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: (832) 355-9910
SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT - (832) 355-9910

Education

Fellowship at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, UK

Advanced Cardiothoracic International Fellowship

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
• Atrial Fibrillation Surgery (MAZE Procedure)

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

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