George Antony Barrio, MDNeurology in Panama City, FL

George A. Barrio, MD, is a neurologist with Ascension Sacred Heart in Panama City, FL. Dr. Barrio is board-certified in neurology and psychiatry, as well as pain medicine. He provides specialized, comprehensive care to patients with issues of the brain or spine.

Dr. Barrio has a special interest in stroke, multiple sclerosis, migraine management and Parkinson's disease, and he first became interested in neurology when his father was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's disease. He has served as principal investigator in a variety of clinical trials, and he has been published in the medical journals of Psychosomatics, Huntington's Disease, and Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. He has presented his research at the meetings of the American Academy of Neurology and the National Hispanic Medical Association.

When not caring for patients, Dr. Barrio enjoys running marathons and half-marathons (the Panama City Beach Marathon is his favorite course), duathlons (a race that includes a running leg, followed by a cycling leg and then another running leg), hiking, traveling and spending time with his wife and two children.