Cristobal Barrios MD

Cristobal Barrios Jr., MD, FACS is a board certified General Surgeon with added qualifications in Surgical Critical Care.  He is a Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Surgery at the UC Irvine School of Medicine and is a practicing trauma and general surgeon. Dr. Barrios completed his training in Surgical Critical Care here at UCI in June of 2007 and subsequently joined UCI in July of the same year. Dr. Barrios is the Director of the Trauma Division Research Program, Director of the Critical Care Core Lecture Series, serves as a member of the UCI School of Medicine Admission Committee and is Chair of the Organ Donor Council.
Dr. Barrios’ clinical research in trauma and critical care issues include the utility of thoracic CT imaging in trauma patients; anemia; traumatic brain injury; end of life issues; organ donation among minorities; geriatrics; and alcohol/drug use among trauma patients. His work has been presented at numerous professional conferences and has been published in a number of peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Barrios is also a passionate humanitarian volunteer. Since 2011 he has participated in nine mission trips to date in Nicaragua, Peru, El Salvador and Columbia through the International Medical Alliance Organization.