Foundation Board of Advisors

Andrea M. Haqq; M.D., B.S

Dr. Haqq is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. She is also currently a Master's degree candidate in clinical research at the medical center. Dr. Haqq's specific professional interests focus on childhood obesity and diabetes, and the neuroendocrine control of body weight in children. She possesses extensive post-doctorial training in Pediatrics from the University of Ottawa in Canada, and pediatric endocrinology from the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, OR. Dr. Haqq currently holds a medical license in North Carolina. She is a member of the Endocrine Society and the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society. She is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric endocrinology with the American Board of Pediatrics (FAAP) and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCP(C)). Dr. Haqq holds a M.D. degree from the University of Calgary Medical School in Alberta, Canada, and a B.S. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA.