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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

Conditions and Treatments

Location

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

Services

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

  • Cardiovascular Disease - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2007
  • Interventional Cardiology - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2008

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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.
Exceptional experience
October 16, 2025
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This was the first time I had met Dr. Barker and he was a very nice and And alleviated some of the fear that I had about My heart.
October 15, 2025
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Excellent
October 13, 2025
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Good
September 25, 2025
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My first visit w Dr. BARKER and all went very well. Impressed with Doctor listening to my concerns. No feeling of pressure to get done in a hurry.
September 25, 2025
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Great job!!
September 17, 2025
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Dr. Barker was very nice & answered all my questions! He was very knowledgeable & helpful!
September 1, 2025
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I could tell that Dr. Barker was very knowledgeable and competent. Very kind.
August 23, 2025
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Everything and everyone was very professional and knew there jobs well.
July 22, 2025
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