Gary P. Barth, MD
EDUCATION
- Williams College: BA 1967-1972
- USC Medical School: MD 1972-1976
- USC Medical Center: Internal Medicine Internship 1976-1977
- University of Oregon Health Science Center: Ophthalmic residency 1977-1982
- UCSF-Proctor Foundation: Corneal and External Disease Fellowship 1982-1983
LICENSURE
- State of California since 1977
BOARD CERTIFICATION
- American Board of Ophthalmology 1982
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Private Practice at Eye Care Institute, Santa Rosa, California 1983
- Founder and Medical Director: Eye Bank of Sonoma 1985-2001
- Founder and Medical Director: 4th St Laser and Surgery Center
CURRENT BOARD POSITIONS
- Pacific Laser Eye Center
- 4th Street Laser and Surgery Center
PAST BOARD POSITIONS
- Warrack Hospital Board 1988-2001
- Redwood Health Services 1985-1989
- President: Pacific Foundation for Medical Care: 1999-2002
PUBLICATIONS
- Several chapters in Current Ocular Therapy: Editions 2, 3 and 4
COMMUNITY SERVICE AND/OR CHARITY WORK
- Trustee of the PRASAD Project (www.PRASAD.org) a charitable organization that operates in rural India, directing surgical eye care, as well as, running a hospital, a dental and an HIV/Aids clinic plus three hundred women’s self-help groups involved with micro-lending.
SPECIALTY INTEREST
- Cornea/external disease
- Cataract surgery
- Laser vision correction
Professional Focus:
Dr. Barth focuses on diseases and surgery of the cornea and external eye as well as cataract and refractive surgery.
Personal Interests:
In his free time, Dr. Barth enjoys meditation and chanting, playing the tabla, and long distance running. His wife of thirty years owns an interior design firm in Santa Rosa. Their son, Dylan, is a freshman at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University studying Mechanical Engineering.