PENSACOLA, Fla., Aug. 1, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle,
Lori Lee Barr, MD, FACR, FAIUM, is
acknowledged as a Top Pinnacle Healthcare Professional for her
contributions to the field of Radiology.
Dr. Barr pursued higher education at Lipscomb University where she was awarded a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology. She then attended the
Louisiana State University School of
Medicine at Shreveport where she
earned her degree as a medical doctor. Dr. Barr then completed her
diagnostic radiology residency and a fellowship in pediatric
radiology at the University of Texas
Medical Branch at Galveston. She is board-certified in both
pediatric radiology and diagnostic radiology as a Diplomate of the
American Board of Radiology (ABR) one of 24 national medical
specialty boards that make up the American Board of Medical
Specialties. She has been recognized by the American College of
Radiology and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine as a
fellow for teaching; research; clinical care; and community
advocacy.
She said, "When I was little, I fell in love with life. I loved
growing up in New Orleans and
spending summers at my grandparent's farm in Florence, Alabama. I love animals and people.
I love writing and reading. When I became a medical doctor, I got
to direct some of that love into a career filled with wonder and
excitement that continues to this day. I love seeing how beautiful
my patients are on the inside and I love how my patients get
excited when I show them a picture of how beautiful they are on the
inside and how their body works when we are looking at their
ultrasounds, fluoroscopic exams, CAT scans and MRIs." She
continued, "Assisting ailing children and their families in their
quest for renewed vitality really helps you keep an accurate
perspective on the blessings in your own life. It is not worth the
energy to get all worked up about the cat missing the litter box
when you see young ones facing major health challenges with grace
and smiles every day."
Dr. Barr practices radiology full time in Pensacola, Florida where she serves as the
Chair of the Department of Medical Imaging at Ascension Sacred
Heart Pensacola and Studer Family Children's Hospitals. She
explained, "Pediatric radiology is a subspecialty of radiology
where we make sure that children of all ages, from the fetus before
birth to the 190 lb. a high school football champion gets
diagnostic imaging studies using the lowest doses of ionizing
radiation (like x-rays) and non-ionizing radiation (like ultrasound
and magnetic resonance) possible to answer their doctor's clinical
questions and help the child feel better fast."
She is on a quest to ensure that the same quality of diagnostic
imaging that she has helped to develop at major children's
hospitals where she has served in leadership roles including
Cincinnati Children's Medical Center and Dell Children's Medical
Center of Austin, Texas is
available to children who do not live near a major children's
hospital through their local community hospitals and clinics. She
shared some of her ideas in the article, "5 RECOMMENDATIONS TO
ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN PEDIATRIC MEDICAL IMAGING," published
by Carestream and republished internationally in Spanish and
Portuguese.
(https://www.carestream.com/blog/2023/09/12/achieve-excellence-in-pediatric-medical-imaging/).
A testament to her influence in the field, Dr. Barr is a
partner of Radiology Associates of Florida, P.A., a Radiology Partners, Inc.
practice, where she serves as the Panhandle Division Director,
Member-at-Large on the Radiology Associates of Florida Local
Practice Board of Directors, and as the Chair of the Patient Safety
Committee. At the national practice level with Radiology Partners,
Inc. she serves on the Pediatric Advisory Board and the Brand
Experience Support Board. She is a Radiological Society of North
America Scholar and serves as the Secretary of the Board of
Directors of the Radiological Society of North America Foundation,
a not-for-profit foundation that funds cutting edge diagnostic and
interventional imaging research.
Dr. Barr is an internationally recognized best-selling
author of the book Think & Grow Well, inventor of the patented
Ease-o-Stat, and speaker. She stated, "I've had great mentors at
every step of my career." Now she brings that same level of
mentorship to the next generation of doctors. She is known to her
proteges as The Doctor's Mentor from the 8 years she's been
podcasting, The Doctor's Mentor Show and with the products and
services offered through The Doctor's Mentor, LLC. As a mentor, she
helps professionals nourish their vitality, avoid burnout, and
recognize practice patterns that squelch the joy of being the
doctor they dreamed of being in medical school.
"No need to keep striving for money, power, or time off if
you've lost touch with your reason for being," she commented. "My
proteges get clear on where they are; what they want next; and who
they need to become to achieve that desired outcome," Dr. Barr
explained. She then works together with them to create and
implement a plan to leverage their expertise and create more time
freedom, influence, and profits so their joy returns. She is an
encourager of physicians and reminds them that life is more than
their medical practice. "The better doctors take care of
themselves, the more likely their loved ones, practice partners,
and patients are to be inspired into amazing action in their own
lives," she said.
Aside from her professional pursuits, Dr. Barr invests time
and resources into the renewal of her own mind, body, spirit and
awareness so that she can love her family and friends as they take
care of themselves. "That is one reason I started the Think &
Grow Well Podcast and Community after the success of my book!" she
stated.
When she is not spending time caring for patients, she enjoys
scuba diving and snorkeling. "Both are so easy to do when you get
to be in paradise here in Pensacola," she stated. Dr. Barr
loves listening to live music and catching live stage performances
in her hometown of Austin, Texas.
She enjoys spotting quail and wild turkeys and listening to the
spring peepers and cicadas on their farm in Alabama. "My greatest mentors were my parents,
Sonny and Lee Barr. I dedicate this
honor to them," she said. "Thanks to the way I designed my practice
and the assistance of our family and friends, my parents got to
live out their days enjoying the people, the animals, and the land
they cultivated right up until they died. That is a good life. Do
worthwhile work, live life to the fullest walking in the Light,
then rest, assured that there is something even greater waiting for
you beyond that veil." Dr. Barr hopes to do the same and to lead a
few others to the Light along the way.
Contact: Katherine Green,
516-825-5634, editorialteam@continentalwhoswho.com
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