UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


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        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 28, 2005

                        DOBI MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


          Delaware                       0-32523                  98-0222710
(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


               1200 MacArthur Boulevard                     07430
                  Mahwah, New Jersey                     (Zip Code)
       (Address of principal executive offices)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (201) 760-6464


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ITEM 5.02  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
           APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

         (d) On April 28, 2005, Steve M. Barnett was elected to our Board of
Directors, effective immediately.

         During the last two years, there were no transactions to which we were
or are to be a party, in which Mr. Barnett had or is to have a direct or
indirect material interest.

         A copies of the press release announcing Mr. Barnett's election is
included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

            (c) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.      Description

99.1             Press Release of DOBI Medical International, Inc., issued on
                 May 3, 2005, announcing the election of Steve M. Barnett as a
                 member of the Board of Directors

                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                               DOBI MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL, INC.



Date: May 3, 2005                              By:/s/Phillip C. Thomas
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                                                  Phillip C. Thomas
                                                  Chief Executive Officer

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