Biography

Dr. Reem Basaqr earned her B.S. in Nutrition, with an emphasis on Clinical Nutrition from King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA. Dr. Basaqr is a Certified Diabetic Educator. After becoming a Teaching assistant in 2010, Dr. Basaqr completed her M.S and Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences, Clinical Nutrition Track at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA. Throughout her master and doctoral studies, Dr. Basaqr expanded her clinical knowledge base to include aspects of macronutrients, medical nutrition therapy, Nutrition assessment, and physiology. Dr. Basaqr is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Nutrition at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University of Health Sciences- Jeddah. Dr. Reem Basaqr is interested in growing her Applied Clinical Nutrition knowledge base to help prevent and manage chronic disease in Saudi Arabia.