Biography of Douglas J. Barrett, M.D.
Dr. Douglas J. Barrett received his M.D. degree in 1974 from the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. After completing his pediatric internship training at Tampa General Hospital and All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida and pediatric residency at SUNY/Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, New York, he pursued his fellowship training in pediatric immunology in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of California – San Francisco.
Dr. Barrett first joined the University of Florida in 1980 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics’ Division of Infectious Disease/Immunology. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1987 and Professor in 1991. In 1991, Dr. Barrett accepted the position of Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics and Nemours Eminent Scholar.
Dr. Barrett is active in state and national professional medical societies, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, Association for Academic Health Centers and the Society for Pediatric Research. He serves on the editorial board for Contemporary Pediatrics and is a reviewer for multiple journals. He is the author or co-author of three books, several book chapters and more than 110 journal articles. Dr. Barrett has been involved in research in several areas of pediatric medicine including immunodeficiency disease and transplantation. He has been selected three times as “Outstanding Teacher of the Year” in the University of Florida Department of Pediatrics. While he was Chair, the Department won four Golden Apple Teaching Awards from the graduating medical students and had nearly twice the number of students choosing pediatrics as a specialty compared to the national average. Another significant accomplishment during his tenure as Chairman was the 10-fold increase of NIH research funding in the Department of Pediatrics.
In 2002, Dr. Barrett was appointed as Vice President for Health Affairs for the University of Florida and was promoted to Sr. Vice President, Health Affairs in July 2004.
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