visits needed to assess heart disease risk, we can help more kids get the lifesaving preventive care they need, when they need it.
