About Jeff Barry, MD

Dr. Jeff Barry is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in adult reconstruction for hip and knee arthritis. He sees patients with all types of degenerative conditions of the hip and knee as well as patients with complications from prior joint replacement. Dr. Barry takes a comprehensive approach to the diagnosis and management of hip and knee pain, incorporating the latest advancements in perioperative pain management, surgical reconstruction and recovery, including minimally invasive total hip replacement via the bikini incision direct anterior approach, partial knee replacement, and complex revision joint replacement surgery.

After growing up in San Jose and attending Bellarmine for high school, Dr. Barry graduated with a B.S.E. (magna cum laude) in biomedical engineering from Duke University. He attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, where he also completed his residency in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Following his residency at UCSF, Dr. Barry completed a fellowship at one of the premier adult reconstruction programs in the country at the OrthoCarolina Hip and Knee Center in Charlotte, N.C. He is board certified in orthopaedic surgery and a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS).

Dr. Barry’s research interests include perioperative management and risk assessment, complex revision surgery, the management of complications after total joint replacement, and educating the next generation of medical students, residents, and fellows. He has received certifications from the Teach for UCSF program in both general and clinical teaching. His current research work includes studying how to best manage infected total joint replacements as well as the implementation of technology to improve outcomes and enhance the patient care experience.

Dr. Barry is the director of the Adult Reconstruction Hip and Knee Fellowship at UCSF. The UCSF fellowship was recently recognized as one of the inaugural recipients of formal fellowship accreditation by the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS). Dr. Barry is a co-director of the UCSF Arthroplasty for the Modern Surgeon: Hip, Knee and Health Innovation Technology, a continuing medical education course held annually in Sonoma. Dr. Barry regularly teaches and presents nationally to practicing surgeons on techniques and advances related to direct anterior hip replacement and complex revision total hip and knee replacement. 

During his time at UCSF, Dr. Barry has received numerous clinical and research accolades including the Mauer Award for Orthopaedic Surgery Chief Resident of the Year, the Krevans Award for Intern of the Year, the Arthroplasty Service Teamwork Award for Outstanding Resident, and the Dean’s Research Fellowship. He was nominated and selected to the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Emerging Leaders Program. He has been an honorable mention for the UCSF Health Exceptional Physician Award. His research has been recognized nationally with awards including the Hip Society's John Charnley Award, the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) Research Symposium Presenter’s Choice Award, and the AOA Annual Leadership Meeting Best Poster Award.

Dr. Barry’s clinics are at the UCSF Orthopaedic Institute, a state-of-the-art facility located at the UCSF Mission Bay campus in San Francisco, as well as the MarinHealth Orthopedic Care clinic in San Rafael. He operates regularly at both UCSF Medical Center as well as the MarinHealth Medical Center in the North Bay.