Philip S. Barnett, MD, PhD is Director of the Anna and Max Webb & Family Diabetes Outpatient Treatment and Education Center at Cedars-Sinai. Dr. Barnett also is a Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Actively involved in medical education, Dr. Barnett teaches clinical medicine to interns, residents and fellows, as well as UCLA students. He is a strong advocate of empowering patients to be involved in their own healthcare management through lectures, patient symposia, support groups and web-based programs.
Dr. Barnett has published articles in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including Diabetes Care, Clinical Endocrinology, Diabetes Metabolism Review, Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Cytogenetic Cell Genetics and Autoimmunity.
Dr. Barnett is a member of the prestigious professional organizations, American Endocrine Society, American Diabetes Association, American Federation of Clinical Research, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the Pituitary Society. Dr. Barnett is also a member of numerous organizations in the United Kingdom, including the Royal College of Physicians, Royal Society of Medicine, Diabetes UK, British Society for Endocrinology and the British Society for Immunology.
Dr. Barnett received his bachelor's and medical degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. He completed his internship and residency at General Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School. Dr. Barnett completed fellowship training in endocrinology, diabetes and internal medicine at Heath Hospital, University of Wales College of Medicine, King's College Hospital, School of Medicine and Dentistry and the Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine in London. Dr. Barnett received his specialist medical training and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in London. In addition, he received his doctorate from the University of London.
