Lauren Barron, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Surgery

(713) 798-8706

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Positions

Assistant Professor of Surgery: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Assistant Program Director, Education Research: Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery

Addresses

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Clinic): THI Outpatient Clinic
1101 Bates Ave
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-8706
Fax: (713) 798-7662
ctclinic@bcm.edu

Education

Fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine: St. Louis, MO; Cardiothoracic Surgery

Residency at Washington University School of Medicine: St. Louis, MO; General Surgery

MD from Texas A&M Health Science Center: College Station, TX

BS from Hawaiʻi Pacific University: Honolulu, HI

Certifications

American Board of Thoracic Surgery

American Board of Surgery

Professional Interests

Coronary artery bypass surgery
Aortic valve surgery
Aortic surgery
Alternative access transcatheter valve interventions

Professional Statement

Dr. Lauren M. Barron is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Barron was born and raised in southeast Texas. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Hawai'i Pacific University and returned to Texas to attend medical school at Texas A&M Health Sciences Center where she became a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society and the Gold Humanism honor society.
Dr. Barron completed her general surgical training at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri in addition to an NIH-funded research fellowship. She then completed her cardiothoracic surgical training at Washington University specializing in coronary artery bypass grafting, aortic surgery, aortic valve surgery and alternative access transcatheter aortic valve surgery.

Websites

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

@LaurenBarronMD

Selected Publications

Barron L, Moon MR. " Impact of Autonomic Regulation on Burnout and Performance in Thoracic Surgery Residents " JTCVS Open. ;
Barron L, Damiano RJ. Cox-Maze IV. " CTS NET " The Cardiothoracic Surgery Network. ;
Barron L, Moon MR. " Commentary: Atrial fibrillation: Surgeons can do more than operate " JTCVS. ;
Pubmed PMID: 35489834.
Barron L, Courtney C, Bao J, Onufer E, Panni RZ, Aladegbami B, Warner BW. " Intestinal resection-associated metabolic syndrome " J Pediatr Surg. ;
Pubmed PMID: 29588076.
Barron LK, Warner BB, Tarr PI, Shannon WD, Deych E, Warner BW. " Independence of gut bacterial content and neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis severity " J Pediatr Surg. ;
Pubmed PMID: 28410788.
Barron LK, Bao JW, Aladegbami BG, Colasanti JJ, Guo J, Erwin CR, Warner BW. " Toll-like receptor 4 is critical for the development of resection-associated hepatic steatosis " J Pediatr Surg. ;
Pubmed PMID: 28351520.