Dr. Edward Barrera, a resident of San Diego with 25 years of experience in diagnostic radiology, is the new medical director of the Radiology Department at Calais Regional Hospital.

Dr. Barrera was born in South America and moved to the United States with his family at the age of 12. He attended school in New York before entering the Air Force, which sent him to the western U.S. After he finished his service with the Air Force, he completed a residency in Texas.

Dr. Barrera and his wife of 37 years have moved into their new home in Red Beach.