Associate Professor Barker has practised in Geelong since 1989 having trained at The University of Melbourne and The Royal Womens Hospital, Melbourne.
Having also trained in the UK, he is on the faculty of Deakin University, Geelong.
He is a member of the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and Australian Gynaecological Endoscopy and Surgery Society.
Associate Professor Barker feels that laser therapy (MonaLisa Touch) has exciting promise in the treatment of vaginal and vulval problems.