Cardiovascular Solutions of Central Mississippi

09/17/2025

🌍 Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness isn’t just about statistics—it’s about stories, journeys, and conversations that move the needle.

Over the past months, I’ve had the privilege of:
🎥 Sharing Bloodlines, Mississippi at festivals across the country,
🇸🇪 Visiting Stockholm and the Nobel Prize Museum to reflect on the global impact of this work, and
🎬 Engaging in powerful conversations with director Crystal Kayiza about how film can help shape public dialogue around health inequities and the silent epidemic of PAD.

These moments remind me that awareness is not passive—it’s an active pursuit. We cannot address what we don’t see. By shining a light on PAD, we aim to spark the conversations that will ultimately save limbs and save lives.

🙏🏿 To everyone who has joined us on this journey—from near and far, from the festival circuit to community screenings, from policy discussions to clinical spaces—thank you. To every supporter on this platform and to every community affected by PAD: we see you, we honor your stories, and we affirm your worthiness.

The work ahead remains urgent:
✔️ Increase awareness of PAD among at-risk communities
✔️ Equip clinicians with tools to detect and treat earlier
✔️ Push policy forward to close gaps in access

✨ Together, we can shift the narrative from neglect to action.

09/08/2025

We’re honored to see Bloodlines, Mississippi—a powerful documentary highlighting the urgent fight against PAD and health disparities in the Mississippi Delta—featured at the Nobel Prize Museum. 🎥❤️ This film sheds light on the importance of access to care and the tireless work being done to save lives in our community.

As we recognize PAD Awareness Month, this story serves as an important reminder of why raising awareness and improving care matters more than ever.

09/08/2025

September is PAD Awareness Month. Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) affects millions—but many don’t even know they have it. Early detection can save lives and limbs. 💙 If untreated can lead to heart attack, stroke, and early death.

Take control of your heart and vascular health today. Learn the symptoms, risks, and what you can do by visiting the PAD Patient Toolkit from SecondsCount:
👉 https://www.secondscount.org/get-a-pulse-pad

08/29/2025

🌟 It’s that time again — Best of the Best nominations are now open in Bolivar County! 🌟

We need your help! 🙌 If you’ve experienced great care with us at Cardiovascular Solutions of Central Mississippi, please nominate us. ❤️

👉 Scroll to Individuals — “Doctor,” “Nurse,” and “Nurse Practitioner” are listed — and submit your vote by October 1, 2025!

📣 Winners announced November 12, 2025 in The Bolivar Bullet

Please click the link to complete this form.

08/26/2025

💙 We’re Hiring! 💙
Cardiovascular Solutions of Central Mississippi is seeking a Full-Time LPN to join our team. If you’re passionate about providing excellent patient care and want to make a difference in our community, we’d love to hear from you!

✅ Health, Dental & Vision Insurance (paid by employer for employee)
✅ 401K Matching
✅ Paid Time Off & Holidays

📩 Send your resume to: kaylen.cvscm@gmail.com

Join us in making a lasting impact on cardiovascular health!

08/07/2025

While touring the Bloodlines, Mississippi exhibit on amputation prevention in Diabetics at the Nobel Prize Museum, I had the privilege of connecting with people from all walks of life—an aspiring physician from Italy, a graduating medical student from Canada, a LinkedIn strategist from NYC, and a 4th-year PhD candidate from Mayo Clinic.

Health equity and quality care knows no borders.

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) awareness is a global need, and the momentum to fight preventable disease is both contagious and unstoppable. These conversations reinforce a truth we hold dear: the future of medicine is collaborative, inclusive, and boldly global.

Thank you to Grain Media and Nobel Outreach for making this connection possible!

08/06/2025

Medical discoveries transcend borders—and so must our commitment to justice in health. From the Mississippi Delta to the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm, this journey honors the past while demanding a better future for all who suffer from preventable disease and neglect!

From the Mississippi Delta to Philadelphia to Stockholm—this moment is a testimony.

Honored to visit the Nobel Prize Museum and stand before the Bloodlines, Mississippi exhibit—part of the first-ever Fighting Disease – Stories from the Field of Medicine. This global exhibition is rooted in the belief that “important medical discoveries have implications for all of humanity, far beyond the time and context in which they were made.”

Our film pays tribute to the legacies of:
• Frederick G. Banting & John Macleod, awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize for the discovery of insulin
• Werner Forssmann, awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize for pioneering heart catheterization

Their discoveries paved the way for treatments that save lives—and limbs. Yet today, too many still face avoidable amputations without even being offered basic pre-amputation vascular care or diagnostics.

The fight to save lives and limbs is now being seen around the world.
Proud to see this rural work spotlighted in Sweden. What happens in the Delta matters everywhere.

Grateful to Nobel Outreach and the Nobel Prize Museum—with special thanks to the brilliant curators Ulf Larsson, Karl-Johan Cottman, and social media lead Monica—for the warm and thoughtful welcome.

To everyone who toured the Bloodlines, Mississippi exhibit and engaged with the film with open hearts, curious minds, and important questions—thank you.

The global push for PAD awareness and amputation prevention continues. To my CVSCM and Fusion Vascular teammates and My family: your work and sacrifice matters—be proud. This is your impact, too.

08/04/2025

Last night marked the historic East Coast premiere of BLOODLINES, MISSISSIPPI at , and we’re still feeling the love. Thank you to every single person who poured into this film by showing up, speaking up, and standing with us. Your presence, your questions, your energy—it all matters.

What began as a fight to save limbs and lives in rural America is now echoing across continents. From screenings in the Mississippi Delta to the Nobel Prize Museum in Sweden—where it is currently featured in the “Fighting Disease” exhibition—to a packed house in Philadelphia, the impact is undeniable.

Thank you for believing in this story. This is just the beginning.

Next up: this summer. Let’s keep going.

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08/02/2025

BLOODLINES, MISSISSIPPI draws inspiration from the groundbreaking legacy of Nobel Laureates Frederick G. Banting and John Macleod—whose discovery of insulin transformed diabetes care—and Werner Forssmann, whose pioneering work in heart catheterization paved the way for modern angiography.

Yet today, the very patients who need these innovations most—those with diabetes and peripheral artery disease (PAD)—are too often denied angiography or revascularization before facing a life-altering amputation. This is not just a gap in care; it’s a preventable epidemic.

This legacy fuels the mission of : to disrupt the status quo, end unnecessary amputations, and chart a new path forward in PAD treatment—one rooted in access, equity, and evidence-based care.

08/02/2025

We are honored to be featured by GRAMMY Museum Mississippi and sincerely thank you for spotlighting our business. Your support not only highlights the work we do but also reinforces the importance of collaboration within our community. We look forward to continuing to serve and make a positive impact together!

Special thank you to Cardiovascular Solutions of Central Mississippi for your support of GRAMMY Museum Mississippi and our mission of music education! We appreciate the support from our community!

Cardiovascular Solutions of Central Mississippi (CVSCM)is a mission driven cardiology clinic in Cleveland and Clarksdale, Mississippi, founded in 2015 by Dr. Foluso Fakorede to fight health disparities and expand access to quality cardiovascular care in underserved communities.

CVSCM treats various types of cardiovascular diseases from hypertension, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and cardiac arrhythmias utilizing evidence-based practices. There is a hyperfocus on early detection and treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD), using aggressive screening and interventions to reduce major limb amputations by 88% from 2015-2019.

We utilize a community-centered care model by providing patient education on insurance, financial literacy, with a full compliment of staff for support, and deliver outreach through schools, churches, and civic groups.

Dr. Foluso Fakorede also serves as CEO and a national advocate-testifying before Congress on PAD, earning American Heart Association’s Louis B. Russell Jr. Award in 2023 and serving on multiple advisory boards to promote health equity.

CVSCM’s two office locations serving the Mississippi delta; focused on addressing social determinants of health like (transportation, insurance literacy, and access to affordable quality care to reach at-risk populations in the Mississippi Delta.

Our Mission will always be to promote clinical excellence and proactive community engagement to eliminate systemic barriers to care.

07/29/2025

🚨 We’re Hiring! 🚨
Cardiovascular Solutions of Central Mississippi is looking for a Full-Time Medical Assistant to join our team! If you’re passionate about patient care and thrive in a fast-paced clinical setting, we want to hear from you.

✅ Competitive Pay
✅ Great Benefits Package (Health, Vision, Dental, 401K)
✅ Supportive, mission-driven team

📩 Send your resume to Kaylen.cvscm@gmail.com today!

07/25/2025

This past week was humbling—journeying from Chicago (NMA Limb Preservation) to Dallas (APMA Disparities Plenary lecture), I was reminded why this fight is urgent. Sleep can wait.

From rural isolation and structural urbanism to systemic failures, limb loss in underserved communities isn’t just clinical—it’s deeply economical and human. Proud to stand with leaders, clinicians, navigators, and changemakers pushing for real change.

Grateful for packed rooms, bold conversations, and the intentional leadership of The National Medical Association & American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA), who’ve made amputation prevention central to their platforms.

Shoutout to my brother, the powerhouse moderator William Harris IV for making sure disparities led—not followed—the agenda.

To every attendee who asked a question, shared a story, or leaned into uncomfortable truths—thank you for showing up.

The collaborative mission is clear. The fight continues!