Dr. Barnes is an emergency medicine physician at Akron Children’s Hospital, where she’s been practicing since 2021. She earned her medical degree from DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in Harrogate, Tenn. and completed her residency in pediatrics at Palms West Children’s Hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla. She went on to complete a fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Dr. Barnes is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians.