Kate Haggerty, M.D. delivers dual board-certified primary care in Carlsbad's Bressi Ranch district from the Perlman Clinic on Gateway Road near Palomar Airport Road. Her combined certification in preventive medicine and obesity medicine integrates metabolic-health optimization with rehabilitation pathways that include musculoskeletal recovery at Longevity Physical Therapy - Bressi Ranch. A 2010 graduate of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, she completed an emergency-medicine internship at Harbor-UCLA, a preventive-medicine residency at UC San Diego, and earned her Master of Public Health from San Diego State University. In 2023, she became a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, adding evidence-based weight-management protocols rooted in the six pillars of lifestyle medicine: nutrition, movement, sleep, stress management, substance reduction, and social connection. Dermatologic screening referrals coordinate with specialists in the Carlsbad corridor such as West Dermatology Carlsbad for mole mapping and skin-cancer surveillance. Clinical capabilities include metabolic-syndrome staging via fasting insulin and lipid-panel analysis, DEXA-guided body-composition assessment, and GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy management for qualifying patients.