Douglas A. Barnes, M.D.
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery (tenured) - Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery Director
- Spine Surgery Fellowship Program
- Chief, Spine Section
Specialities
- Pediatric orthopedics, gait disorder and limb deformities
Biography
Douglas A. Barnes, M.D. is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon with special interests in gait disorders of ambulatory children with cerebral palsy, amyoplasia, and congential anomalies of the lower extremities. He manages the care of children with clubfeet, developmental hip dysplasia, congenital deficiencies of the foot and lower limb, limb length discrepancies, Legg-Perthes, SCFE, as well as angular lower limb deformities, as seen in the skeletal dysplasias. Dr. Barnes has authored multiple book chapters on pediatric orthopedic topics as well as numerous scientific presentations at national orthopedic meetings.
Affiliations
- Consultant reviewer, Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
- Consultant reviewer, Clinical Orthopaedic & Related Research
- Consultant reviewer, Pediatrics
- Active Staff: Shriners Hospital for Children, Texas Children's Hospital
- Assistant Chief of Staff, Orthopedic Surgery, Shriners Hospital for Children, Houston, Texas
- Medical Director, Motion Analysis Laboratory, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Houston, Texas
- Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery (tenured), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics (tenured), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas
Education
- BS.: Denison University in Granville
- M.D.: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1978
- Residency: Baylor Affiliated Hospitals Program, Houston, Texas
- Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopedics- Alfred I. duPont Institute, 1980
Memberships
- Fellow, American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Orthopaedic Association
- Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
- Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
- American Academy of Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine
- Mid-American Orthopaedic Association
- Association of Children's Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics
- American Medical Association
- Texas Medical Association
- Texas Orthopaedic Association
- Harris County Medical Society
Contact Information
- Phone: 713-793-3765
- Fax: 713-793-3779
Clinic Location
Shriners Hospital for Children - Houston
Medical Staff Office
6977 Main Street
Houston, TX 77030