A board eligible physician, Dr. Barton earned her Doctor of Osteopathy degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton, Florida. She served her internship at St. Petersburg General Hospital and  her obstetrics and gynecology residency at Beaumont Trenton in Michigan.  Dr. Barton received several awards which include: 2014 Intern of the Year, First Place in the 2016 Annual Dr. Harvey G Roth Controversies in Medicine and also in 2016 she received the Special honors and interest in OB/GYN award.  Dr. Barton used her strong leadership skills to serve as OB/GYN Chief Intern 2014-2015, OB/GYN Resident Interview Coordinator 2014-2016 and OB/GYN Chief Resident 2016-2017.

In 2017, Dr. Barton returned to Bradenton, growing up in Sarasota she knew she wanted to return to her home town area.