Dr. Pedro Barri was born in Barcelona on March 6 1949.  He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in Barcelona in 1971. He had his training in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Barcelona, France and England and received his doctorate in 1993.

He is an active founding member of the Faculty Staff of the Institute Universitari Dexeus in Barcelona and currently head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the latter institution.

Dr. Pedro Barri is Honorary President of the Spanish Fertility Society, Honorary member of the Argentina Society of Sterility and Fertility, has been a member of the Executive Committee of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology since 1998, he is also member of the French Society of Sterility and member of the American Society of  Reproductive Medicine.

He is a member of the Editorial Board of the following journals: Human Reproduction Update, Gynecological Endocrinology, Contraception-Fertilité-Sexualité, JOBGYN, References en Obstetrique et Gynecologie, Progresos en Obstetricia y Ginecologia, Revista Iberoamericana de Fertilidad y Reproduccion Humana, Actualidad Obstetrico Ginecologica, Ciencia Ginecologika, Novedades Terapéuticas sobre Reproduccion Humana.

Dr. Barri has been Ad Hoc Reviewer of the Journals Human Reproduction, Fertility and Sterility and Gynecological Endocrinology during the period 1990-1992-1994-1996-1998-2000.

He has published numerous articles and has participated as guest professor in many national and international congresses.