Biography

Barry Starr, MD, specializes in pediatrics at Ochsner Health. Dr. Starr earned his medical degree from the Louisiana State University Medical School in New Orleans. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB). He stayed on after residency to serve as chief resident at UAB before going into clinical practice. Dr. Starr has practiced inpatient/hospital medicine since 2003. He joined the Ochsner staff in 2007 and has served as section head of pediatric hospital medicine since 2017. Dr. Starr is a senior lecturer at the University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School and is a clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. Starr currently sees pediatric patients at Ochsner Hospital for Children in New Orleans as well as newborns at Ochsner Baptist. He is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric hospital medicine.

Education and Training

Medical School

LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Field of Study: Medicine
Year Completed: 1998

Louisiana State Univ. School of Medicine
Year Completed: 1998

Internship

Univ of Alabama in Birmingham
Field of Study: Pediatrics
Year Completed: 1999

University of Alabama
Field of Study: Pediatrics
Year Completed: 1999

Residency

University of Alabama
Field of Study: Pediatrics and Chief Resident
Year Completed: 2002

Univ of Alabama in Birmingham
Field of Study: Pediatrics
Year Completed: 2001

Univ of Alabama in Birmingham
Field of Study: Pediatric Chief Resident
Year Completed: 2002

University of Alabama
Field of Study: Chief Resident - Pediatrics
Year Completed: 2002

University of Alabama
Field of Study: Pediatrics
Year Completed: 2001

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics
Inc. - Pediatrics