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Barbara A. Murphy MD

Professor of Medicine, Director, Head and Neck Research Program, and Director, Pain and Symptom Management Program

Areas of Expertise

  • Cancer
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Hematology/Oncology
  • Otolaryngology
  • Palliative Care
  • Upper Airway (Tracheal), Oral, Nasal, Lip, and Other Head and Neck Cancers

Conditions and Treatments

Location

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - Wake Forest University, 1987
  • Internship - Greenwich Hospital, Yale University, 1988
  • Residency - Greenwich Hospital, Yale University, 1990
  • Fellowship - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1992

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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.
Dr Murphy has always treated me with the utmost kindness and respect. I am completely at ease with her and feel she always goes above and beyond in her attention to any detail she feels is relevant to my care. She is simply the best.
August 20, 2025
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August 10, 2025
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We love Dr. Murphy! We feel blessed to be working with her.
August 2, 2025
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Barbara is amazing. Just when I though that I had the best of care, she raised the bar still.
July 30, 2025
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Always very pleased with my experience with this doctor
July 8, 2025
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Dr. Murphy is the best doctor in Vanderbilt! So knowledgeable, so kind, so thorough.
June 14, 2025
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Explained everything and answered all my questions
June 8, 2025
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Dr. Murphy treats me as though I was her only patient! I feel so confident in her as a doctor.
May 23, 2025
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Dr Murphy was excellent in every manner !
April 30, 2025
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