Barry Meskin was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, and at the age of 25, emigrated to San Francisco, completing his basic sciences, medical and surgical training, graduating in 1992 with a medical degree, Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, DPM.
His internship and residency training was based at the San Francisco Bay Area Level 1 trauma centers serving the indigent and uninsured, in the most depressed and tumultuous and under-served neighborhoods.
Aside from the life long mentor in his father, a family physician (Denis Meskin, M.D.) most of his inspiration was experienced while serving as an Orthopedic Trauma Corpsman at the largest South African Military Hospital, during the active South African Border War, also know as the Angolan Bush War.
With 30 years of experience he has earned the respect of colleagues and patients, he has a well established reputation as an excellent and responsible, caring clinician, with a very strong commitment to deliver care in a pragmatic, efficient and cost-effective manner.
He is an established specialist, independent contractor at Concentra Medical, and has full active staff privileges at Sutter Health, California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) in San Francisco, and out patient procedures available at Tri-Valley Surgery Center.
A fully credentialed provider in excellent standing with most Medical Provider Networks (MPN's) in the Bay Area and serves as a Preferred Panel Provider.
His experience as a Qualified Medical Examiner (QME) and Agreed Medical Examiner (AME), enables him to evaluate disability and write the medical-legal reports as required by the Workers Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB), consistent with the Department of Industrial Relations and the California Labor Code.
He is married with 2 teenager children, has a golden retriever, spare time is given to hiking, rowing, reading, music and playing djembe drums.
His internship and residency training was based at the San Francisco Bay Area Level 1 trauma centers serving the indigent and uninsured, in the most depressed and tumultuous and under-served neighborhoods.
Aside from the life long mentor in his father, a family physician (Denis Meskin, M.D.) most of his inspiration was experienced while serving as an Orthopedic Trauma Corpsman at the largest South African Military Hospital, during the active South African Border War, also know as the Angolan Bush War.
With 30 years of experience he has earned the respect of colleagues and patients, he has a well established reputation as an excellent and responsible, caring clinician, with a very strong commitment to deliver care in a pragmatic, efficient and cost-effective manner.
He is an established specialist, independent contractor at Concentra Medical, and has full active staff privileges at Sutter Health, California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) in San Francisco, and out patient procedures available at Tri-Valley Surgery Center.
A fully credentialed provider in excellent standing with most Medical Provider Networks (MPN's) in the Bay Area and serves as a Preferred Panel Provider.
His experience as a Qualified Medical Examiner (QME) and Agreed Medical Examiner (AME), enables him to evaluate disability and write the medical-legal reports as required by the Workers Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB), consistent with the Department of Industrial Relations and the California Labor Code.
He is married with 2 teenager children, has a golden retriever, spare time is given to hiking, rowing, reading, music and playing djembe drums.