Scott Allen Barbour, MD

Profile

Experienced practitioner of orthopaedic surgery with fellowship training in sports medicine. Specialized expertise in arthroscopy of all joints including the hip. Special interests include cartilage-resurfacing procedures and meniscal transplants. During the prior 6 years, significant time devoted to general trauma call and hand call at a level 2-trauma center. Significant experience with primary hip, knee, and shoulder reconstruction.

Education

• Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
  M.D. 1996
  Magna Cum Laude
  Rank top 5%; 4/ 152
  
  
• American University, Washington, D.C.
  Completed curriculum for Masters of Science - Biology, 1992
  
  
• University of California, Berkeley, California
  Bachelor of Arts – Biology, May, 1988
  
  
• University of California, Los Angeles, California
  1983-1984

Board Certification

• Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon – September, 2005

Post Graduate Training

• Palo Alto Sports Medicine Fellowship, Palo Alto, California
  Fellow in Sports Medicine, August 2001-August 2002
  Warren King, MD.
  
  
• University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, Florida
  Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery, July 1997 – June 2001)
  Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
  
  
• University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, Florida
  General Surgery Internship, July 1996 – June 1997
  Department of Surgery

Honors and Awards

• Alpha Omega Alpha, 1995
• Resident Admissions Committee, 1998-2000 (Only resident member elected by residents and faculty)
• Medical School Admissions Committee, 1994-1996 (Selected by Dean)
• Donald W. Bussman Award, 1996Award for exemplary service
• Liaison Committee on Medical Education, 1995 (Selected by Dean)
• Committee on Professional Conduct Code, 1995-1996 (Selected by Dean)
• United States National Rugby Team, 1990
• All American Rugby Selection, 1988
• The National Collegiate Rugby Champions, 1988, Captain
• University of California's Hugh Preston Leadership Award, 1988
• UCLA’s Pac-10 Soccer Championship Team, 1983

Specialized Surgical Services

Knee - Arthroscopy and Reconstructive Procedures

• Single and combined ligament repair and reconstructions (ACL, PCL, LCL, MCL)
• Meniscus repair and replacement procedures using human donor transplants,
• Cartilage and bone reconstructions using human and biosynthetic materials
• Minimally invasive single compartment joint replacement
• Bone realignments (osteotomies)

Shoulder - Arthroscopic Repair and Reconstructions

• Stabilizations for unstable shoulders
• Cartilage (labral) Arthroscopic repairs
• Muscle (Rotator Cuff and Biceps) Arthroscopic repairs
• Fractures of the clavicle (collarbone)
• Repair Separated Shoulders
• Shoulder Replacements using Biological and Artificial procedures

Ankle - Arthroscopic Repair and Reconstructions

• Ligament stabilizations
• Achilles tendon repair
• Cartilage and Bone Grafting procedures
• Arthroscopic Ankle Fusion

Elbow - Arthroscopy and Reconstructive Surgery

• Ligament stabilizations (UCL, LCL)
• Ulnar nerve transposition
• Biceps tendon repair
• Tennis and Golfer's Elbow (lateral and medial epicondylitis)

Wrist - Arthroscopy and surgery

• Endoscopic carpal tunnel release
• TFCC repair
• Fractures

Hip Arthroscopy

Specialized Experience

Comprehensive Orthopaedic Group, LLC, Cumming, Georgia
Co-Founder, August 2001 to Present

• Team Physician - Bannaker High School Soccer, Cumming, Georgia
• Team Physician - Bannaker High School Football, Cumming, Georgia
• Team Physician - Forsyth Central High School Soccer, Cumming, Georgia
• Team Physician- U-19 United States National Rugby Team. 2003 World Cup, Venice, Italy

Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, California
Team Physician, August 2001-August 2002

• Oakland Raiders Football Team (Assistant)
• San Jose Sharks Hockey Team (Assistant).
• United States National Rugby Team
• College of San Mateo Athletics
• Pre-Participation Physicals for San Jose Sharks Hockey Team
• Pre-participation Physicals for Oakland Raiders Football team
• NFL combine physician 2002
• East-West Shrine Game Team Physician 2002

Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, Florida
Emergency Room Attending, June 1998-June 2001

Health South, Coral Gables, Florida
Team Physician, June 1997-June 2001

• Jackson High School
• Florida International University
• Pre-participation physicals Miami-Dade County Athletics

Lombardi Cancer Institute, Washington, D.C.
Laboratory Technician, 1991-1992

• Laboratory technician under Dr. M. Jung studying oncogenes in various cell lines

The American University, Washington, D.C.
Laboratory Technician, 1990-1991

• Technician studying gap junction electrical coupling in Xenopus frog neuritis

Presentations

• Northside Hospital, Women First Treatment and Management of Arthritis.  
  May 9, 2005
  
  
• National athletic trainers association, annual meeting, Posterior cruciate ligament and posterior lateral corner injuries of the knee, 2006
  
  
• Florida Orthopaedic SocietyAnnual Meeting, The safe use of allograft tissue, 2004
  
  
• Hawaii orthoapedic society Annual Meeting, Large allograft oats, Clostridium infection in allograft tissue, 2001

Memberships

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Fellow
• Medical Association of Georgia
• American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine
• American College of Sports Medicine
• Arthroscopy Association of North America

Research and Publications

Comprehensive Orthopaedic Group, Cumming, Georgia

• Raise The Bar on Patient Care. North Fulton Living Magazine, May 2005
• Barbour SA, King W: The safe and effective use of Allograft. Insall Scott –Surgery of the knee. 3rd ed. in publication
• Reviewer for The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2004 to Present

• Barbour SA, King W: Current concepts-The safe and effective use of allograft: An Update.Am J Sports Med.31:5, 791-797. 2003

American University, Washington, D.C.
Research included:

• Gap junctions in Xenopus frog neurites
• Electrotonic and Dicoupling between Xenopus Neurons and Muscle Cells During Synaptogenesis in Cell Culture

University of California, Berkley, California.

• Studied muscarinic receptor development in the rat cerebral cortex under Dr. P. Timaris, 1986-1987
• Sabbagh, M.;Samson, M. Delayed Muscarinic Receptor Development in Cerebral Cortex After Hypothyroidism: Potential for Rehabilitation. PHYSIOLOGIST 30:141, 1987