Michele Barry, MD, FACP

Tropical medicine doctor

Professor of Medicine (General Medical Discipline), Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment & Professor, by courtesy, of Operations, Information and Technology at the GSB and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Travel Medicine Clinic

  • 900 Blake Wilbur Drive
  • Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Phone: 650-736-5700
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Professional Education

Fellowship: Yale School of Medicine (1983) CT

Residency: Yale School of Medicine Appointments (1981) CT

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (1980)

Residency: Yale - New Haven Hospital (1980) CT

Medical Education: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1977) NY

Fellowship, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Rheumatology (1983)

Chief Residency, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Medicine (1981)

Residency, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Medicine (1980)

Internship, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Medicine (1978)

Diploma, Walter Reed Hospital, DC, Tropical Medicine (1980)

M.D., Albert Einstein College (AOA), Medicine (1977)

A.B., Bryn Mawr College (Magna cum laude), A.B. (1974)

Honors & Awards

Humanitarian Award, Migration and Refugee, Catholic Services (1981)

Best Doctors in America, Peer Selection--conducted by Connolly-Castle (1996-2010)

President, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2001-2002)

Distinguished Teacher's Award, Yale University (2002)

Institute of Medicine Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences (2002)

Ben Kean Medal, American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (2010)

Advisory Board, Women and Sex Differences in Medicine (WSDM) (2014)

Administrative Appointments

Health Consultant Overseas Programs, Ford Foundation (1995 - 2011)

Paul Rogers Ambassador to US Congress, US Congress (2008 - Present)

Director of Center for Innovation in Global Health, Stanford University (2009 - Present)

Director, Yale/Stanford Johnson & Johnson Global Health Scholars Program, Stanford University Site (2009 - Present)

Senior Associate Dean of Global Health, Stanford University (2009 - Present)

Fellow, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2011 - Present)

Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute (2011 - Present)

Senior Fellow, Woods Institute (2011 - Present)

Innovations to Enhance the Quality of Health Professions Education at the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences-NECTAR Program
Ndhlovu, C. E., Nathoo, K., Borok, M., Chidzonga, M., Aagaard, E. M., & Hakim, J. (2014). Innovations to Enhance the Quality of Health Professions Education at the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences-NECTAR Program. ACADEMIC MEDICINE, 89(8), S88-S92.

Treating hepatitis C in lower-income countries.
Jayasekera, C. R., Barry, M., Roberts, L. R., & Nguyen, M. H. (2014). Treating hepatitis C in lower-income countries. New England journal of medicine, 370(20), 1869-1871.

High prevalence of chronic kidney disease in a community survey of urban Bangladeshis: a cross-sectional study
Anand, S., Khanam, M. A., Saquib, J., Saquib, N., Ahmed, T., & Chertow, G. M. (2014). High prevalence of chronic kidney disease in a community survey of urban Bangladeshis: a cross-sectional study. GLOBALIZATION AND HEALTH, 10.

Meeting the Challenges of Global Health; pages 37-41
Denend, L., Lockwood, A., Barry, M., & Zenios, S. (2014). Meeting the Challenges of Global Health; pages 37-41. Stanford Social Innovation Review, 12(Number 2).

An ethics curriculum for short-term global health trainees
Decamp, M., Rodriguez, J., Hecht, S., Barry, M., & Sugarman, J. (2013). An ethics curriculum for short-term global health trainees. GLOBALIZATION AND HEALTH, 9.

Reflecting on Short-Term International Service-Learning Trips
Crump, J. A., Decamp, M., Barry, M., & Sugarman, J. (2013). Reflecting on Short-Term International Service-Learning Trips. ACADEMIC MEDICINE, 88(1), 10-11.

High prevalence of type 2 diabetes among the urban middle class in Bangladesh.
Saquib, N., Khanam, M. A., Saquib, J., Anand, S., Chertow, G. M., & Cullen, M. R. (2013). High prevalence of type 2 diabetes among the urban middle class in Bangladesh. BMC public health, 13, 1032-?.

Reuters - Opinion, The Great Debate
Barry, M. (2013). Reuters - Opinion, The Great Debate. Internet access is a vital healthcare tool, (September).

Transient Facial Swellings in a Patient With a Remote African Travel History
Richardson, E. T., Luo, R., Fink, D. L., Nutman, T. B., Geisse, J. K., & Barry, M. (2012). Transient Facial Swellings in a Patient With a Remote African Travel History. JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE, 19(3), 183-185.

Tb in a Global Health Exchange Program
Decamp, M., Crump, J. A., Rodriguez, J., Richardson, G., Barry, M., & Sugarman, J. (2012). Tb in a Global Health Exchange Program. JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE, 27(1), 7-7.

Health Technologies and Innovation in the Global Health Arena
Sinha, S. R., & Barry, M. (2011). Health Technologies and Innovation in the Global Health Arena. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 365(9), 779-782.

Short-Term Global Health Research Projects by US Medical Students: Ethical Challenges for Partnerships
Provenzano, A. M., Graber, L. K., Elansary, M., Khoshnood, K., Rastegar, A., & Barry, M. (2010). Short-Term Global Health Research Projects by US Medical Students: Ethical Challenges for Partnerships. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, 83(2), 211-214.

GLOBAL HEALTH Fifty Years of US Embargo: Cuba's Health Outcomes and Lessons
Drain, P. K., & Barry, M. (2010). GLOBAL HEALTH Fifty Years of US Embargo: Cuba's Health Outcomes and Lessons. SCIENCE, 328(5978), 572-573.

Ethics and Best Practice Guidelines for Training Experiences in Global Health
Crump JA, Sugarman J, Barry, & M et al. (2010). Ethics and Best Practice Guidelines for Training Experiences in Global Health. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 83(6).

Talking Dirty-The Politics of Clean Water and Sanitation
Barry M, & Hughes J. (2008). Talking Dirty-The Politics of Clean Water and Sanitation. NEJM, 359(8).

The Tail End of Guinea Worm - Global Eradication without a Drug or Vaccine
Barry M. (2007). The Tail End of Guinea Worm - Global Eradication without a Drug or Vaccine. NEJM, 356(25).

Suburban Leptospirosis: Atypical Lymphocytosis and Gamma-delta T cell response.
Barry M, Wisnewski A, Matthias M, Inoye S, & Vinetz J. (2006). Suburban Leptospirosis: Atypical Lymphocytosis and Gamma-delta T cell response. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 43(Nov 15).

Presidential Address - Disease without borders: globalization's challenge to the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: A call for public advocacy and activism.
Barry M. (2003). Presidential Address - Disease without borders: globalization's challenge to the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: A call for public advocacy and activism. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 69(1).

The International Health Program: The fifteen year experience with Yale University's Internal Medicine Residency Program.
Gupta A, Wells C, Horwitz R, Bia F, & Barry M. (1999). The International Health Program: The fifteen year experience with Yale University's Internal Medicine Residency Program. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 61(6).

Treatment of a Laboratory Acquired Infection of Sabiá Virus.
Barry M, Armstrong L, Russi M, Dembry L, Geller D, & Peters CJ. (1995). Treatment of a Laboratory Acquired Infection of Sabiá Virus. NEJM, 333.

Zimbabwe: Health care changes after independence and transition to majority rule.
Barry M, Cullen M, Thomas JEP, & Loewenson R. (1990). Zimbabwe: Health care changes after independence and transition to majority rule. JAMA, 263(5).

Ethical considerations of human investigation in developing countries: The AIDS dilemma.
Barry M. (1988). Ethical considerations of human investigation in developing countries: The AIDS dilemma. NEJM, 319(16).