Barry has cared for the terminally ill and their families since 1984, when he started at VITAS as a team physician in the Broward County, Florida, program. As chief medical officer, he serves as liaison between VITAS’ many hospice programs and community physicians providing care to more than 11,000 patients each day.

A national leader in defining the role of the hospice medical director, Barry has extensive experience developing professional performance standards, pain and symptom management guidelines, quality assurance, and hospice and palliative care education. He is a voluntary consultant in palliative and spiritual care for EDC Eshel in Jerusalem, Israel, and a voluntary assistant professor of medicine at the University of Miami.

The lead author of 20 Common Problems in End-of-Life Care, Barry has published nearly 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology, and hospice and palliative medicine, and attained Fellow status with AAHPM in 2005. He has a master’s degree in Jewish studies from Barry University in Miami and was ordained a rabbi in August 2002.