Dr. Philip Barr has practiced medicine in a variety of settings over his 25 years in the field. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he earned his M.D. at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where he received Honors in Family Medicine and researched the benefits of meditation.  He went on to earn his specialty boards in Internal Medicine following post-graduate studies at the University of Massachusetts hospitals. 

Dr. Barr's continued interest in consciousness work led him to a medical research fellowship at Harvard University's Mind/Body Medicine Division.  After many years of seeking integrative medicine in clinical settings, Philip broadened his educational base to include a Master's degree in Theology and completed his M.A. in Spiritual Psychology with an Emphasis in Consciousness, Health, and Healing at USM. Philip is on the editorial board of Integrative Medicine, A Clinician's Journal.

With diverse experience spanning the private sector and public health/Native American settings, Dr. Barr has also served as Medical Director of both physical rehabilitation and psychiatric hospitals.  Having tapered his practice in acute hospital medicine, Philip is integrating the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual levels in his approach to healing the whole person.  Philip co-founded the Naturally Evolving Wellness Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, a bridge between traditional medicine and the whole person approach.

Currently Dr. Barr serves as the Clincal Director of the California Wellbeing Institute. A new venture, Conscious Health Consultants, is directing services towards high-level corporate wellness and was co-founded with his wife, Diane Botticelli. Philip is privileged to serve on the faculty of the University of Santa Monica in the Consciousness, Health, and Healing Program. In past years, he served on faculty for the Counseling Psychology Program. Dr. Barr has also been appointed to the Advisory Board of Saybrook University's College of Mind-Body Medicine.

Philip and Diane live in Newbury Park, CA.  With three wonderful sons, they love getting out to the beaches and trails along the coast. Philip also enjoys relaxing with his banjo and getting out in his kayak.