Gene Barrett Md

Dr. Gene Barrett
Gene Nathan Barrett, MD, age 64, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on April 14, 1948 to Willie Lee Barrett and R.L. Barrett in Shreveport, Louisiana. In 1966, he graduated from Bossier High School in Bossier City, Louisiana. After high school, he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology from Louisiana Polytechnic Institute in 1970. Dr. Barrett earned his Medical degree from L.S.U. School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1974, and completed his residency in Pediatrics at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee in 1977. He was Chief Resident of Pediatrics during his third year of residency and obtained a Fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas in 1979. From 1979-1981, he was an assistant professor in Pediatrics at St. Jude Children's Hospital and also served as head of the Department of Pediatrics during that time. In the Fall of 1981, he joined the private practice of Douglas Pediatrics in Douglasville, Georgia where he emphasized his interest in Endocrinology. Dr. Barrett, a brilliant physician, was loved and adored by all of his patients and their families and became known as “Dr. Gene” by everyone in the community. He will always be remembered by his enthusiastic personality and contagious laugh. His outside interests included music composition, all types of fishing, outdoor activities, computer technology, and time with his canine companions.
Dr. Barrett is survived by his brothers and their spouses, Edward and Jo Barrett and Jimmy and Linda Barrett of Texas. Nieces and nephews include Jimmy Barrett, Jr., Tracy Grzelakowski, Robert Barrett, Karen Ann Rester, Sharon Chatterton, and many grand-nieces and grand-nephews.