Kim Barker

Assistant Professor
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
UT Southwestern Medical Center
United States of America

Biography

Kim Barker, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) and the Program Director of the PM&R Residency Program at UT Southwestern. She is board certified in PM&R and focuses her clinical work on oncology rehabilitation, stroke rehabilitation, and general rehabilitation. After receiving her medical degree from Creighton University School of Medicine, Dr. Barker completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University/Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, where she was Chief Resident as well. She joined the faculty of UT Southwestern in 2011.

Research Intrest

Musculoskeletal Disorders,Non-Surgical Treatment

List of Publications
The effect of protein and calorie intake on prealbumin, complications, length of stay, and function in the acute rehabilitation inpatient with stroke. Pellicane AJ, Millis SR, Do KD, Temme KE, Sayyad A, Oswald MC, Roth EJ NeuroRehabilitation 2013 Aug
Rehabilitation in Head and Neck Cancer Eickmeyer SM, Barker KD Federal Practitioner 2014 31, suppl 3 30S-33S
The role and efficacy of exercise in persons with cancer. Eickmeyer SM, Gamble GL, Shahpar S, Do KD PM R 2012 Nov 4 11 874-81