Barbara Haley

Biography

During her career, Barbara Haley, M.D., has dedicated herself to treating breast cancer patients, understanding more about the disease, and advancing treatment options. She has been involved with remarkable transformations to treat breast cancer more effectively, while minimizing side effects for patients. Dr. Haley’s expertise as a medical oncologist is applying and advancing therapeutic agents to treat breast cancer, including chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and biologic agents. She is committed to understanding the entirety of a patient’s needs and delivering customized, comprehensive treatment plans. Dr. Haley leads multiple clinical trials at UT Southwestern related to therapeutic treatments of breast cancer. She is a member of UT Southwestern’s Center for Breast Care’s Executive Committee. As part of this team, she spearheaded the Center’s comprehensive approach to screening, staging, and treating breast cancer. The result is a multidisciplinary approach to care that supports the patient by utilizing case conferences among team members, coordinated planning, screening for genetic mutations, an array of support services, and access to electronic medical records.

Research Interest

Breast Cancer Targeted Translational Research