Biography
Dr. Ariana Barkley earned her undergraduate degree at The Johns Hopkins University and medical degree from The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She completed her neurosurgery residency at one of the busiest programs in the nation, the University of Washington in Seattle, WA, and subsequently Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship at the esteemed Children?s Hospital of Alabama in Birmingham.
Personal Statement
Originally born in Trinidad and Tobago, her journey from the Caribbean to Canada and across the U.S. has nurtured a passion for serving diverse communities. This has translated into several awards and capacity development projects across Southeast Asia, with goals to expand to the Caribbean and apply her unique skills to serve her patients in New Mexico. Her clinical practice focuses on the full gamut of pediatric neurosurgery, including pediatric (congenital malformations and spine tumors), pediatric and adult brain tumors, pediatric skull base tumors, epilepsy, trauma, Chiari malformations, hydrocephalus, cranio-synostosis, spasticity, and vascular malformations in the pediatric population. Her research focus is on global neurosurgery, neurosurgical education and clinical outcomes. Originally born in Trinidad and Tobago, her journey from the Caribbean to Canada and across the U.S. has nurtured a passion for serving diverse communities. This has translated into several awards and capacity development projects across Southeast Asia, with goals to expand to the Caribbean and apply her unique skills to serve her patients in New Mexico. Her clinical practice focuses on the full gamut of pediatric neurosurgery, including pediatric (congenital malformations and spine tumors), pediatric and adult brain tumors, pediatric skull base tumors, epilepsy, trauma, Chiari malformations, hydrocephalus, cranio-synostosis, spasticity, and vascular malformations in the pediatric population. Her research focus is on global neurosurgery, neurosurgical education and clinical outcomes.
Areas of Specialty
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Education
Fellowship: Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellow, University of Alabama, Children?s Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
Residency: Neurosurgery Resident, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Medical School: M.D. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate: B.S. Molecular and Cellular Biology, B.A. Psychology, Philosophy minor. The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Achievements & Awards
- The JB Resident Award for Global Neurosurgery -January 2022
Awarded to a USA based neurosurgery resident to participate in the Neurosurgery Outreach Foundation Educational Surgical Mission Team.
- Excellence in Clinical Neurosciences? Award June 2021 Presented by the Department of Anesthesiology, Neurocritical Care.
- Courage to Lead? Award June 2021Presented by the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Washington.
- Global Innovation Grant December 2018Granted to support one year of neurosurgical capacity development research in collaboration with two national hospitals in Cambodia.
- Washington State Association of Neurological Surgeons May 2018 Best Resident Presentation.
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke PA-12-149 Grant May 2012-May 2013.
Languages
- English