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out of
431
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Clinical Locations
Primary Location
Huntsman Cancer Institute - Cancer Research North
Clinic 2D/E, BMT/Hematology
2000 Circle of Hope
Salt Lake City
,
UT
84112
Board Certification
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American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Hematology)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Medical Oncology)
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Patient Rating
Patients consistently describe Dr. Baron as highly knowledgeable, thorough, and professional, with demonstrated clinical effectiveness including reports of treatment leading to remission. Reviewers emphasize her clear communication and listening skills; she explains options and test results in an understandable way, answers questions patiently, and takes time with each visit. Her warmth, compassion, and willingness to involve family or coordinate care are repeatedly highlighted, and many patients say they feel supported and confident in her care.
Generated via Patient Reviews
4.9
/5
( out of
431 reviews
)
The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Internal Medicine
-Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
|---|---|
| Academic Divisions |
Hematology & Hematologic Malignancies
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Hematology)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Medical Oncology)
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Education history
| Fellowship | Hematology & Oncology - Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine | Chief Fellow |
|---|---|---|
| Fellowship | Hematology & Oncology - Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine | Fellow |
| Residency | Internal Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine | Resident |
| Professional Medical | Medicine - University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences | M.D. |
| Undergraduate | Advanced Spanish Study Abroad Program - La Universidad de Gran Rosario | |
| Undergraduate | Spanish - Ohio State University, Honors College | B.A. |
| Undergraduate | Biology - Ohio State University, Honors College | B.S. |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Bock AM, Feng L, Chauhan A, Falchi L, Merryman R, Godbole S, Thiruvengadam SK, Jallouk AP, Major A, DAngelo C, Ayers A, Baron K, Farahat OM, Shouse G, Danilov A, Bair S, Lunning M, Bhaskar S, Herrera AF, Sawalha Y, Flowers CR, Crombie JL, Salles G, Epperla N, Ahmed S (2026). Prognostic factors and survival outcomes in relapsed/refractory aggressive B-cell lymphomas treated with epcoritamab. Blood Adv, 10(16), 5496-5504.
- Yang X, Dumke H, Kambhampati Thiruvengadam S, Argao C, Schroers-Martin JG, Lanka S, Sawalha Y, Alharthy H, Ahmed S, Okcu I, Nowakowski GS, Doukas PG, Karmali R, Shanmugasundaram K, Colton M, Spinner MA, Marron Rodriguez S, DuVall AS, Lakin BG, DAngelo CR, Pizzuti VJ, Kamdar M, Adewale O, Rhodes JM, Tiger YKR, Baron K, Bock AM, Geer MJ, Karimi YH (2026). Second Line CD19 CAR-T vs Platinum Salvage and Autologous Stem Cell Transplant for Primary Mediastinal B-Cell Lymphoma. Blood Adv.
- Gould P, Coskey D, Ma X, Wang S, Godbole S, Bond D, Ip A, Ananth S, Varma S, Ayers E, Faden R, Gillespie C, William B, Jacobs R, Hu B, Lattin J, Russler-Germain D, Stanchina M, Rose A, Randall M, Spinner M, Srikakulapu V, Geethakumari PR, Skarbnik A, Chitty DW, Tsang M, Duarte C, Major A, Bock AM, Baron K, Hess B, Tolu S, Pro B, Vaidya S, Amengual JE, Reshef R, Cherng HJ (2026). Post-treatment circulating tumor DNA in large B-cell lymphoma with an immunoglobulin-based assay: real-world outcomes. Haematologica.
- Ong SY, Chen L, Manzano JM, Merryman R, Shah H, Stuver R, Desai SH, LaCasce A, Falade A, Baron K, Ganesan N, Chang T, Durani U, Othman T, Armand P, Mei M, Moskowitz AJ, Herrera AF (2026). Outcomes of patients with relapsed or refractory classic Hodgkin lymphoma after frontline brentuximab vedotin. Blood Cancer J.
- Baron K, Hu B (2026). Advanced Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Review on Frontline Treatment Advances. Cancer J, 32(3).
- Falade AS, Redd R, Desai SH, Moskowitz AJ, Shah HR, Geyer S, Ganesan N, Chang T, Othman T, Shah GL, Nedved AN, Durani U, Ng LS, Baron K, Ong SY, Yoon K, Ansell SM, Iyengar S, Micallef IN, Stuver RN, Herrera AF, Mei M, Armand P, Merryman RW (2026). Impact of Novel Therapies on the Efficacy of Post-Transplantation Brentuximab Vedotin Maintenance in Hodgkin Lymphoma. Blood Adv.
- Baek G, Varma G, Yamshon S, van Besien HJ, Bartlett NL, Watkins MP, Shah HR, Baron K, Merryman RW, Falade AS, Svoboda J, Prischak S, DAngelo CR, Lukowski JD, Advani RH, Yeung AH, Rosenberg MC, Voutsinas JM, Di M, Lynch RC, Poh C, Raghunathan V, Shadman M, Smith SD, Till BG, Ujjani CS, Diefenbach C, Gopal AK (2026). Real-World Evidence for Pembrolizumab Gemcitabine Vinorelbine and Liposomal Doxorubicin in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma. Blood Adv.
- Desai SH, Moskowitz AJ, Merryman RW, Shah HR, Pederson LD, Geyer S, Ganesan N, Chang T, Othman T, Falade AS, Shah GL, Durani U, Sumransub N, Ng LS, Baron K, Ong SY, Yoon K, Ansell SM, Armand P, Iyengar S, Micallef IN, Stuver RN, Herrera AF, Mei MG (2025). PD-1-based combinations before autologous transplant are associated with improved outcomes in classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Blood.
- Brooks TR, Zabor EC, Bedelu Y, Yang X MD, Karimi YH, Nedved AN, Wang Y, Dave NK, Landsburg DJ, Baron K, Hu B, Trotier D, Pophali PA, Miller J PharmD, Grover NS, Reinert C, Major A, Schwarz T, Patel K, Salafian K MD, Ayers EC, Sundaram S, Brody JD, McKenna M, Tiger YKR, Sears-Smith M, Ghosh N, Peterson C DO, Khan C, Bliven SP MD, Narkhede M, Gibson A, Kline J, Munoz J, Garza Morales R, Ho C, Smith SD, Niu A MD, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri FJ, Chinyengetere F MDPhD, Dave SS, Abdel-Razeq N, Alhaj Moustafa M, Caimi P, Hill BT (2025). Real-world outcomes of patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma treated with epcoritamab or glofitamab. Blood.
- Baron K, Anto E, Esther J, Vardell VA, Pappas L, Bock A, Ermann DA, Fitzgerald LA, Hu B, Shah HR (2025). Comparison of Real-World Outcomes in Patients with Follicular Lymphoma treated with BR vs RCHOP-like regimens . Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk, (0).
- Baron K, Anto E, Esther J, Vardell VA, Pappas L, Bock A, Ermann DA, Fitzgerald LA, Hu B, Shah HR (2025). Comparison of Real-World Outcomes in Patients With Follicular Lymphoma Treated With BR Versus RCHOP-Like Regimens. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk.
- Gociman S, Baron K, Hu B, Zussman J, Madigan LM (2022). Blistering Lesions Associated With Loncastuximab Tesirine. JAMA Dermatol, 158(7), 831-832.
- Baron MK, Wang X, Nevala-Plagemann C, Moser JC, Haaland B, Garrido-Laguna I (2021). Survival Outcomes Based on Sequence of Therapy Using FOLFIRINOX and Nab-Paclitaxel + Gemcitabine in Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Pancreas, 50(6), 796-802.
- Baron K, Moser JC, Patel S, Grossmann KF, Colonna SV, Hyngstrom JR (2020). Comparative effectiveness of second-line ipilimumab vs. nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab in patients with advanced melanoma who received frontline anti-PD-1 antibodies. J Oncol Pharm Pract, 27(3), 555-559.
- Carlson SJ, Fleig A, Baron MK, Berg IA, Alber BE (2019). Barriers to 3-Hydroxypropionate-Dependent Growth of Rhodobacter sphaeroides by Distinct Disruptions of the Ethylmalonyl Coenzyme A Pathway. J Bacteriol, 201(4).
Letter
- Baron MK, Osborn JD, Tao R, Lee CJ (2019). Haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplantation for mycosis fungoides/Sezary syndrome. [Letter to the editor]. Leuk Lymphoma, 61(1), 231-233.
She is helpful and caring to me.
Dr. Baron was incredible. She was so helpful in explaining what was going on, going over my diagnosis and helping me to understand the next steps.
Kelley is great at explain things so you understand. She takes her time with you and doesn't rush your appointment. She alkali made sure that i met the people on my team and got me the support I needed.
Dr Baron explained my treatment options very clearly and the one she would recommend. She gave me the information for me to think about so I could make my own decision.
Dr Baron goes above and beyond the call of duty. Excellent provider
Best leader and ally to have in your fight against cancer!
Very kind. She listens carefully and explains and answers questions clearly .
She previewed my case before we talked. She listened! She explained things concisely and well.
I had an amazing experience. I was treated with kindness and respects. I felt at ease and comfortalbe with the treatment plan. She connected with me in a kind way.
Cares about you as a person and not only as a patient
I am pleased to be under the care of Dr. Baron for my chronic leukemia
She was very professional and communicated quite well.
Very understanding. She answered all my questions and provided me with the information I was looking for. As I said above, a very caring professional.
verry good
Dr. Baron was extremely caring, knowledgeable and patient. Great at explaining findings and options.
She is a very caring, intelligent lady doctor.
Very caring and professional. Took all our concerns seriously.
Very knowledgeable, professional, creates safe & comfortable environment to discuss issues
Dr. Baron is super. She is kind and caring and I feel so lucky to have her as my doctor.
Dr Baron has always been a great communicator, she also understood my Cancer and was able to make it go away.
I appreciate the time Dr. Baron takes to explain things clearly and the confidence you give me during every visit.
I appreciated the knowledge and caring attitude of Dr. Baron. She was willing to explain every question or process to me and my family that accompanied me. I am so pleased that she is going to be my physician.
Dr Baron listens and understands my point of view. Easy to talk to. Always has a smile.
Dr Kelsey explains what is going on in a way that I can understand it. Very professional.
She is very caring person.
Dr Baron is a wonderful, intelligent doctor. She cares about her patients and it shows. She has the perfect combination of superior medical skill and compassion. We are so thrilled to have come to SLC for care
Dr Baron is the best ever.
Excellent. Puts up with my use of artificial intelligence (Perplexity.ai) to synthisize, integrate and understand all of the med tests, and fields my questions with understanding and encouragement.
Dr. Baron is very kind and caring. She explains things thoroughly and truly listens with concern when you speak. I would highly recommend her to anyone.
Dr. Baron is highly gifted with expertise, warmth and kindness. She is patient and takes all the time needed to answer questions or explain things to us. She is truly superlative.
She was a great doctor
She was kind, caring and explained everything.
Dr. Baron is very concerned about the patients health and also about you as a person.
I saw the PA who was outstanding.
Dr. Baron is extremely thorough and kind. She listens to every question that I have and her answers are easy to understand. She is an outstanding physician !
We love Dr Baron and her staff. She is a through, caring and experienced provider who cares for her patients and explains things with consideration for the patient.
verry good
Very caring and interested in you personally
Dr. Baron is an outstanding oncologist, who diagnosed and treated my condition so well that after six months I am in complete remission.
She really knows the background of the patient. After the visit she messages any new info, test results, etc.
Dr. Baron is a wonderful listener and very understanding in the way she treats me as a patient. She is very knowledgeable and caring as a doctor.
Thank you for your care.
Dr Baron is very knowledgeable, professional, and kind.
Dr. Baron prescribed a protocol for chemotherapy that resulted in my Non Hodkins Lymphoma going into complete remission, and she followed up with me on a monthly basis.
Dr. Baron is a wonderful person and Doctor. She explained everything simply and understandsble. I have complete confidence in her. My sons were listening in by phone and she even asked them if they had any questions. Very personable. Like her a lot.
A caring, intelligent doctor.
Dr Baron communicates so well! She makes things understandable and is so kind! Thanks for all you do Dr Baron.
Extremely knowledgeable and caring
Dr. Baron has done an outstanding job in diagnosing and treating my lymphoma.
Dr Baron is a very caring, knowledgeable and good doctor. I highly recommend her.
Very kind, compassionate, helpful, doctor who actually listens. Appreciate her so much. Doesn't rush, takes the time to assess the whole picture. Highly recommend.
Very aware of my needs and makes suggestions that will help me
Dr. Baron has been exceptional. She has explained my situation thoroughly and to my understanding. She has been able to answer all my questions.
I was impressed with Dr. Baron. On my first visit, she showed a clear understanding of my history. She listened attentively, explained things clearly, and made sure I understood. Her friendly nature and passion for her work were evident.
Dr. Baron is excellent in every respect.
Doctor Baron is great! My visit with her and her staff went very well.
Dr Baron was extremely supportive and explained my condition in terms I could easily understand. She was able to answer my questions and explained very well the prognosis of my case and me understand how to handle the other issues I am going through. She was extremely courteous and friendly.
profoundly competent, cheerful, compassionate and kind, thorough, and professional.
Very detailed Exam , with frank comments. Top Draw Doctor,and I have been to a few !
She was very professional and very knowledgeable . She explained everything in full detail. She made me feel very comfortable with my choice to have her as my oncologist
Doctor Baron is a superb provider who listens, responds with intelligent suggestions and advice and contemplates the implications of patient input and test results. I have to believe that oncology is challenging both intellectually and emotionally and I hope that someone so dedicated and committed to her field can stay the course. We will all benefit.
Dr Baron explained everything to me thoroughly and carefully; she listened and answered all of my questions. She demonstrated great care and concern throughout my visit. I felt comfortable and confident during my time with her.
Doctor Baron was very informative about what to expect and explained everything in full detail.
5 stars *****