Welcome to Barnes
H. Verdain Barnes, MD, MDiv, MACP
105 Ashland Place Eatonton, GA 31024
Education
Vanderbilt University
, Nashville, TN, 1965 M.D.Yale University
, New Haven, CT, 1961 MDiv (Honors Program)McMurry University, Abilene, TX, 1958 B.A. English and History
Residency and Fellowship Training
The Johns Hopkins Medical Hospital, Baltimore, MD (1968-1972)
Resident – Internal Medicine (1968-1969)
Fellow – Adult and Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism (1969–1970)
Chief Resident – Internal Medicine (1970–1971)
US Army Flight Surgeon School, Fort Rucker, AL (1966)
Post Flight Surgeon, Fort Benning, GA (1966-1968)
Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, TN (1965-1966)
Internship – Internal Medicine
Awards
Local / State
Laureate Award Virginia Chapter American College of Physicians,
2000Internal Medicine / Family Medicine Teaching Excellence Award,
Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2000WSU Senior Internal Medicine and Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residents Award
, 1988The Richard Vilter Lecturer
, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine/Cincinnati Academy of Medicine, 1986Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)
- Faculty 1989No Doze Teaching Excellence Award
- Wright State University School of Medicine, 1983 - 1984Resident Teacher of the Year UTCOM-C
, 1982Teacher of the Year in Internal Medicine
- University of Tennessee College of Medicine - Chattanooga (UTCOM-C), 1980National
Mastership American College of Physicians / American Society of Internal Medicine, 2000
Adele D. Hoffmann Award for Distinguished Contributions to Adolescent Medicine
, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1990American College of Physicians Lecturer, Sixth International Congress of Internal Medicine, Venezuela, 1990
J. Roswell Gallagher Distinguished Lecturer, Society for Adolescent Medicine, 1990
Society of Air Force Physicians Appreciation Award, 1989
McMurry University Distinguished Alumnus Award, Abilene, Texas, 1988
Mead Johnson Award of the Society of Adolescent Medicine for Outstanding Contributions to Adolescent Medicine, 1987
Society for Adolescent Medicine / Wyeth Professor of Adolescent Medicine, 1986 - 1987
Robert Ward Memorial Lecturer, University of Southern California, Los Angeles Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, 1984
Bella Schick Lecturer, Brookdale Hospital Montefiore Medical Center, New York City, May 1977
Schweikert Award for Distinguished Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1971
Selected Committees / Directorships and Offices
Local and State
Governor’s Advisory Council Virginia Chapter, American College of Physicians, 1994-1999
Governor, Ohio Chapter American College of Physicians
, 1992-1994President, American Diabetes Association Ohio Affiliate
, 1990-1991Vice President, Chattanooga Chapter of American diabetes Association
, 1982- 1983National
ACP Internal Medicine Resident In-Training Examination (ITE) Committee, 1987-1993
Chief, Association of Professors of Medicine Representatives to ITE
, 1988-1992Regent, American College of Physicians, 1987-1989
Chair, American College of Physicians Council of Medical Societies, 1987-1989
(CMS membership: Association of Professors of Medicine, American Academy of Occupational Medicine, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Geriatrics Society, American Society for Clinical Nutrition, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine, Gerontological Society of America, Society for Adolescent Medicine, Society for Critical Care Medicine, Society of General Internal Medicine, ACP Board of Regents, and ACP Board of Governors.
Local
Diabetes Institutes Eastern Virginia Medical School
Dayton Chapter Ohio Affiliate American Diabetes Association
, 1986 - 1989Dayton Free Clinic, 1986 - 1989
Chattanooga Chapter American Diabetes Association, 1979 – 1983
State
American Heart Association Miami Valley Chapter
Board of Directors, American Diabetes Association - Ohio Affiliate, 1986 - Present
Tennessee Affiliate American Diabetes Association
, 1981 - 1983Chattanooga Chapter Tennessee Thoracic Society, 1981 - 1983
National and International
Hyosuk Heart Institute, Koryo General Hospital Foundation, Seoul, Korea, 1986-1993
Board of Trustees McMurry University, 1990-1995
Faculty and Administrative Positions
At the Johns Hopkins Medical School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Instructor in Medicine and Pediatrics, 1969-1972
Assistant Professor of Medicine & Pediatrics, 1972-1975
Director, Adolescent Medicine
Designed and implemented the first adolescent medicine inpatient program and clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Developed and directed a joint 17-bed adolescent inpatient unit for the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics.
Assistant Professor of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 1973-75
Conducted and staffed nuclear medicine thyroid studies in the Department of Nuclear Medicine.
At the University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
Associate Professor, Medicine and Pediatrics with tenure, 1975-1978
Director, Introduction to Clinical Medicine (ICM)
Expanded and directed a one semester multi-discipline (involving all clinical departments--over 80 faculty), Introduction to Clinical Medicine course for 175 medical and Physician Assistant students.
Developed and implemented:
• First program using teaching associates to teach male genital and rectal examination
• First use of senior medical students as preceptor/patients in teaching history and physician examination to sophomore medical students
First to assess medical student’s ability to read and comprehend the medical textbooks.
First medical literature reading course to improve the medical student’s reading ability.
Director, Adolescent Medicine
Developed and implemented:
• An adolescent medicine and endocrine clinic and inpatient consult service
• A medicine and endocrine clinic and inpatient consult service
At the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga, TN
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, 1979-1983
Tenured Professor, 1980-1983.
Chairman: Department of Internal Medicine, 1979-1983
Accomplishments
• Doubled the size of the Department of Medicine’s faculty
• Revitalized the Internal Medicine residency program and added six new resident positions
• Developed and implemented an ambulatory continuity of care clinic
• Maintained an active private practice of general internal medicine, endocrinology, diabetes and adolescent medicine
• Designed and implemented a practice plan for the Department of Medicine’s faculty
At the Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, 1983-1994
Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine, 1983-1994
Selected areas of development and growth
• Full-time – increase of 26
• Clinical Faculty – increase of 32
• Faculty Publications – increase to 132 per year
• Research Funding Grants and Contracts - increased by $3,400,000
• Developed the third Internal Medicine / Pediatrics Residency Program in Ohio with Kim Goldenberg, M.D.
• Developed fellowship programs in Gastroenterology and
Infectious Diseases and maintained accreditation for a fellowship in Cardiology
• Developed and implemented a computer basics course for medical students
• Implemented a medical literature search system for medical students using Mead Data Central’s Medis
• Computerized the Department of Internal Medicine.
At the Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Family Medicine, 1994-current
Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine, 1994-1999 (retired)
Director, Center of Generalist Medicine, 1994-2000 (retired)
Associate Dean for Information Technology, 1999-2002 (retired)
Professor of Medical History, 1999-2002 (retired)
Selected Areas of Development
• Established the 1st accredited Family Medicine / Internal Medicine Integrated Residency Program -- with the Department of Family Medicine and James Dixon, M.D.
• Established Department of Medicine Office of Research to serve and fund research/scholarly activity for faculty and residents with Aaron Vinik, M.D., Director
• Revised the Core Internal Medicine Clerkship to include a month of ambulatory experience
• Computerized the Department of Medicine and implemented the use of notebook computers during the Core Internal Medicine Clerkship
• Enhanced and revamped the categorical Internal Medicine Residency Program
• Established a Relative Value Unit (RVU) system for the full time faculty with Rueben McBrayer, MD.
• Developed a self-reported system to assess full time faculty teaching and scholarship.
• Redesigned and Chaired the Dean’s Information Services Committee (DISC) for the institution.
• Directed the development and implementation of the institution’s network backbone, centralized databases, Internet and Intranet
• Instituted and Directed the development of EVMS Health Services’ web based Physician Directory.
• Initiated online / distance learning programs including faculty development and an online course on integrated evidence based medicine.
• Lead the development of information technology for the school’s new Brickell Medical Sciences Library
• Lead the development and implementation of the school’s Education Portal -- Blackboard
At Barnes MedLit, Eatonton, GA
President and CEO·
Professor Emeritus - Wright State University School of Medicine - 2007 - currentProfessor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Family Practice – Eastern Virginia Medical School (retired)
2002 - current
· Clinical Professor of Medicine – Emory University School of Medicine 2005 - current
Clinical Professor of Medicine - Medical College of Georgia 2007 - current
· Developer \ Author Medical History Software for
- Patients
- Physicians
- Medical Student
- Residents in training
- Allied Health Care Providers
- Allied Health Care Students
My Medical Essentials 2008
ONE Page Medical Summary 2008
Commencement Speaker: McMurry University 2008
Certification and Licenses
Diplomat, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1976 #038122
American Board of Internal Medicine--Certificate of Added Competence in Adolescent Medicine, 1994
Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1965
United States Army: Captain (Fort Benning, Georgia) 1966-1968, U.S. Army Reserve 1988-1997: Colonel (USA RET)
Licensure
Iowa 11/18/75 Permanent 19984 (Inactive)
Tennessee 11/21/78 Permanent MDII595 (Inactive)
Ohio 04/15/83 Permanent 48785 (Inactive)
Virginia 11/94 Permanent 0101051603 Active
Georgia 10/66 Permanent 12029 Active
Publications and Papers
Dixon, J.G., Barnes, H.V., Davies, T.C., Manser, T.G., Eng, B.: A Combined Residency in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School: Acad Med 74 (1 Suppl): S121-127, 1999.
Morse, R.M., Plungas, G.S., Duke, D., Rollins, L.K., Barnes, H.V., Brinson, B.K., Martindale, J.R., Marsland, D.W.: The Virginia Generalist Initiative: Lessons Learned in a Statewide Consortium: Acad Med 74(1 Suppl): S24-29, 1999.
Barnes, H.V., Brookman, R.R, Litt, I.F.: SAM’s Role in the Dissemination of Information. Society of Adolescent Medicine: J Adolesc Health 23 (6 Suppl): 148-151, 1998.
Hennessey, J.V., Markert, R.J., Goldenberg, K., Barnes, H.V. The Ambulatory Internal Medicine Clerkship. (newsletter in preparation).
Hennessey, J.V., Markert, R.J., Barnes, H.V.: Operation Desert Shield and Storm: Impact on Undergraduate and Graduate Internal Medicine Education: Military Medicine 158:786-788, 1993.
Markert, R.J., Barnes, H.V., Dunn, M.M., Goldenberg, K., Hennessey, J.V.: Comparing Clerkship Sites in a Community-Based Medical School for Evaluation of Student’s Undergraduate and Postgraduate Performances. Acad. Med. 68 (4): 298-300, 1993.
Painter, A.F., Barnes, H.V., Markert, R.J., Gillen, J.C.: Potential Influences of Residencies’ Health Risk Policies on Their Rankings by Ohio Applicants. Acad. Med. 67 (5): 340-341, 1992.
Hennessey, J.V., Goldenberg, K., Markert, R.J., Barnes, H.V.: Computerized Literature Searching on a Core Internal Medicine Clerkship. Teaching and Learning in Medicine: An International Journal, Vol. IV, No. 2, 97-102, 1992.
Coccia, M.R. and Barnes, H.V.: Hypothyroidism and VonWillebrand’s Disease: A Case Report. J. Adol. Health 12: 152-154, 1991.
Goldenberg, K., Barnes, H.V., et al.: A Combined Primary Care Residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. Acad. Med., 64: 519-524, 1989.
Markert, R., Barnes, H.V., et al.: Medical Student, Resident and Faculty use of a Computerized Literature Searching System. Bull Med Libr Assoc 77 (92): 133-138, 1989.
Goldenberg, K., Barnes, H.V., Evans, T.I., Cohen, S.M., et al.: Teaching a Diagnostic Test Selective to Fourth Year Medical Students. Acad. Med. 64:51, 1989.
Wergowski, G.L., Goldenberg, K, and Barnes, H.V.: Tracking Patient Demographics and Disease Categories in a Primary Care Residency Program. In. J. Bio-Med Comp., 22:233-238, 1988.
Wergowski, G.L., Goldenberg, K, and Barnes, H.V.: Obesity in Adolescence: Intervening at a Critical Biologic Stage. Consultant 1986; 26:42-53.
Barnes, H.V.: Hemoglobin with a Memory. Dialogue. ADA Newsletter, September - October 1982, Vol. 1, No. t.
Barnes, H.V.: Editorial, Cannabis, An Important Issue for Adolescent Health Care Professionals. (editorial) J. Adol. Health Care, Vol. 1, No. 2:159, 1980.
Barnes, H.V. Albanese, M., Schroeder, J.: Informed Consent: The Use of Inpatients as Teaching-Patients for Sophomore Medical Students. J. Med. Ed. 55:698-703, 1980.
Barnes, H.V.: Delayed Puberty, Transitions 3:12-14, 1980.
Albanese, M., Schroeder, J., and Barnes, H.V.: Student Perceptions of Instruction - Assessment in a Multiple Instructor Course Which Maximizes Student Response. Evaluation and the Health Professions, 2:23-239, 1979.
Starling, J.R., Ferguson, W.W., and Barnes, H.V.: Effect of Propylthiouracil on Rat Thyroid Lysosomal Enzymes. J. Surg. Res., 27:306-311, 1979.
Behrens, A., Barnes, H.V., Gerber, W.L., Albanses, M., and Matthes, S.: A Model Program for Teaching Sophomore Medical Students the Essentials of the Male Genital-Rectal Examination. J. Med. Ed., 54:585, 1979.
Barnes, H.V., Albanese, M., Schroeder, J., and Reiter, S.: Senior Medicine Students Teaching the Basic Skills of History and Physical Examination. J. Med. Ed., 53:432, 1978.
Starling, J.R., Ferguson, W.W., Barnes, H.V., and Levy, R.H.: Effects of Thyrotropin on Rat Thyroid Lysosomal enzymes. J. Surg. Res., 24:7-14, 1978.
Barnes, H.V., and Blizzard, R.M.: Antithyroid Drug Therapy for Toxic Diffuse Goiter (Graves’ disease): Thirty Years’ Experience in Children and Adolescents. J. Peds., 91 (2):313,1977.
Whitington, P.F., Bayless, T.M., and Barnes, H.V.: Medical Management of Crohn’s Disease in Adolescence. Gastroenterology, 72 (6): 1338, 1977.
Barnes, H.V.: Treatment of Hyperthyroidism in Children and Adolescents. Pharmac. Ther. C., 1:129, 1976.
Hochberg, M.D., Koppes, G.M., Edwards, C.Q., Barnes, H.V., and Rnett, F.C.: Hypothyroidism Presenting as a Polymyositis Like Syndrome. Arth. Rheum., 19: (6)1363, 1976.
Barnes, H.V.,: The Teenager with Pubertal Delay. Primary Care, 3:15, 1976.
Wentz, A.C., White, R.I., Jr., Migeon, D.J., Hsu, T.H., Barnes, H.V. ones, G.S.: Differential Ovarian and Adrenal Vein Catheterization. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol., 125:1000, 1976.
Wentz, A.C., Jones, G.S. and Barnes, H.V.: Diagnostic Use of luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone (LH-RH) in Primary menorrhea. J. Obstet. Gynecol., July 1975.
Barnes, H.V. and Burger, R.: Approach to the Obese Adolescent. Med. Clin. North Am., 59: 1975.
Barnes, H.V.: The Problem of Delayed Puberty. Med. Clin. North Am., 59: 1975.
Barnes, H.V.: Physical Growth and Development During Puberty. ed. Clin. North Am., 59: 1975.
Barnes, H.V., and Gann, D.S.: Selecting Thyroidectomy and Hyperthyroidism. Surg. Clin. North Am., 54:289, 1972.
Barnes, H.V., Greenberg, A.H., Blizzard, R.M., et al.: The Effect of Chlordiazepoxide (Librium) on Thyroid Function and Thyrotoxicosis. Johns Hopkins Medical Journal, 131:298, 1972.
Barnes, H.V., and Bledsoe, T.: A Simple Test for Selecting the Thimoide Schedule in Thyrotoxicosis. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 5:250, 1972.
Books and Chapters
Coccia, M.R. and Barnes, H.V.: Pituitary Problems. In: Friedwan, S.B. et al (eds) Comprehensive Adolescent Health Care, Quality Med. Publ., St. Louis, 1992.
Coccia, M.R. and Barnes, H.V.: Adrenocortical Disorders. In: Friedwan, S.B. et el (eds) Comprehensive Adolescent Health Care, Quality Med. Publ., St. Louis, 1992.
Hennessey, J.V. and Barnes, H.V.: Thyroid Disorders. In: Friedwan, S.B. et el (eds) Comprehensive Adolescent Health Care, Quality Med. Publ., St. Louis, 1992.
Gitnick, G. (ed) Barnes, H.V., Duffy, T.A., Winterbaugher, R.W. Associate (eds) Debates in Medicine. Year Book Medical Publishers. Volume 3, 1990.
Spivak, J.L. and Barnes, H.V.: Manual of Clinical Problems in Internal Medicine. 4th Edition. Little Brown and Company, 1990. (see Appendix A for chapters authored)
Barnes, H.V.: Disorders of Adolescent Growth and Development. In: Stein, J.H. (ed) Internal Medicine. 3rd Edition. Little Brown and Company, 1990.
Barnes, H.V.: The Adolescent Patient. In: Walker, H.K., Hall, W.D. and Hurst, J.W. (Eds) Clinical Methods. Third Edition. Butterworth Publishers, 1990.
Barnes, H.V., Goldenberg, K. and Redding, M. (Eds) Diagnostic Testing Handbook for Clinical Decision Making. Year Book Medical Publishers, Chicago, 1989. (Appendix A).
Gitnick, G. (ed), Barnes, H.V., Duffy, T.A., and Fortuin, N. (associate eds) Debates in Medicine. Year Book Medical Publishers. Volume 2, 1989.
Barnes, H.V.: Hyperthyroidism in Barnes, H.V. (ed) Clinical Medicine: Selected Problems with Pathophysiologic Correlations. Year Book Medical Publishers, 1988.
Barnes, H.V.: Disorders of Adolescent Growth and Development. In: Stein J.H. (ed) Internal Medicine, 4th Edition, Mosby Year Book, 1994.
Barnes, H.V. (et) Clinical Medicine: Selected Problems With Pathophysiologic Correlations. Year Book Medical Publishers. 1988. (Textbook uniquely designed to bridge the basic clinical sciences for sophomore and junior medical students). Involved 74 full-time and clinical faculty of the Wright State University School of Medicine for the Departments of Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Neurology, Surgery, Psychiatry and Pediatrics. (879 pages).
Gitnick, G. (Ed) Barnes, H.V., Duffy, T.A. and Fortuin, N. (associate Eds) Debates in Medicine. Year Book Medical Publishers. Volume 1, 1986.
Barnes, H.V.: Putting Weight on Healthy Adolescents. In: Cohen, S.A. (ed) The Underweight Child. Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1986.
Barnes, H.V.: Anorexia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa-Bulimia and Bulimia in Adolescents and Young Adults. In: Choen, S.A. (ed) The Underweight Child. Appleton-Centurey-Crofts, 1986.
Barnes, H.V.: Goiter in the Clinically euthyroid Adolescent. In: Moss, A., and Smith, F. (eds) Pediatrics Update: Review for Physicians. Elsevier, 1984.
Spivak, J.L. and Barnes, H.V.: Manual of Clinical Problems in Internal Medicine. 3rd Edition, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, April, 1983 (updated and 6 new topics). 600 pages (See Appendix A.)
Spivak, J.L. and Barnes, H.V.: Manual of Clinical Problems in Internal Medicine. 2nd Edition, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, April, 1983 (updated and 12 new topics). 488 pages (See Appendix A.)
Barnes, H.V., Rhodes, R.N., and Wagner, H.N., Jr.: Radiation Physics. Warner, S. and Ingbar, S. (Eds) The Thyroid. Harper and Row, 1978.
Barnes, H.V.: Recognizing Normal and Abnormal Pubertal Development. Moss, A., and Smith, F. (Eds) Current Topics in Pediatrics. Elsevier, 1978.
Barnes, H.V.: The Gonads. Ibid.
Barnes, H.V.: Adolescent Medicine, Ibid.
Barnes, H.V.: The Thyroid. In: Margolis, S1, Harvey, A.M., Johns, R., Owens, A., and Ross, R. (Eds) The Practice of medicine, a Self-Assessment Guide. Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1976.
Barnes, H.V., and Bledsoe, T.: The Gonads. Ibid.
Barnes, H.V.: Adolescent Medicine, Ibid.
Barnes, H.V.: They Thyroid. Harvey, A.M., Johns, R., Owens, A., and Ross, R. (eds) The Principles and Practice of Medicine. 19 Appleton-Centuries, 1976.
Barnes, H.V.:(editor) Adolescent Medicine. Medical Clinics of North America. Volume 6, 1975.
Spivak, J.L. and Barnes, H.V.: Manual of Clinical Problems in Internal Medicine. 1st Edition Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1974. 484 pages (See Appendix A for chapters written).
Editorial Activities
Editor-in-Chief
Founding Editor Emeritus, 1990 - current
Associate Editor, Journal of Current Adolescent Medicine, 1978 - 1990
Editorial Board Member, Diabetes Care 2007 -
Ad hoc Reviewer
Journal American Medical Association
Archives of Internal Medicine
Journal of Pediatrics
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Diabetes Care
Annals of Internal Medicine
Chest
Journal of Adolescent Health
Editorial Board AMA Profiles in Adolescent Health, 1990-1992
Selected Memberships
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Diabetes Association
American Federation of Clinical Research
American Medical Informatics Association
Association of Professors of Medicine 1983-1999
Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine
Council of Biology Editors
Endocrine Society
Fellow, (Affiliate), American Academy of Pediatrics
Fellow and Master, American College of Physicians
Fellow, (Founding), Society of Adolescent Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Society
New York Academy of Science
Society for Adolescent Medicine
Society of Medicine Consultants to the Armed Forces