Dr Mary Barson   

MBBS,  BSci(hons), FRACGP,  Dip Pal Med, Dip Child Health

“Where ever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity.” -Hippocrates

Mary provides care in the following:

• General Practice
• Low Carbohydrate Medicine and Medical Weight Loss        
• Children’s health
• Women’s health
• Family health
• Palliative medicine
• Travel medicine

Dr. Mary Barson is a General Practitioner and Bellbrae local who loves working and living in this beautiful and dynamic community. Mary first completed an honours degree in Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Melbourne University where she developed a deep appreciation for the nutritional and environmental factors needed to support health and wellbeing. Later, during medical school Mary found her passion in General Practice and in whole-person, holistic care.

While maintaining a broad interest in all aspects of General Practice, Mary has particular interests in Nutritional & Environmental Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine and Mind-Body Medicine. She is particularly passionate about metabolic health, combining compassion centred care with real food nutrition to empower people to reclaim their health and regain control of their weight naturally and sustainably.

Mary has undertaken additional training in Medical Hypnotherapy, Mental Health, Stress Management, Children’s Health, Palliative Medicine as well as Lifestyle Medicine and Nutritional and Integrative Medicine.

Qualifications:

• Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
• Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery - The University of Melbourne 
• Bachelor of Science - Majors in Biochemistry, Molecular Biopsy and Cell Biology
• Bachelor of Science with Honours - Medical Biology Research at the Water and Eliza Hall Institute
• Diploma of Palliative Medicine - Royal Australian College of Physicians
• Diploma of Child Health - University of Sydney - Sydney Child Health Program
• Certificate of Medical Hypnosis
• Certified Provider of Focused Psychological Strategies
• Certificate of Advanced Life Support Level Two
• Certificate of Emergency Management of Severe Trauma
• Certificate of Rural Emergency Skills Training
• Injectable Nutrient training with the Australian Institute of Medical Nutrition
• Undertaking training with the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine 

Professional Memberships:

• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners 
• College of Medical Hypnosis 
• Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine 
• Australasian College of Lifestyle Medicine