{"id":15563,"date":"2025-07-10T10:43:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/?page_id=15563"},"modified":"2025-07-10T10:43:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:43:15","slug":"spencer-barbera-md","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/education\/residency-program\/diagnostic-radiology-residency\/current-residents\/spencer-barbera-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Spencer Barbera, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15556 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/DSC_9572-scaled-e1752157250481-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"Spencer Barbera, MD portrait\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/DSC_9572-scaled-e1752157250481-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/DSC_9572-scaled-e1752157250481-770x1024.jpg 770w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/DSC_9572-scaled-e1752157250481-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/DSC_9572-scaled-e1752157250481-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/DSC_9572-scaled-e1752157250481.jpg 930w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/>Tulane University School of Medicine<\/h3>\n<h3>Diagnostic Radiology<\/h3>\n<p>Hello! My name is Spencer Barbera, I\u2019m originally from Reading, Pennsylvania (which is about an hour west of Philadelphia and four hours north of Charlottesville). I completed my undergraduate, medical school, and internship at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. I originally applied to UVA because of its reputation as an outstanding radiology training program, but on interview day the genuine warmth and humility of the residents and faculty left a lasting impression on me. The culture of the department fosters an outstanding learning environment, and I am grateful for the opportunity to train here!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15564\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera3-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"Spencer Barbera with donut and wearing matching shirt\" width=\"379\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera3-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera3-1024x811.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera3-768x608.jpg 768w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera3-1536x1216.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera3-2048x1621.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera3-253x200.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15565\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Spencer Barbera in front of castle\" width=\"453\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera-1-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera-1-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera-1-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera-1-2048x1357.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera-1-302x200.jpg 302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15566\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Spencer Barbera selfie at football game\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/radiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/191\/2025\/07\/barbera2-267x200.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tulane University School of Medicine Diagnostic Radiology Hello! 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