O. Alton Barron MD

Elbow Surgery, Hand Surgery, Shoulder Surgery

Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedics, NYU Langone Medical Center and University of Texas Dell Medical School

485 Madison Ave8th FloorNew York, NY 10022
Phone+1 212-658-1122

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Summary

Dr. O. Alton Barron is an experienced Orthopaedic Surgeon based in New York, NY and Austin, Tx. His specialties center on Shoulder, Elbow, and Hand Surgery, and he has expertise in treating conditions such as shoulder arthritis, labral tears and shoulder instability, elbow fractures and tendinopathy, arthritis and instability, thumb arthritis and wrist sports injuries. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1989 and completed residencies and shoulder, elbow and hand surgery fellowships at Tulane University Orthopedics, Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital and St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital. Dr. Barron is engaged in academia as an Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery both at NYU-Langone Medical Center and University of Texas Dell Medical Center. He has published extensively I. Peer-reviewed journals. He has received multiple awards and recognitions, such as Super Doctors from New York, Top Doctor from Castle Connolly New York, and New York Best Doctors from New York Magazine.

Education & Training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/WestFellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 1995 - 1995
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Shoulder & Elbow Orthopaedic Surgery, 1994 - 1995
Tulane UniversityResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1989 - 1994
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1989
University of Texas at AustinB.S., Engineering, With Honors, 1979 - 1983

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Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2017 - 2027
NY State Medical License 1994 - 2026
LA State Medical License 1989 - 1995
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Surgery of the Hand

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctors New York, 2009-2018
Top Doctor Castle Connolly New York, 2008-2018
New York Best Doctors New York Magazine, 2008-2018

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
A Prospective Analysis of Patient Characteristics Affecting the Outcome of Dorsal Splinting for Soft Tissue Mallet Injuries.
Ali Azad, Gary Kegel, James Phelps, Astrid Marshall, Marissa P Lafer
Hand. 2023-11-01
4 citations
Anomalous Courses of the Palmar Cutaneous Branch of the Median Nerve in Relation to the Flexor Carpi Radialis Tendon for ORIF of Distal Radius Fractures
Steven Z. Glickel, Sara M. Glynn, Andy L. Chang, Jessie W. Janowski, O. Alton Barron
Hand. 2020-07-01
4 citations
Accuracy and Reliability of Radiographic Estimation of Volar Lip Fragment Size in PIP Dorsal Fracture-Dislocations.
Daniel S. Donovan, Jeremy D. Podolnick, Wayne Reizner, O. Alton Barron, Louis W. Catalano
Hand. 2019-11-01

Journal Articles

Surgical Exposures of the Hand and Wrist.
Catalano LW, Zlotolow DA, Purcelli LM, Weidner Z, Barron OA, JAAOS, 1/20/2012
Potential dangers of tension band wiring of olecranon fractures: an anatomic study.
Catalano LW, Crivello K, Lafer MP, Chia B, Barron OA, Glickel SZ, J Hand Surg Am, 10/1/2011
Surgical exposures of the radius and ulna.
Catalano LW, Zlotolow DA, Hitchcock PB, Shah SN, Barron OA, JAAOS, 7/19/2011

Books/Book Chapters

The Creativity Cure: A Do-It-Yourself Prescription for Happiness
Barron C, Barron OAScribner/Simon & Schuster2012
Distal Radius Fractures, in The Wrist- Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery
Chapter: Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Pinning.
Page 33 - 34Catalano LW, Barron OAEditors: Gelberman RH.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins2010
Green's Operative Hand Surgery
Chapter: Dislocations and Ligament Injuries in the Digits.
Page 343 - 388Glickel SZ, Barron OA, Catalano LWEditors: Green DP, et al.Churchill Livingstone, New York, NYEdition 5th ,2005

Abstracts/Posters

Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Pinning of Bony Mallet finger Fractures.
Ward SL, Barron OA, Chang R, Catalano LW, Glickel SZ, ASSH Annual Mtg., 1/1/2003

Lectures

Shoulder and Elbow.
AAOS Board Maintenance of Certification lecture. Boston, MA. - 11/1/2013
Elbow and Wrist Arthroscopy.
OLC AAOS, Chicago, IL. - 11/1/2013
Making Things Makes U.S. Better.
ZoomerLife Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2012; Maker Faire NYC, 2012. - 10/25/2013

Other

Stabilized Subcutaneous Anterior Ulnar Nerve Transposition with Immediate Motion.
Barron OA, Glickel SG, Eaton RG
Video Journal of Orthopaedics. - 11/1/2000

Press Mentions

UT Graduate Dr. O. Alton Barron Aims to Heal Austin MusiciansOctober 22nd, 2018
Musician Treatment Foundation Joins the Fight to Help Uninsured MusiciansJuly 1st, 2018
Elvis Costello Raising Funds to Help Artists Pay for Upper-Limb Medical CareAugust 22nd, 2017