Dr. Carolyn Barnes, MD, DABR
My job is to inform patients so they are empowered to make the best decision that will fit their life and treatment goal. I give advice to all of my patients like they were members of my family.”
Dr. Carolyn Barnes is a Board Certified Radiation Oncologist with over 15 years of experience. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors of Science in Biology – Chemistry. Initially, she worked in the pharmaceutical industry but wanted to help patients with cancer directly and then enrolled in Loma Linda University Medical School. There she completed her Internship, residency training in Radiation Oncology, and served as Chief Resident of the program. She has several publications involving brain tumors and eye malignancies using novel technologies like proton beam.
She is proud now to be serving the Coachella Valley. As an attending, she has served on the Ethics Committee and was the Continuing Medical Education Chair of Community Hospital of San Bernardino. She also currently holds memberships to the American Society of Radiation Oncologists, American Medical Association, and has given oral presentations during ASTRO’s Annual Meetings.
Dr. Barnes holds privileges with Eisenhower Medical Center and St. Mary Medical Center.
Dr. Barnes is a wife and mother of three beautiful children. She works in the community as a Master Gardener, enjoys traveling, and hiking
Treatments
Performed :
Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS), Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT), Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT), 3D-Conformal Radiotherapy (3D-CRT), High-Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy, Electron Radiotherapy
Specialty :
Radiation Oncology
Board Certified
Diplomate of the American Board of Radiology
Degrees :
MD, Loma Linda University
BS, Point Loma Nazarene University
Training :
Residency – Loma Linda University Medical Center
Internship – Loma Linda University Medical Center
Disease Sites Treated :
Head and Neck
Skin
Breast
Lung
Esophageal
Gastric
Liver
Colon
Rectal
Anal
Hepatobiliary
Bladder
Prostate
Sarcoma
Lymphoma
Uterine
Cervical
Vulvar
Brain and Central Nervous System
Community Outreach
Locally Advanced Lung Radiation therapy techniques – Desert Valley Medical Ctr: 2016
HPV malignancies: the oncologist’s epidemic – Pinnacle Medical Group; 2019
HPV malignancies and radiation – San Bernardino Community Hospital: 2018
Stereotactic Radiosurgery – Indications and Techniques: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center 2019
Integrative Oncology Outreach Award, GenesisCare 2023
Community Leadership / Awards
Chairman for Continuing Medical Education
San Bernardino Community Hospital 2019-2022
Leadership Team Ethics Committee
San Bernardino Community Hospital 2019-2022
Leadership Team Radiation Safety Committee
San Bernardino Community Hospital 2019-2022
Board Member Physician Wellness Committee
San Bernardino Community Hospital 2017-2022
Publications and Presentations
C.J. Barnes, D.A. Bush, L.N. Loredo, J.D. Slater, Fractionated Proton Beam Therapy of Acoustic Neuromas and Hearing Preservation International Journal of Particle Therapy, Spring 2018, Vol 4, pp28-36
A.F. Cavallero, M.P. Hanchett, C.J. Sharpe, K.A. Martin, A.M. Nishimura (2002). Dynamics of Crystal Formation by Optical Detection: Multiple Disorder –to-Order Phase Transitions of Cycloalkanone Multilayers on Al2O3. In P. Somasundaran (ED.) Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science (pp. 256-268). Santa Barbara, CA: CRC Press.
C.J. Barnes, D.A. Bush, L.N. Loredo, J.D. Slater, Fractionated Proton Beam Therapy of Acoustic Neuromas and Hearing Preservation International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology and Physics 2012;84:3S:108
C.J. Barnes, D.A. Bush, L.N. Loredo, J.D. Slater. Proton Beam Radiation of Choroidal Melanomas and New Set-up Techniques to Improve Cosmetic Outcomes, PTCOG – NA Conference October 2014
Digital Poster Discussion at ASTRO 2012 “Fractionated Proton Beam Therapy of Acoustic Neuromas and Hearing Preservation.”
