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Alison Unzeitig Barron, M.D., FACS

General Summary

Dr. Alison U. Barron is a breast surgeon specializing in breast surgical oncology and is certified by the American Board of Surgery. She is an adjunct assistant professor at Texas A&M University College of Medicine.

Education

Dr. Barron attended medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas where she obtained her medical doctorate. She then went on to complete a general surgery internship and residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Hospital where she was also chief resident. Dr. Barron then completed a fellowship in Breast Surgical Oncology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.

Surgery Locations

  • Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Uptown
  • Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health
  • Carrollton Regional Medical Center

Other Information

Dr. Barron was born and raised in Laredo, TX and is fluent in Spanish. She comes from a large family of physicians and medical care workers in south Texas. She enjoys cooking, running, hiking, traveling, and bowling.

Publications

  • Local Production of Lactate, Ribose Phosphate, and Amino Acids Within Human Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

    Med (New York, N.Y), 2021

  • Association of Low Nodal Positivity Rate Among Patients With ERBB2-Positive or Triple-Negative Breast Cancer and Breast Pathologic Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

    JAMA Surg, 2018

  • Predicting Non-sentinel Lymph Node Metastases in Patients with a Positive Sentinel Lymph Node After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

    Annals of Surgical Oncology, 2018

  • Do Acute-Care Surgeons Follow Best Practices for Breast Abscess Management? A Single-Institution Analysis of 325 Consecutive Cases

    Journal of Surgical Research, 2017

Office & Outpatient

  • Abscess Drainage
  • Breast Sonography and Ultrasound
  • Cyst Aspiration
  • Mediport Removal
  • Needle Biopsy of Breast Lesions - US Guided
  • Partial Breast Radiation Catheter Insertion (SAVI, Contura, Mammosite)
  • Skin Biopsies

Surgical Procedures

  • Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
  • Excision of Chest Wall Tumors
  • Excisional Breast Biopsy
  • Hidden Scar Lumpectomy & Mastectomy
  • Hidden Scar Surgery
  • Lumpectomy - Partial Mastectomy - Quadrantectomy
  • Mastectomy
  • Mediport Placement
  • Nipple Duct Excision
  • Nipple Sparing Mastectomy
  • Oncoplastic Partial Mastectomy with Contralateral Mastopexy for Symmetry
  • Oncoplastic Tissue Rearrangement
  • Radical Excision of Metastatic Lesions
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Wire Localization Excisional Biopsy

Accolades & Memberships

Dr. Barron is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Society of Surgical Oncology, the American Society of Breast Surgeons, and the American Medical Association. She has given numerous poster and oral presentations at national meetings. She was awarded the George Peters Award for Best Presentation by a Breast Fellow in 2018.

Community Service

Dr. Barron enjoys giving back to the community and has traveled to Guatemala for the Emmaus Medical Mission in Sumpango where she assisted in general surgical operations.

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