Karl L. Barkley II, M.D., came to University Family Physicians in 1995 from another practice in the area. Dr. Barkley grew up in Chapel Hill and Greensboro, North Carolina, and attended Davidson College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religion in 1979 and was captain of the swimming team as a senior.

After earning a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1986 from Wake Forest University, he completed a three-year residency program in family medicine at Carolinas Medical Center in 1989 and a faculty development fellowship at CMC in 1990.

Because of Dr. Barkley’s interest in sports medicine, he pursued a fellowship at Hughston Orthopedic Clinic in Columbus, Georgia. In addition to seeing patients in private practice, Dr. Barkley has served as team physician for his alma mater, Davidson College, for more than 15 years.

Dr. Barkley is a board-certified family physician. He is an active member of Davidson United Methodist Church and has taken part in medical mission trips to Belarus, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Cuba. Closer to home, he serves as a volunteer physician at the Ada Jenkins Center free medical clinic.

He and his wife, Catherine, live in Davidson with their three children. He enjoys competing in sprint-distance triathlons and playing golf.