{"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. 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