About Dr. Barth

Neuropsychologist Dr. Robert Barth

Dr. Barth is a Fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, a peer-nominated and peer-reviewed recognition of his significant contribution to science and practice.

He practices, writes, and lectures in the following areas (as well as others):

• Chronic Pain of all types, including:
• Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS is the concept that replaced reflex sympathetic dystrophy - “RSD” and “causalgia”)
• Headache
• Back pain
• Brain injury / Brain Impairment
• Mental Illness

Several of the above items can be clicked on to read more information about Dr. Barth's work in those areas.

Professional Activities

Dr. Barth has been asked to provide teaching, writing, and editorial review duties for many professional academies, governments, healthcare publishers, and academic institutions including:

• American Medical Association
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• European Union of Medicine in Assurance and Social Security
• American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians
• North American Spine Society
• American Academy of Neurology
• National Association of Workers' Compensation Judiciary
• International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions
• American Psychological Association
• Official Disability Guidelines Treatment in Workers Compensation
• Occupational and Environmental Medicine Press
• Alberta Workers Compensation Board
• Several additional professional academies
• Several additional governmental agencies
• Several academic institutions (college / university /medical school)

The American Medical Association has included Dr. Barth on a list of “nationally recognized expert authors,” and has repeatedly asked him to contribute to AMA publications and programs. His work with the AMA has included serving as:

• Both a writer and reviewer for the Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment
• A writer for the Guides to the Evaluation of Disease and Injury Causation
• Both a writer and reviewer for the Guides Casebook
• Editor and writer for the Guides Newsletter
• Faculty for the AMA House of Delegates
  
  

Community Involvement

For over a decade, Dr. Barth has also taken a leadership role with Hospice of Chattanooga (HOC), a non-profit community healthcare service. HOC is reportedly the largest healthcare provider in Chattanooga, with an average daily census of approximately 550 patients as of the beginning of 2010, and a focus on pain management and palliative care at the end of life. Dr. Barth has served as Chairman of the Board, Director, Foundation Director, Compliance and Ethics Committee Chair, and Research Committee Chair for HOC. He has done all of this on a volunteer basis.

Education

Dr. Barth’s full-time education included:

• Harvard Medical School post-doctoral fellowship training at Massachusetts General Hospital
• Harvard Medical School pre-doctoral internship training also at Massachusetts General Hospital
• Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of South Florida
• Masters degree in psychology also from the University of South Florida
• Bachelors degree in psychology from Loyola University in New Orleans

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