"Doctor Barbara" is an author of medical fiction novels, children’s books, and a healthy living book.  She is a clinically retired anesthesiologist due to a disability, went to medical school and residency at the University of Louisville, and practiced in Kentucky and Florida. She has also been a primary care physician in volunteer clinics and a medical expedition.  She maintains her licenses and is a guest speaker for talks ranging from obstructive sleep apnea, physician disability, and a health talk which is an extension of her book Younger Next Decade. She sprinkles credible medicine into the background of her novels, but her characters and plots take center stage.

During philanthropic work with her own therapy dog, Chester, she was asked to write a children’s book.  There are now five books in the Chester the Chesapeake series. Doctor Barbara and Chester have made book appearances from Florida to New York.  You can meet this loveable dog at his own website:    http://dogbooksforchildren.weebly.com

Doctor Barbara lives in a natural wildlife corridor in Tennessee and enjoys the great outdoors!

Below are some videos. The first one is a Podcast interview with The Happy Doc. The mission of this podcast is about bringing joy to the work that you do. Although it focuses mainly on physicians, residents, and medical students, the principles apply to the lives of all professionals.  After the podcast is a book trailer for Outcome, a Novel and Operation Neurosurgeon.