After 25 years in the private practice of Endocrinology in Nashville, Tennessee, Dr. Hayes transitioned her practice from a traditional, insurance-based practice to concierge medicine in Naples, Florida. She is committed to devote time and energies to a specific group of patients that desire a personal, up-scale approach to the management of diabetes and other endocrine conditions.
A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Andrea Hayes experienced a life changing event at the age of 15. After a few weeks of frequent thirst, frequent urination, and weight loss, she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. This diagnosis proved shocking to her and her family as no other family member had been diagnosed with this disorder. Tools to manage Type 1 diabetes were cumbersome and not effective in achieving tight blood glucose control. At age 19, she began wearing an insulin pump which provided a continuous infusion of insulin into the body. This helped her immensely but fell quite short of the technologies available to treat diabetes today.
Shortly into her college years at Auburn University, Dr. Hayes made the decision to pursue medicine with the goal of becoming an endocrinologist. This career path proved to be a natural fit. She attended medical school at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. She then moved to Nashville and performed a three-year internship and residency in Internal Medicine through University of Tennessee, Baptist Hospital. Acknowledging that Vanderbilt University had acclaimed excellence in the field of diabetes, she chose to perform her three-year fellowship there, engaging both in clinical research and patient care.
With the aid of her father, she started Hayes Endocrine and Diabetes Center in 1997. Her practice has served middle Tennessee for over 24 years as a large volume, state of the art practice. The treatment of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes has revolutionized over the 40 years since Dr Hayes was diagnosed. She feels incredibly grateful that she has witnessed such a progression in research and technologies and genuinely enjoys sharing these treatment options with her patients. Her goal remains to help patients with diabetes and other endocrine disorders live healthy and abundant lives.
Medical Degree: University of Alabama School of Medicine
Internship/Residency: University of Tennessee, Baptist Hospital Nashville
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University (endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism)
Board Certified: Diabetes, Endocrinology, Metabolism
Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology (F.A.C.E.)
Active Licensures: Tennessee and Florida