The Inner Circle acknowledges Lori Lee Barr, MD, FACR, FAIUM as a 2026 Top Pinnacle Healthcare Professional

Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Lori Lee Barr, MD, FACR, FAIUM, is acknowledged as a 2026 Top Pinnacle Healthcare Professional for her contributions to the field of Radiology. Dr. Barr pursued higher education at Lipscomb University where she was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology. After earning the degree of medical doctor from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine at Shreveport she then completed her diagnostic radiology residency and pediatric radiology fellowship at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. She is board-certified in both pediatric radiology and diagnostic radiology as a Diplomate of the American Board of Radiology (ABR) one of 24 national medical specialty boards that make up the American Board of Medical Specialties. She has been recognized by the American College of Radiology and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine as a fellow for teaching, research, clinical care, and community advocacy. She said, "When I was little, I fell in love with life. I loved growing up in New Orleans and spending summers at my grandparent's farm in Florence, Alabama. I love animals and people. I love writing and reading. When I became a medical doctor, I got to direct some of that love into a career filled with wonder and excitement that continues to this day. I love seeing how beautiful my patients are on the inside and I love how my patients get excited when I show them a picture of how beautiful they are on the inside and how their body works when we are looking at their ultrasounds, fluoroscopic exams, CT scans and MRIs." She continued, "Assisting ailing children and their families in their quest for renewed vitality really helps you keep an accurate perspective on the blessings in your own life. It is not worth the energy to get all worked up about the cat missing the litter box when you see young ones facing major health challenges with grace and smiles every day." Dr. Barr practices radiology on-site in Pensacola, Florida and remotely throughout the state. She explained, "Pediatric radiology is a subspecialty of radiology where we make sure that children of all ages, from the fetus before birth to the 190 lb. high school football champion get diagnostic imaging studies using the lowest doses of ionizing radiation (like x-rays) and non-ionizing radiation (like ultrasound and magnetic resonance) possible to answer their doctor's clinical questions and help them feel better fast." Her quest is to ensure that the same quality of diagnostic imaging that she helped develop at major children's hospitals where she has served in leadership roles including Cincinnati Children's Medical Center, Dell Children's Medical Center of Austin, Texas and Ascension Sacred heart Pensacola/Studer Family Children's Hospital is available to children who do not live near a major children's hospital through their local community hospitals and clinics. She shared some of her ideas in the article, "5 RECOMMENDATIONS TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN PEDIATRIC MEDICAL IMAGING," published by Carestream and republished internationally in Spanish and Portuguese. A testament to her influence in the field, Dr. Barr is a partner of Radiology Associates of Florida, P.A., a Radiology Partners, Inc. practice, where she serves as the Panhandle Division Director, Member-at-Large on the Radiology Associates of Florida Local Practice Board of Directors, and as the Chair of the Patient Safety Committee. At the national practice level with Radiology Partners, Inc. she serves on the Pediatric Advisory Board and assists the clinical augmented intelligence (AI) team. She serves as the Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Radiological Society of North America Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation that funds cutting edge diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology rese...