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Barry Byer, M.D. - Executive Director

Barry Byer, MD has been practicing medicine in Falls Church since 1973. He is the Chief of the Department of Family Practice at Virginia Hospital Center and an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical School.

Since 1999, as the Executive Director of the Virginia Hospital Center Medical Brigade, Dr. Byer has led teams of dedicated healthcare professionals and support staff to Honduras to meet healthcare needs of some of the most underserved people there.Dr. Byer is also the founder and Medical Director of CrossLink International, a non-profit humanitarian aid organization that provides pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and recycled eyeglasses to mission groups and free clinics abroad and in the USA.

In November of 2006, Dr. Byer received the Medical Society of Virginia Foundation’s Salute to Service award for “Service to the International Community” for founding and leading the Virginia Hospital Center Medical Brigade. In March of 2005, he received the Chamber’s James Elkin Award for international humanitarian service. He has been honored by the Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce on two occasions. In 2001, Dr. Byer received the Carroll V. Shreve Award for meritorious community service and humanitarian work and in 2000, he received the Falls Church City Commendation for Humanitarian Efforts.

Dr. Byer also received Acacia Federal Savings Bank’s “Nice Guy” Award in 2005!

Dr. Byer is regularly mentioned in both the Washingtonian Magazine’s “Top Doctor” issue and Washington Consumer Checklist’s “Outstanding Physician” issue.

Planning Committee

The Planning Committee functions as the executive committee of the Medical Brigade. Including representation from the all of the primary disciplines of the organization, this committee oversees all facets of planning and operations.

Remote Village Project Committee

The Remote Village Project Committee focuses on the Medical Brigade’s sustainable healthcare intervention models. The committee includes healthcare providers, healthcare educators, and development and public health professionals.

Medical Brigade Mission Teams

The Virginia Hospital Center Medical Brigade is a multidisciplinary team composed of specialty teams, including:

Surgery (Hospital Santa Teresa)

1. Anesthesiology/CRNA
2. Surgeons
   1. General Surgery
   2. Gynecology/Obstetrics
   3. Plastics
   4. Eye
3. Nurses/Physician Assistants
   1. Operating Room
   2. PACU
4. Triage

Healthcare (Various Mission Field Locations)

1. Audiology
2. Eye
3. Adult General Medicine
4. Pediatrics
5. Pharmacy
6. Physical Therapy - Adult, Pediatric
7. Triage & Crowd Control

Remote Village Project (Valle Bonito and San Antonio de la Libertad)

1. Community Health Workers
2. Water, Sanitation, and Public Health Projects

Materials Management and Inventory Control (Comayagua)

Food Service (Comayagua)