Mathew Barber, MD

Matthew D. Barber, MD, MHS, is a Staff Physician in the Section of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery and Director of Clinical Research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cleveland Clinic's main campus. He is also on Staff at the Glickman Urological Institute at Cleveland Clinic and is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University.

Prior to joining the Cleveland Clinic in 2001, he was an associate in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. He is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Barber?s specialty interests include pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, vesicovaginal and rectovaginal fistulas, as well as chronic vulvar and vaginal conditions.

Dr. Barber received his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he graduated summa cum laude. He then went on to Duke University, where he earned a Master of Health Sciences degree in Clinical Research and completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology, as well as a fellowship in urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery. He is licensed to practice medicine in Ohio and North Carolina.

He is lead or co-author on several research studies published in peer-reviewed publications or presented at leading medical conferences in his field. He is also author or co-author of chapters from several medical textbooks, and he regularly gives presentations and seminars. Dr. Barber has won numerous academic awards and research grants, including, to name only a few, the National Faculty Award from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology & The Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2005), Teacher of the Year in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cleveland Clinic (2002-03 and 2004-05) and the Society for Gynecologic Surgeons Prize Paper (2006).

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Abnormal menstrual bleeding
Amenorrhea
Dysmenorrhea
Dyspareunia (female)
Fibroid Tumor
Irregular Menstrual Cycle
Metrorrhagia
Oligiomenorrhea
Post menopausal bleeding
Recto-vaginal Fistula
Stress Incontinence (female)
Urinary Incontinence (female)
Uterine Fibroid