Dr. Lisa Barr, M.D.

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Get to know Pain Management Specialist Dr. Lisa Barr, who serves patients in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

An experienced pain management specialist with a passion for treating people with musculoskeletal conditions that cause pain and dysfunction, Dr. Barr is the Founder and Medical Director of the Barr Center for Innovative Pain & Regenerative Therapies. As such, she focuses her energies on developing innovative methods to help guide her patients to optimal recovery and their best functional outcome. 

By embracing both the newest medical technology and the “fine art of healing,” she is recognized as a force of change in pain management, both locally and nationally. Over the past 20 years, she has focused on regenerative medicine modalities, including platelet-rich plasma and stem cells that can help the body to heal itself.

Furthermore, Dr. Barr was the first physician in Coastal Virginia to integrate regenerative medicine into her unique medical model that includes: PRP, stem cells, prolotherapy, traditional interventional pain management, osteopathic manipulation, energy work, musculoskeletal ultrasound, mind-body concepts and functional medicine. As a practicing physician in the community, she has effectively treated more than 200,000 patients over the course of her career.

Pertaining to her educational pursuits, she graduated with her medical degree from the Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1988, and completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the same educational venue, serving as Chief Resident.

Subsequent to her education, the doctor attained board certification in physical medicine and rehabilitation through the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR). The mission of the ABPMR is to serve the public by improving the quality of patient care in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R).

Over the last three decades, Dr. Barr has been involved in many different hospital and community boards. Currently, she devotes much of her personal and professional time seeking new ways to expand integrative concepts in health and healing and she is actively pursuing writing as a creative means of expression. In the spring of 2018, she became the best-selling author of Outsmart Your Pain: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Pain and Transforming Your Life.

A teacher at heart, she is interested in helping people understand the mind-body connection and how the patient and doctor function best in a therapeutic partnership. She also enjoys daily patient care and mentoring young people interested in pursuing careers in healthcare.

Pain management is a branch of medicine employing an interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those living with chronic pain. A pain management specialist is a doctor who specializes in pain medicine, focusing on the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of pain.

Throughout her illustrious career, Dr. Barr has consistently been honored by her peers as a “Top Doc” in Hampton Roads, and was selected as one of Hampton Roads’ 2012 Business Women of the Year.

On a more personal note, she has a son who is a middle school teacher and a daughter who is an ER nurse. She loves the outdoors and regularly plays tennis and golf, and enjoys hiking, horses, paddle boarding, and spending time with family and friends. She has an adventurous spirit and is a seasoned traveler and experienced sailor.

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