RichardDavidBarrettMD(He/Him)

Internal Medicine • Alabaster, AL

Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist

Physician

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Office
1000 1st St N
# Shelby
Alabaster, AL 35007
Phone+1 205-620-7004

Summary

I am an Internal Medicine trained Hospitalist. I recently joined the Hospital Medicine team at UAB. Previously I was in practice at Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster, Alabama from 2013 until 2022. I have special interests in palliative care, medical ethics, and quality improvement.

Education & Training

University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 2010
University of Alabama at BirminghamBA, Philosophy, Cum Laude, 1998 - 2002
University of Alabama at BirminghamBS, Psychology, Cum Laude, 1998 - 2002

Certifications & Licensure

AL State Medical License 2012 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Dantzler-Pieplow Empathy Award Baptist Health Systems, Pastoral Care Department, 2015

Committees

Vice Chief of Medicine at Shelby Baptist Medical Center, Department of Medicine 2021 - 2022
Member, Medical Executive Committee 2020 - 2022
Member, Saftey & Quality 2018 - 2020
Chair, Ethics Committee 2017 - 2022
Member, Medical Executive Committee 2017 - 2018
Medical Director, Palliative & Supportive Care Department, Shelby Baptist Medical Center 2014 - 2020
Member, Critical Care Committee 2014 - 2015

Professional Memberships

American College of Physicians - ACP
Member
Society of Hospital Medicine
Member