Thomas Barber, MD
Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Medicine

In 1999 I co-founded the Kaiser Permanente Total Joint Registry. This national project has received national and international acclaim as the most complete, and highest quality total joint registry in the world. We expanded the registry to track other implantable devices over time - including pacemakers, vascular stents, and other implantable devices. The research done from the registry has significantly contributed to the world wide orthopedic literature.

Awards

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• Eisenberg Award for National Patient Safety Project, The Joint Commission and The National Quality Forum, 2013
• Vohs Award for Quality Improvement, Kaiser Permanente, national, 2008
• James O Johnston Award for Exceptional Orthopedic Leadership, The Permanente Medical Group (Kaiser Northern California), 2008
• Sideny Garfield Exceptional Contribution Award, The Permanente Medical Group (Kaiser Northern California), 2008

Education & Training

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• Fellowship Total Joint Replacement Fellowship Stanfrod University 07/1992
• Residency Orthopedic Surgery Boston University 06/1991
• MD Medicine University of Rochester 06/1986
• AB Economics Harvard College 06/1982

Interests

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• Total Joint Replacement
• Disease and implants registries
• Operational Excellence in Healthcare

Publications (6)

Top publication keywords:
Bariatric SurgeryHepatitis C, ChronicProsthesis-Related InfectionsBody Weights and MeasuresOrthopedicsArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeOsteoarthritisProstheses and ImplantsAntiviral AgentsSurgery, Computer-AssistedRadiographic Image EnhancementPatient SafetyOsteoarthritis, KneeArthroplasty, Replacement, HipOsteoarthritis, Hip

• A Strategic Approach to Introducing New Technology Into Orthopaedic Practices.
  Instructional course lectures 2020 Wyatt RWB, Jayakumar P, Barber TC, Fleeter TB, Graves SE, Bozic KJ
• Preoperative Treatment of Hepatitis C Is Associated With Lower Prosthetic Joint Infection Rates in US Veterans.
  The Journal of arthroplasty 2019 Bendich I, Takemoto S, Patterson JT, Monto A, Barber TC, Kuo AC
• Total joint replacement: A multiple risk factor analysis of physical activity level 1-2 years postoperatively.
  Acta orthopaedica 2016 Paxton EW, Torres A, Love RM, Barber TC, Sheth DS, Inacio MC
• Bariatric surgery prior to total joint arthroplasty may not provide dramatic improvements in post-arthroplasty surgical outcomes.
  The Journal of arthroplasty 2014 Inacio MC, Paxton EW, Fisher D, Li RA, Barber TC, Singh JA
• Kaiser Permanente implant registries benefit patient safety, quality improvement, cost-effectiveness.
  Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety 2013 Paxton EW, Kiley ML, Love R, Barber TC, Funahashi TT, Inacio MC
• Evaluation of the accuracy and use of x-ray markers in digital templating for total hip arthroplasty.
  The Journal of arthroplasty 2008 Bayne CO, Krosin M, Barber TC