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S7E11: Catching FH Early: Point-of-Care Testing in 2-Year-Olds

Guest-Host

Ann Liebeskind, MD, FNLA, FAAP
President, Foundation of the NLA
Owner, Mobile Health Team Lipids Clinic, Neenah, WI
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Univ of WI School of Medicine and Public Health

Guest

Jose Lopez, MS
Assistant Research Scientist
Department of Clinical and Translational Science
Cook Children’s Health Care System, Fort Worth, TX

In honor of FH Awareness Day, this special Lipid Insights episode features a conversation with Jose Lopez, MS, recipient of the Donald Hunninghake, MD, Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) Abstract Award at the 2026 NLA Scientific Sessions.

Guest host and Foundation of the NLA President Ann Liebeskind, MD, FNLA, FAAP sits down with Jose to discuss his award-winning abstract, “Early Detection of Familial Hypercholesterolemia Through Point of Care Testing in 2-Year-Olds” — exploring the promise of point-of-care lipid testing in very young children as a practical strategy for identifying FH.

A timely and important listen for any clinician committed to closing the gap in FH detection. 

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