Dr. Richard W. Barth is an orthopaedic surgeon at Washington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. He specializes in surgery of the hand and upper extremity, with particular expertise in upper extremity sports injuries. He is an associate clinical professor of Orthopaedics at George Washington University. He presently serves as a hand surgery consultant for the Washington Capitals and has served as a hand surgery consultant for the Washington Nationals, the Washington Wizards, and the Washington Mystics professional sports teams. Dr. Barth has served as the Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery, and Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Sibley Memorial Hospital and President of the Washington Orthopaedic Society. Dr. Barth was elected and served as the representative from Washington, DC on the Board of Councilors of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and was a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery Carpal Tunnel Syndrome work group, which published evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.