Andrew Barnes, MD, MPH, FAAP

Dr. Barnes is Associate Professor in Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. 

Dr. Barnes currently serves as Co-Coordinator of NPHTI Workshops and has served as webmaster and listserv manager for NPHTI, and has also served in leadership roles in the Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis. His clinical work with children and families focuses on helping children gain mastery of their own mind-body interactions. 

Some of the ways that he helps children become more competent in this regard includes teaching them how to use biofeedback, mindfulness, and self-hypnosis to help themselves better regulate their own thoughts, feelings, and actions. 

His research focuses on promoting resilience in children under stress, and on the interplay between behavior and biology, with recent work focusing on the well-being of children growing up in homeless families. His clinical and scientific contributions in these areas have been published in top peer-reviewed journals including Pediatrics and The Journal of Pediatrics. 

He has been acknowledged annually since 2015 as a regional “top doctor” by both Minnesota Monthly and Mpls-St. Paul magazines. He is the recipient of the 2015 Daniel P. Kohen Outstanding Clinician Award from the Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis (MSCH), and 2017 Presidential Award for Service from MSCH.