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Colin M. Barker MD

Director, Section of Interventional Cardiology, and Associate Professor of Medicine
Insurance Plans Accepted

Areas of Expertise

  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Heart Valve Center
  • Heart and Vascular
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Interventional Cardiology and Peripheral Vascular Disease

Locations

Vanderbilt Heart
1215 21st Avenue South, 5th Floor
Nashville, TN 37232

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - Boston University, 2001
  • Residency - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2004
  • Cardiology Fellowship - New York University Medical Center, 2007
  • Fellowship - Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, 2008
  • Fellowship - Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, 2009

Board Certifications

  • Interventional Cardiology - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2008
  • Cardiovascular Disease - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2018

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Doc Talk with Colin M. Barker, MD - Heart Health

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Patient Comments

Patient Comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey and displayed in full. Patients are not identified in order to respect patient privacy.
Extremely satisfied
October 9, 2024
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Dr. Barker let me take the lead on 'next steps' and after understanding my logic and priority insured that he and his team could support my view and he totally supported it.
September 20, 2024
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Dr Barker listens. He included me in all decisions. Vanderbilt is lucky to have him.
September 20, 2024
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All around good experience
September 20, 2024
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Very encouraging visit!!
September 3, 2024
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I really respect Dr Barker
August 31, 2024
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Excellent communication. Both directions. Very clear, very warm, positive and direct.
August 16, 2024
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The Dr sometimes stays in there and talks to u trying to explain something sometimes he isn't in there but a few minutes and he is in and out not knowing more than u did when u got there
August 10, 2024
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I had an excellent communication with Dr. BARKER
July 20, 2024
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