Ralph Hawkins, MD, LLM
Dr. Ralph Hawkins received his medical degree in 1981 from the University of Saskatchewan, before completing his fellowships in internal medicine and nephrology at the University of Calgary. He has subsequently lived and worked in Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Tennessee, Manitoba and Alberta. Dr. Hawkins also holds a Master of Law degree (LLM) from the University of Northumbria at Newcastle (2002) and is experienced in the clinical application of medical ethics principles.
Dr. Hawkins is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (with a Certificate of Special Competence in Nephrology), and by the Board of the American Society of Hypertension as a Specialist in Clinical Hypertension. His clinical and research interests include the prevention of kidney diseases associated with high blood pressure and diabetes, and treatment of the metabolic syndrome. He has a special interest in Lyme Disease and other tick-borne illnesses.