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Nurcombe was born on January 11, 1933 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; the son of Arthur Cyril and Alice Ursula (O'Gorman) Nurcombe. He came to the United States in 1976.
Nurcombe received a Bachelor of Medicine degree and Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Queensland in 1956. Three years later he was given a diploma in psychological medicine from the University of Melbourne. Also in 1973, Barry earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the same university.
Nurcombe began his career as a medical director at Australia Division of Youth Welfare & Guidance in 1960. Seven years later he was appointed an associate professor of child psychiatry department at the University of New South Wales. Then in 1976, Barry became a director of child psychiatry and professor at the University of Vermont.
Also in 1984, he held the position of a professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University. Since 1989, Nurcombe has been a director of child and adolescent psychiatry department and professor at Medical School of Vanderbilt University.
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Nurcombe is a member of American Psychiatric Association, American College of Psychiatrists, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
On December 7, 1956 Barry Nurcombe married Alison Carson Thatcher. They have 2 sons and a daughter.