Dr. Brittany R. Barber

Brittany R. Barber, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.S.C, works with Dr. Paul Nghiem and the multi-disciplinary Merkel cell carcinoma team at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance providing optimal treatment for patients with Merkel cell carcinoma.

Dr. Barber’s practice is dedicated to surgery for benign and cancerous head and neck tumours as well as facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. She strives to create active partnerships with her patients to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Dr. Barber completed her M.D. and surgical residency training at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. She also completed a Master of Surgical Science at the University of Oxford for her dissertation work in peripheral nerve regeneration in head and neck cancer patients. She then went on to complete a fellowship in advanced head and neck cancer surgery and microvascular reconstruction at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.