He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in Barcelona in 1971. He had his trainning in Obstetrics and Gynecology was in Barcelona and in France and England. He received his doctorate in 1993 writing the thesis «Respuesta Anómala a la Estimulación de la Maduración Folicular en Fecundación In Vitro» with qualification Cum Laude. In December, 2003 he is nominated A Corresponding Academician of the Reial Acadèmia of Medicine of Catalonia. Dr. Barri has received the “Josep Trueta” Medal awarded by the Department os Health of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Palau de la Generalitat, May 12, 2015. In July 2018, he was awarded Honorary Member of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE).
He has published 102 articles and he has presented 283 lectures and 172 scientific conferences and has participated as guest professor in many national and international congresses (H-Index of 39).
From 2004 to 2020, he has been the Director of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproduction of the Institut Universitari Dexeus. From January, 2011 he is The Director of the Chair of Investigation in Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the Institut Universitari Dexeus of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.