Steven L. Barnett, M.D.Board Certified Joint Replacement Surgeon
Dr. Steven Barnett is a board certified orthopedic surgeon with fellowship training specializing in Adult Reconstructive Surgery. He is a general partner of Orthopedic Specialty Institute in Orange County. His practice is limited to joint replacement and arthritis surgery of the hip and knee and he performs over 600 joint replacement surgeries per year. He is an attending physician at both Hoag Orthopedic Institute as well as St. Joesph Hospital of Orange. He currently serves as Chief of Staff at the Hoag Orthopedic Institute. Dr. Barnett holds membership in the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons as well as the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
He received his undergraduate degree in Physiology at the University of California, Berkeley. Subsequent to this, he attended Boston University School of Medicine for his medical degree. At Boston University, Dr. Barnett graduated Cum Laude and was selected as a member of Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. He then went on to complete both his surgical internship and orthopedic residency training at the University of California, Irvine. Following residency, he completed an additional fellowship year in joint replacement and adult reconstructive surgery at the Institute for Bone and Joint Disorders in Phoenix, Arizona.
Dr. Barnett has been actively involved in FDA Investigational Device studies as well as implant design pertaining to hip and knee implants and bearing surfaces. He has published numerous articles in the orthopedic literature featuring clinical outcomes in hip and knee replacement surgery and has presented on these topics at both national and international conferences. He is also actively engaged in local surgeon education and has performed many live surgical and cadaveric demonstrations for the physician community.
Dr. Barnett is married with 3 children. He is very active in coaching youth sports and his interest outside of medicine include both snow and water skiing with his family as well as playing classical guitar.
Please visit www.stevenbarnettmd.com to find out more about Dr. Steven Barnett.
- Medical Education
Boston University School of Medicine (Medical Doctor) - Internship
UC Irvine Medical Center (General Surgery) - Residency
UC Irvine Medical Center (Orthopaedic Surgery) - Fellowship
Institute for Bone and Joint Disorders (Total Joint Arthroplasty)
- Orthopaedic Surgeon
- California Orthopaedic Association, Member
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