WOSM Physicians / Richard W. Barth MD:

Education

Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL
M.D.   September, 1983 – June, 1987

Yale University, New Haven, CT
B.A.  Economics and Political Science
September, 1979 – May, 1983

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Research Fellowship, Joseph Lane, M.D., Director
June, 1987 – June, 1988

Surgical Intern, Department of Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
June, 1988 – June, 1989

Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
June, 1989 – June, 1993

Hand and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship
The Indiana Hand Center, Indianapolis, IN
July, 1993 – July, 1994

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Certifications

• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery – July 12, 1996
• Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand
• (CAQSH)  - AAOS – August 25, 1997
• Recertified  January, 2007 – December, 2016

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Professional Experience

Chief, Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sibley Memorial Hospital
January, 2007 – Present

Chief, Section of Hand Surgery, Sibley Memorial Hospital
December, 2006 – Present

Assistant Clinical Professor, Orthopaedics
Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
June, 1998 – Present

Assistant Clinical Professor, Orthopaedics
George Washington University, Washington, DC
June, 1998 – Present

Assistant Clinical Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, PA
June, 1988 – June 1993

Instructor, Hand Care ’94:  Clinical Methods in Upper Extremity
Rehabilitation, Indianapolis, IN    June 2-4, 1994

Clinical Instructor, Orthopaedics
George Washington University, Washington, DC
February, 1995 – June, 1998

Clinical Instructor, Orthopaedics
Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
April, 1996 – June, 1998

Hand Consultant, Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards
January, 1995 – Present

Hand Consultant, Washington Nationals, April, 2005 – Present

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Honors & Awards

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, M.D. with Distinction, Northwestern University
Magna Cum Laude and Honors in Economics and Political Science, Yale University
Excellence in Teaching Award, George Washington University,
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2000-2001 and 2005-2006

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Professional Societies

American Society for Surgery of the Hand, August, 2000
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Fellow, March, 1998
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
D C Rheumatism Society
Washington Orthopaedic Society, Secretary/Treasurer, 2002-2003
Washington Orthopaedic Society, Vice President, 2003-2004
Washington Orthopaedic Society, President, 2004-2005
Metropolitan Hand Society
Indianapolis Hand Society
Osler Medical Society

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