Edward Barnes, II

Dr. Edward Barnes, II, MD, FACP, serves as Vice Dean of College Affairs and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences' College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. He leads the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension while maintaining clinical and educational roles at WesternU Health Clinic.

• Education: Biology (BA), Whittier College (CA)
• Medical Degree: University of Kansas School of Medicine (KS)

His research and clinical focus spans internal medicine, nephrology, and hypertension, informed by military medical service including a Nephrology Fellowship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Dr. Barnes has delivered lectures at Loma Linda University, UC Irvine, and international symposia in China.

• 2016 Teamwork Award
• 2015 Personal & Professional Goal Achievement Award
• 2014 Professionalism Award for Accountability
• 2013 DO Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award

A veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he commanded 32 medics as a Battalion Surgeon while applying mission-driven approaches to academic medicine and healthcare education at WesternU.