Kirk Barnes, MD

Dr. Barnes is board certified in Internal Medicine and Hematology/Oncology. He has been with Tennessee Oncology since July 2002. Dr. Barnes comes to us from Vanderbilt where he completed his Hematology/Oncology fellowship and did work in tumor cell biology. He completed medical school at the University of Tennessee and completed his internal medicine residency at Baptist Hospital here in Nashville.Dr. Barnes has also worked in the area of cancer cell biology for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Dr. Barnes specializes in all adult malignancies and is interested in benign hematology including coagulation and clotting disorders. Dr. Barnes holds memberships in the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology and is the Division Chief of Oncology, University of Tennessee, Baptist Hospital Residency Training Program.

Dr. Barnes sees patients at the Skyline Office. When away from the office Dr. Barnes is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hunting, fishing, boating, martial arts, gardening and spending time with his family.