Lisa B. Barr, MD

Overview

Gender

Female

Languages

English

Specialties

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Biography

Dr. Barr, a Hampton Roads native, is a seasoned physician with a passion for treating people with musculoskeletal conditions that cause pain and dysfunction. She is a double alumna of EVMS finishing as Chief resident in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 1988. As the founding partner at APM Spine and Sports Physicians, she focuses her energy on developing innovative methods to help to guide people to optimal recovery, assisting them to achieve their best functional outcome. By embracing both the newest technologies and the “fine art of healing” she is recognized as a driving force of change in the field both locally and nationally. Her most recent emphasis has been to promote and develop the concepts of biologic healing, using techniques that facilitate the body to heal itself. Her patients range from High School and Professional Athletes, fire fighters, police officers and board room execs to adoring grandparents and budding master gardeners. She has consistently been honored as a “Top Doc” and was selected as one of 2012’s Hampton Roads Business Women of the Year.

 

Over the years, she has been involved on many different hospital and community boards. She is presently training for her ballroom dance debut in “ 2014’s Hampton Roads Dancing With The Stars”. Currently, she devotes much of her personal and professional time seeking new ways to expand integrative concepts in health and healing and she is actively pursuing writing as a creative means of expression. A teacher at heart, she is interested in helping people understand the mind-body connection on a more practical level and serves as a mentor for young people interested in pursuing careers in healthcare.

On a personal level, she loves the great outdoors and regularly plays tennis and golf and enjoys hiking, horses and paddle boarding. She has an adventurous spirit and is a seasoned traveler and experienced sailor. Spending time with family and friends is her favorite past time. Her 2 adult children are busy pursuing their graduate degrees in the fields of Nursing and Education.