{"id":15801,"date":"2026-04-14T19:01:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=15801"},"modified":"2026-04-14T19:01:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:01:17","slug":"meet-our-doc-ariana-barkley-md-pediatric-neurosurgeon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=15801","title":{"rendered":"Meet our Doc: Ariana Barkley, MD, Pediatric Neurosurgeon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/faCXA8pIciw?autoplay=1&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Ariana Barkley, MD, didn\u2019t expect to become a pediatric neurosurgeon but her sister\u2019s sickness set her career path on a different trajectory. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was in the ICU when I was applying for college,\u201d Dr. Barkley recalls, \u201cand I remember being there and just realizing that was where I wanted to be.\u201d That experience sparked a calling to care not just for patients, but for entire families during their most vulnerable moments. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn pediatrics, I tend to have a lot of similar interests as the kids, so it\u2019s easy to connect with them on that level,\u201d she says. She often uses toys or favorite characters to explain procedures, helping children feel more comfortable. <\/p>\n<p>Through every interaction, her goal is simple: help kids feel safe and understood, while giving families confidence in their child\u2019s care at Children\u2019s Hospital Colorado. <\/p>\n<p>Learn more about our Pediatric Neurosurgery Program: https:\/\/www.childrenscolorado.org\/doctors-and-departments\/departments\/neuroscience-institute\/programs\/neurosurgery\/?slid=surg_neuro_slr&#038;utm_source=youtube&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=mod <\/p>\n<p>Connect with Children\u2019s Colorado:<br \/>\nInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/childrenscolo<br \/>\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/childrenshospitalcolorado<br \/>\nLinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/children&#8217;s-hospital-colorado<br \/>\nPinterest: https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/childrenscolo\/<br \/>\nWebsite: http:\/\/www.childrenscolorado.org<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=faCXA8pIciw\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ariana Barkley, MD, didn\u2019t expect to become a pediatric neurosurgeon but her sister\u2019s sickness set her career path on a different trajectory. \u201cShe was in the ICU when I was applying for college,\u201d Dr. Barkley recalls, \u201cand I remember being there and just realizing that was where I wanted to be.\u201d That experience sparked a &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15801\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}