Jamie Barkin, M.D., professor of medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and an internationally recognized gastroenterologist, is the 2019 Berk/Fise Career Clinical Achievement Awardee for his significant and distinguished contributions to clinical gastroenterology, particularly teaching and military medicine. This special award presented by the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) recognizes not only clinical excellence, but also contributions in patient care, clinical science, clinical education, technological innovation, and public and community service.
Dr. Barkin, a past president of the ACG, joined the organization in 1978 and has been deeply involved ever since. He became a trustee of the college in 1980, and served as president from 1989 to 1990. The college, his professional society “home”, knows him widely for his deep love, service, and dedication. He has been active in numerous ACG committees, including establishing the first women’s committee in gastroenterology.
He has also held leadership roles in several other professional organizations, including a tenure as president of the Florida Gastroenterologic Society and past president of the Bockus International Society of Gastroenterology. In 1995, Dr. Barkin became a Master of the ACG, and in 2014 received the college’s Samuel S. Weiss Award. His recent recognition makes him one of only five physicians to be recognized by the ACG with three major awards.