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David M. Barrett, MD — Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
David M. Barrett, MD is an Adjunct Professor of Surgery at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Previously, David M. Barrett, MD, is CEO Emeritus of Lahey Clinic, a nonprofit, multispecialty health care organization based in Burlington, Mass. Before joining Lahey in September 1999, he had a long and distinguished career as a physician, teacher and administrator at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
A native of Michigan, Dr. Barrett received his bachelor’s degree from Albion College and his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine. From 1970-72, he served as a flight surgeon during the Vietnam War and was Chief of the Aeromedical Service at Cam Rahn Bay Air Base.
Following his military service, Dr. Barrett trained at Mayo Clinic as a resident in general surgery and in urology. He became a staff physician at Mayo in 1975 and served as chair of the Department of Urology throughout most of the 1990s. He also served as vice chair of Mayo’s Board of Governors. He was a Trustee of the Mayo Foundation and a member of the Executive Committee.
Dr. Barrett is an authority on urologic oncology, urinary incontinence, bladder reconstruction, and genitourinary prostheses. During the course of his career, he has been widely published in academic journals and has received numerous research grants and contracts.
Among his many professional affiliations are memberships in the American College of Surgeons and the American Urologic Association. Dr. Barrett is also a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and won the award for the Health Care Executive of the year in June of 2007. He is a past president of the American Board of Urology. Dr. Barrett currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts High Technology Council and Jobs for Massachusetts, Inc. He is also Past Chair of the Massachusetts Hospital Association.
Dr. Barrett is a member of Lahey Clinic’s Board of Trustees and chair of the Board of Governors. In addition, Dr. Barrett continues to work as a physician and teacher. He is a professor of urology at Tufts University School of Medicine.
