Ralph Hawkins, PhD

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Dr. Ralph Hawkins works as a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, and is a member of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute. 

Dr. Ralph Hawkins received his medical degree from the University of Saskatchewan, before completing his fellowships in internal medicine and nephrology at the University of Calgary. He has 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 metabolic syndrome. He has a special interest in Lyme Disease and other tick-borne illnesses.

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Dr. Ralph Hawkins
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