Barry Byer, M.D. '69
Dr. Byer is Chief of the Department of Family Practice at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Virginia and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical School in Washington, DC.
He is also founder and Medical Director of CrossLink International, a non-profit humanitarian aid organization providing pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and equipment to medical mission teams traveling abroad, to mission hospitals in underdeveloped nations and to free clinics in the USA.
Since 1999, as founder and Executive Director of the Virginia Hospital Center Medical Brigade, he annually leads teams of dedicated healthcare professionals and support staff to Honduras to meet the healthcare needs of some of their most underserved people.
Dr. Byer is the recipient of the Falls Church City Commendation for Humanitarian Efforts, the Carroll V. Shreve Award for meritorious community service and humanitarian work, the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce’s James Elkin Award for international humanitarian service, Acacia Federal Savings Bank's "Nice Guys" Award and the Medical Society of Virginia Foundation’s Salute to Service Award for “Service to the International Community”.
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