Meredith Barrett
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
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Meredith Barrett
Clinical Assistant Professor
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  • Research Overview
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  • About

    Dr. Meredith Barrett is an Assistant Surgeon of Transplant Surgery at the University of Michigan. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Kent State in 2008, and then matriculated through a 6-year premed-medical school program at Northeast Ohio Medical University, graduating in 2012. She completed her residency training in general surgery at the University of Michigan in 2019. Notably during her training, she won the Hilary Sanfey Outstanding Resident Award in 2017, a national award given to one surgery resident annually who demonstrates support of women in surgery and the potential to be a leader in surgery nationally.

    Dr. Barrett continued her post-residency training at Michigan completing a two-year fellowship in abdominal transplantation where she honed her technical skills in kidney, pancreas, and liver transplantation. Her clinical practice currently includes abdominal transplantation surgery (adult and pediatric), dialysis access surgery and general surgery.

    In addition to transplantation and surgical education, Dr. Barrett is committed to resident and faculty wellness. She founded the Women in Surgery program at the University of Michigan and encourages mental health awareness and work-life balance. Outside of the operating room, Dr. Barrett enjoys being with her fiancé Ben, his son Julian, their daughter Etta and the two furry members of the family-Suzie and Cora. She also enjoys spending time outdoors, particularly running. She has completed ten marathons and multiple other road races.

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    Research Overview

    -Surgery Education
    -Surgeon Wellness
    -Gender Disparities
    -Equity in Transplantation
    -Pediatric Transplantation

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      "I Came up Short on the Academic Ladder": A Grounded Theory Study of Careerism in Academic Surgery.
      Isak E, Hegde YD, Barrett M, Mazer LM, Dimick JB, Sandhu G. Ann Surg, 2023 Nov 1; 278 (5): e1148 - e1153. DOI:10.1097/SLA.0000000000005875
      PMID: 37051902
    • Journal Article
      CAQ Corner: Deceased donor selection and management.
      Barrett M, Sonnenday CJ. Liver Transpl, 2023 Nov 1; 29 (11): 1234 - 1241. DOI:10.1097/LVT.0000000000000242
      PMID: 37560989
    • Journal Article
      American Surgical Association Presidential Session: Navigating the Collision of Corporate Medicine and Changing Workforce Expectations.
      Dimick JB, Harris C, Barrett M, Kent KC, Sosa JA, Farmer DL. Ann Surg, 2023 Oct 1; 278 (4): 471 - 478. DOI:10.1097/SLA.0000000000005989
      PMID: 37436884
    • Journal Article
      Analysis of Donor Pancreata Defines the Transcriptomic Signature and Microenvironment of Early Neoplastic Lesions.
      Carpenter ES, Elhossiny AM, Kadiyala P, Li J, McGue J, Griffith BD, Zhang Y, Edwards J, Nelson S, Lima F, Donahue KL, Du W, Bischoff AC, Alomari D, Watkoske HR, Mattea M, The S, Espinoza CE, Barrett M, Sonnenday CJ, Olden N, Chen C-T, Peterson N, Gunchick V, Sahai V, Rao A, Bednar F, Shi J, Frankel TL, Pasca di Magliano M. Cancer Discov, 2023 Jun 2; 13 (6): 1324 - 1345. DOI:10.1158/2159-8290.CD-23-0013
      PMID: 37021392
    • Additional Scholarship
      Cross-Cover: Agitation and De-escalation Transition To Residency (TTR) Educators' COMPENDIUM
      Wixson M, Barrett M, Jason B. 2023 Apr 13;
    • Journal Article
      Successful living donor liver transplantation in a patient with hemophilia A and factor VIII inhibitor: A case report with perioperative recommendations.
      Kamyszek RW, Sood SL, Sonnenday CJ, Parikh ND, Westman A, Englesbe MJ, Waits SA, Barrett M, Fontana RJ, Kumar SS. Am J Transplant, 2023 Jun; 23 (6): 839 - 843. DOI:10.1016/j.ajt.2023.02.026
      PMID: 36898636
    • Preprint
      Analysis of donor pancreata defines the transcriptomic signature and microenvironment of early pre-neoplastic pancreatic lesions.
      Carpenter ES, Elhossiny AM, Kadiyala P, Li J, McGue J, Griffith B, Zhang Y, Edwards J, Nelson S, Lima F, Donahue KL, Du W, Bischoff AC, Alomari D, Watkoske H, Mattea M, The S, Espinoza C, Barrett M, Sonnenday CJ, Olden N, Peterson N, Gunchick V, Sahai V, Rao A, Bednar F, Shi J, Frankel TL, Di Magliano MP. 2023 Jan 15; DOI:10.1101/2023.01.13.523300
      PMID: 36712058
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Feeling Rejected: Improving Transparency on the Kidney Transplant Waitlist
      Diaz S, Pensler M, Roney E, Rasheed H, Puttagunta K, Barrett M, Sonnenberg L. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION, 2023 23 (1): S17 - S18.
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    Department News
    Beyond missions: Building a sustainable kidney transplant program in Rwanda
    Jeffrey Punch brings just one bag, a carry-on typically packed with a week's worth of underwear, socks and shirts, a jacket, three pairs of pants, a shaving kit and loupes. The pants are worn twice each to save on packing space. A mini pharmacy also collects frequent flier miles in case travel-related illness strikes
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    Department News
    Surgery Fellow: Let’s Check Out of Hotel Rooms for Oral Board Exams
    Meredith Barrett, MD, reflects on speaking up about an uncomfortable tradition, and the vulnerability it took to do so.