Andrea holds a prominent place in the Alexandria, Virginia community since 1988.  As a practicing obstetrician and gynecologist she has delivered babies, performed surgeries and treated women of three generations now.  Since 2000, she has been a supervising physician in a group, which integrates professional midwifery with traditional medicine.  Dr. Jackson has extensive experience with a culturally diverse group of patients in the Washington metropolitan area.  She is particularly sensitive to the role that culture and economics plays in the healthcare of women.  Her areas of special interest include alternative and complementary medicine, and the role nutrition; stress and spirituality play in health and disease.  A recent and impassioned interest of hers is the epidemic of obesity in American, particularly among children.  Dr. Jackson has served as supervising physician at Planned Parenthood of America well-woman clinics and Kaiser Permanente, early in her career.  She currently staffs the Prince William Area Free Clinic, a needs-based public health clinic in Virginia. She is a graduate of Tuft’s University and Duke University School of Medicine, with training in her specialty at George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC. Dr. Jackson is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.  Dr Jackson maintained solo practice for eleven years before coming to the group in January 2000. Her special interests include integrating alternative and traditional therapies for the prevention and treatment of a wide range of women's diseases. She is trained in both high and low risk obstetrics.  She is native Washingtonian, Dr. Jackson resides in the Washington metropolitan area and is a busy working mom of four children.  The Jackson family’s free time is spent as active committed members of their local Christian church.