Brian Thomas Barlow MD

Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery

Director of Surgical Services US Naval Hospital Rota

Summary

Dr. Brian Barlow, based in San Diego, CA, is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with a subspecialty in Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery. He completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego in 2014 and graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2009. He pursued fellowships in Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics and Hip Preservation at the Hospital for Special Surgery. His expertise includes treating conditions such as hip osteoarthritis, performing total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasties, hip arthroscopy, and managing hip and knee sports injuries. Dr. Barlow has authored several publications on related topics, contributing to journals such as The Journal of Knee Surgery and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

Hospital for Special SurgeryFellowship, Hip Preservation Preceptorship, 2015 - 2015
Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterFellowship, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics, 2014 - 2015
Naval Medical Center (San Diego)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2009 - 2014
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2009

Director of MOTION Steering Committee Military Orthopaedics Tracking Injuries and Outcomes Network (MOTION), 2025
Master Clinician Award Naval Medical Center San Diego, 2024
President San Diego Orthopedic Society (SDOS), 2024
Course Director. AANA-SOMOS Hip Arthroscopy Laboratory Course Society of Military Orthopedic Surgeons, 2022
Military Advanced Surgical Training (MAST) Grant. $2.4 million funding AANA-SOMOS, 2022
Faculty Instructor: AAOS Resident Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Course American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), 2021
Research Committee Chair Society of Military Orthopedic Surgeons, 2021
Annual Meeting Program Co-Chair Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS), 2020
Gerald W. Cady Orthopaedic Research Award Naval Medical Center San Diego Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2019
USUHS Chairman’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, 2017
Winner Best Resident Research Project Naval Medical Center San Diego 32nd Annual Academic Research Competition. San Diego, CA., 2017
Clinician Scholar Career Development Program AAOS/OREF/ORS, 2014
Awarded “Excellence in Reviewing” certificate by Editor-in-Chief. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Research, 2013
Clinical Research Grant. Awarded $97,500 US Navy Bureau of Medicine, 2012
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PubMed

Hip-Spine Relationship in Femoroacetabular Impingement: Does Hip Arthroscopy Affect Pelvic Mobility?
Jessica Stambaugh, Patrick Morrissey, Andrew Hurvitz, Ethan Bernstein, Brian Barlow
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2025-05-01
1 citations
Does Surgery for Concomitant Cruciate and Meniscus Injuries Increase or Decrease Subsequent Comorbidities at 2 Years?
Chad E Cook, Liang Zhou, Michael Bolognesi, Andrew J Sheean, Brian T Barlow
The Journal of Knee Surgery. 2022-08-01
4 citations
Use of Non-Specific Knee Diagnoses and Incidence of Obscure Knee Injuries in a Large Government Health System.
Daniel I Rhon, Xiaoning Yuan, Brian T Barlow, Lisa N Konitzer, Chad E Cook
Clinical Epidemiology. 2022-01-01

Books/Book Chapters

Hip Arthroscopy and Hip Joint Preservation Surgery
Chapter: Surgical Technique: Proximal Femoral Osteotomies in Residual Childhood Disease
Barlow BT, Schmitz M, Bittershol B Holsakar HS.Editors: Nho S, Leunig M, Larson CM, Bedi A, Kelly BT..Springer2015
Hip Joint Restoration: Worldwide Advances in Arhtroscopy, Arthroplasty, Osteotomy, and Joint Preservation Surgery
Chapter: Results of Periacetabular Osteotomy (PAO).
Barlow BT, Santore R.Editors: McCarthy JC, Villar R, Noble P..Springer2015
Musculoskeletal Examination of the Spine: Making the Complex Simple.
Chapter: 1. “Physical Examination of the Thoracolumbar Spine.”
Barlow BTEditors: Rihn J and Harris E..SLACK2011