Dr. John C Barber was the younger of two sons of Dr. Harry C. Barber, a general physician and surgeon in a medium sized town in Illinois. John did his medical training at Washingto...view moreDr. John C Barber was the younger of two sons of Dr. Harry C. Barber, a general physician and surgeon in a medium sized town in Illinois. John did his medical training at Washington University in St. Louis and specialty training at the Medical College of Virginia and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston. He inherited his love of medicine and world travel as well as his moral and ethical compasses for medical practice from his father. Dr. John Barber spent forty years practicing in academic medical centers and teaching medical students and ophthalmology residents.view less