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Joseph E. Barrera, MD

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26800 Crown Valley Parkway, Suite 230
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
1957.5 miles away
Medical Groups & Affiliations
This provider is part of the larger Providence network and you may be able to access providers, hospitals, and services with the following groups:
  • Mission Heritage Medical Group and Affiliated Physicians
  • St. Joseph Heritage Medical Group and Affiliated Physicians
  • St. Jude Heritage Medical Group and Affiliated Physicians
Speaks: English
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Mission Heritage Mission Viejo - Endocrinology

26800 Crown Valley Parkway, Suite 230, Mission Viejo, CA 92691

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About Joseph E. Barrera

Dr. Barrera's interests include intensive management of diabetes, hypertension and lipid disorders.

He is also involved in the management of prediabetic conditions including metabolic syndrome and polycystic ovarian syndrome.

He has been the principal investigator for numerous clinical trials involving the development of new therapies for diabetes, blood pressure and thyroid cancer. He has lectured extensively to physician colleagues and patient groups in the area of cardiovascular risk management and preventive endocrinology.

Prior to joining Mission Internal Medical Group, Dr. Barrera was the Medical Director of the Diabetes Program at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley, California and a team physician for the Oakland Athletics baseball team.

He was also a physician consultant for the KRON and KTVU/Fox news stations in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Medical School

University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine
1987

Residency

Children's Hospital
Internal Medicine
1990

Fellowship

University Of Ca San Francisco Medical Center
Endocrinology
1992

Board Certifications
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons, Internal Medicine
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons, Endocrinology
Mission Heritage Mission Viejo - Endocrinology
26800 Crown Valley Parkway, Suite 230
Mission Viejo, CA 92691

Medical Groups & Affiliations
Mission Heritage Medical Group

Affiliated Locations
Providence Mission Hospital - Laguna Beach
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo

Clinical Interests

  • Abnormal Cortisol Level Tests
  • Abnormal Glucose
  • Abnormal Glucose Metabolism
  • Addison's Disease
  • Adrenal Adenoma
  • Adrenal Disorders
  • Adrenal Mass Non Malignant
  • Adrenal Neoplasm
  • Adrenogenital Syndrome
  • Androgen Excess
  • Androgen Insensitivity
  • Calcium Metabolism
  • Carcinoid Syndrome
  • Congenital Hypothyroidism
  • Conn Syndrome
  • Cushing Syndrome
  • Diabetes Education
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Ectopic Hyperparathyroidism
  • Endocrine Disorders
  • Feminizing Syndrome
  • Fine Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid
  • Glucagonoma
  • Glucocorticoid Deficiency
  • Goiter
  • Grave's Disease
  • Growth Disorders
  • Growth Hormone Abnormalities
  • Growth Hormone Deficiency
  • Gynecomastia
  • Hashimoto Thyroiditis
  • Hyperaldosteronism
  • Hypercalcemia
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Hyperglycemia
  • Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Hypocalcemia
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Hypogonadism
  • Hypoparathyroidism
  • Hypopituitarism
  • Hypothalamic Pituitary Disorder
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Insulin Pump
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Insulin Therapy
  • Insulinoma
  • Low Blood Sugar
  • Metabolic Bone Diseases
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
  • Myxedema
  • Nodular Goiter
  • Non Toxic Goiter
  • Osteopenia
  • Osteoporosis
  • Panhypopituitarism
  • Parathyroid Disease
  • Parathyroid Hyperplasia
  • Pheochromocytoma
  • Pituitary Adenoma
  • Pituitary Disorders
  • Pituitary Tumor
  • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
  • Pseudohermaphroditism
  • Pseudohypoparathyroidism
  • Radioiodine Therapy
  • Rickets
  • Secondary Hyperaldosteronism
  • Thyroid Cyst
  • Thyroid Disorder
  • Thyroid Hormone Resistance
  • Thyroid Nodule
  • Thyroiditis
  • Thyrotoxic Exophthalmos
  • Thyrotoxicosis
  • Toxic Diffuse Goiter
  • Toxic Nodular Goiter
  • Type 1 Diabetes
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Uremic Hyperparathyroidism
  • Virtual Care
  • Vitamin Deficiency