LAKEPORT, Calif. – Sutter Lakeside Hospital is introducing Derrick Barnes, M.D., to its Sutter Lake County team.

Dr. Barnes is a board-certified obstetrics and gynecology physician who comes from a private practice in Matthews, North Carolina.

Dr. Barnes started at the Sutter Lakeside Community Clinic in March.

A West Coast native, Dr. Barnes was drawn to Sutter Lakeside for several reasons, including the opportunity to work with underserved populations.

“I feel Lake County is a place where I can grow my practice and build a solid patient base,” he said. “We also have family in the area and enjoy the great outdoors, so we’re excited to get back to the California sunshine.”

In Matthews, Dr. Barnes worked in a call rotation with five private-practice physicians who averaged 700 deliveries each year.

He has extensive inpatient and outpatient care experience and is proficient in leading-edge office-based procedures, including laparoscopic and robotic surgery.

Dr. Barnes received his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 2004.

He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Medical University of South Carolina in 2008.

He’s married with one daughter and two sons; one is a foster child and the adoption is under way.

“I hope the Lakeside community will join me in welcoming Dr. Barnes,” said Sutter Lakeside Hospital Chief Administrative Officer Siri Nelson. “We feel very fortunate to have him as part of the Sutter family.”

To learn more about Sutter Lakeside, visit www.sutterlakeside.org/ .