Washington University Orthopedics — Robert L. Barrack, MD

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Robert L. Barrack, MD

Charles F. and Joanne Knight Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chief, Adult Reconstruction Services

Clinical Specialty

Adult Reconstruction, Preservation and Joint Replacement (Hip and Knee)

Clinical Interests

Adult hip and knee reconstruction surgery and patient specific total knee replacement surgery.

Research Interests

Minimal incision joint replacement, image-guided surgery, the use of osteogenic proteins in hip and knee surgery, and the development and analysis of low wear bearing surfaces for joint replacement

Background

Dr. Barrack, an internationally and nationally recognized hip and knee specialist and orthopaedic surgeon, earned his medical degree from Vanderbilt University and completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at Tulane University Affiliated Hospitals. After further training in total joint replacement, he served as a Commander in the U.S. Navy and staff physician at the Oakland Naval Hospital. After leaving the military, Dr. Barrack completed a fellowship in hip and implant surgery at Harvard Medical School/ Massachusetts General Hospital. He then joined the faculty of Tulane University, where he served for over 13 years. Dr. Barrack is the recipient of numerous awards including the Russell S. Hibbs Award from the Scoliosis Research Society, the Award for Excellence in Sports Medicine Research from the AOSSM (Sports Medicine Society), the Rand Award from the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, the Ranawat Award and the Coventry Award by the Knee Society, and the Aufranc Award and Charnley Award by the Hip Society. He has participated in the European Traveling Fellowship sponsored by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports medicine as well as the prestigious American-British-Canadian (ABC) Traveling Fellowship sponsored by the American Orthopaedic Association. He has written over 200 manuscripts and book chapters.

Board Certifications

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Medical Degree

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Residency

Orthopaedic Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine & Affiliated Hospitals

Fellowship

Hip and Implant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Academic Office Mailing Address

Washington University School of Medicine
Campus Box 8233
660 Euclid Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63110

Training Program Roles

New to the orthopaedic surgery faculty as of August of 2004, Dr. Barrack serves as the Chief of Service for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, the primary teaching hospital for the orthopaedic surgery residency and fellowship training programs at Washington University School of Medicine. He also serves as Chief of the Adult Reconstruction, Preservation and Joint Replacement Service.

Clinical Office Locations

Center for Advanced Medicine (CAM)
Suites A & B, 6th Fl
Barnes Jewish Hospital
St Louis, MO 63110

Washington University Orthopedics / Chesterfield
14532 S. Outer Forty Drive
Chesterfield, MO 63017

Hospital Affiliations

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Milestones

Phi Beta Kappa, Honor Fraternity in Liberal Arts

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Fraternity

1983-Russell S. Hibbs Research Award

1988-Award for Excellence in Research as Applied to Sports Medicine

1990-Sports Medicine European Traveling Fellowship Award Participant - American Orthopaedic Society (May/June)

1990-Navy Commendation Medal for contributions to Orthopaedic Research and Education

1993-American British Canadian Traveling Fellowship Award Participant- American Orthopaedic Association (April/May)

1997-Coventry Award for Outstanding Basic Science Paper at the annual Knee Society Open Meeting, San Francisco, CA

1998-Ranawat Award for Outstanding paper on Surgical Technique at the Knee Society Open Meeting, New Orleans, LA

2000-Otto Aufranc Award for outstanding research presented, Hip Society open meeting, Orlando, FL

2003-James Rand Award for outstanding research presented, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Dallas, TX

2003-John Charnley Award for outstanding research presented at the Hip Society open meeting, New Orleans, LA

1994-present-American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

2003, 2004-Program Chair, Education Committee, Knee Society

2000, 2006-Chairman, Education Committee, Hip Society

Publications

Journal Articles

Barrack, RL, Barnes, CL, Burnett, RSJ, Miller, D, Clohisy, JC, Maloney, WJ: Minimal Incision Surgery as a Risk Factor for Early Failure of Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 24(4):489-498, 2009.

Haas, SB, Barrack, RL, Westrich, G, Lachiewicz, PF: Venous Thromboembolic Disease After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. Instructional Course Lecture. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 90(12):2764-2780, 2008.

Parvizi, J, Ghanem, E, Sharkey, P, Aggarwal, A, Burnett, RSJ, Barrack, RL: Diagnosis of Infected Total Knee: Findings of a Multicenter Database. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 466:2628-2633, 2008.

Barrack, RL, McClure, JT, Burak, CF, Clohisy, JC, Parvizi, J, Sharkey, P: Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: The Patient’s Perspective. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 464:146-150, 2007.

Barrack, RL, Burnett, RSJ, Sharkey, P, Parvizi, J: Diagnosing an Infection: An Unsolved Problem. Orthopedics. 30(9)777-778, 2007.

Barrack, RL: Metal-Metal Hip Resurfacing Offers Advantages Over Traditional Arthroplasty in Selected Patients. Orthopedics. 30(9):725-726, 2007.

Barrack, RL, McClure, JT, Burak, CF, Clohisy, JC, Parvizi, J, Hozack, W: Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: The Patient’s Perspective. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 453:173-177, 2006.

Butler, RA, Hsu, JR, Barrack, RL: Use of an Ilizarov Apparatus to Perform Closed Reduction of a Chronic Proximal Dislocation Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. A Case Report. J Bone Joint Surg. 88-A:411-414, 2006.

Barrack, RL, Butler, RA: Current Status of Trochanteric Reattachment in Complex THA. Clin Orthop. 441:237-242, 2005.

Bourne, RB, Barrack, RL, Rorabeck, CH, Salehi, A, Good, V: Arthroplasty Options for the Young Patient: Oxinium on Cross-linked Polyethylene. Clin Orthop. 441:159-167, 2005.

Barrack, RL: Bone Graft Extenders, Substitutes, and Osteogenic Proteins. J Arthroplasty 20(4 suppl 2):94-97, 2005.

Barrack, RL, Burnett, RSJ: Preoperative Planning in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty. Instructional Course Lecture Series, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. J Bone Joint Surg 87-A:2800-2811, 2005.

Barrack, RL, Burak, C, Skinner, HB: Concerns about ceramics in THA. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 429:73-79, 2004.

Sargent, MC, Sotile, W, Sotile, MO, Rubash, H, Barrack, RL: Stress and Coping Among Orthopaedic Surgery Residents and Faculty. J Bone Joint Surg [Am]86-A(7):1579-1586, 2004.

Barrack, RL: Neurovascular Injury: Avoiding Catastrophe. J Arthroplasty 19(4) suppl 1: 104-107, 2004.

Barrack, RL, Nakamura, S, Hopkins, S, Rosenzweig, S: Early Failure in Cementless Mobile Bearing TKA. J Arthroplasty 19(2):255-256, 2004. [Winner of the Rand Award]

Barrack, RL: Preoperative Planning for Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty. Clin

Orthop 420:32-8, 2004.

Barrack, RL, Stanley, T, Butler, RA: Treating Extensor Mechanism Disruption after Total Knee Arthroplasty. Clin Orthop 416:98-104, 2003.

Barrack, RL, Cook, SD, Patron, LP, Salkeld, SL, Szuszczewicz, E, Whitecloud, III TS: Induction of Bone Ingrowth from Acetabular Defects to a Porous Surface with OP-1. Clin Orthop 417:41-49, 2003. [Winner of the Charnley Award]

Barrack, RL: Dislocation After THA: The Role of Implant Design and Component Orientation. J AAOS 11(2):89-99, 2003.

Barrack, RL, Lavernia, C, Ries, C, Thornberry, R, Tozakoglou, E: Virtual Reality Computer Animation of the Effect of Component Position and Design on Stability Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. Ortho Clinic of North Am 32(4):569-577, 2001.

Barrack, RL, Schrader, T, Wolfe, MW, Bertot, A, Myers, L: Component Rotation and Anterior Knee Pain after TKA. Clin Orthop 392:46-55, 2001.

Barrack, RL: Evolution of the Rotating Hinge for Complex TKA. Clin Orthop 392:292-299, 2001.

Cook S, Barrack RL, Santman M, Popich-Patron L, Salkeld SL, Whitecloud, TS: Enchancement of Strut Allograft Healing to the Femur with Recombinant Human Osteogenic Protein. [Winner of the Aufranc Award] Clin Orthop 381:47-57, 2000.

Books and Book Chapters

Haas, SB, Barrack, RL, Westrich, G: Venous Thromboembolic Disease After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. In: Azar, FM, O’Connor, MI (eds.) Instructional Course Lecture Vol. 58, Chap. 73, pp. 781-793, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL, 2009.

Burnett, RSJ, Rosenberg, AG, Barrack, RL: Revision THA/Principles, Planning, and Decision Making. In: Rosenberg, AG (ed.) Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: The Hip. 2nd ed., Chap. 21, pp. 297-318, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2006.

Barrack, RL, Nakamura, SJ: Primary THA/Principles, Planning, and Decision Making. In: Rosenberg, AG (ed.) Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: The Hip. 2nd ed., Chap. 13, pp. 177-202, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2006.

Saleh, KJ, Mulhall, KJ, Thongtrangan, I, Barrack, RL: Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty. In: Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Hip and Knee Reconstruction. 3rd ed., Chap. 11, pp. 123-145, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL, 2006.

Barrack, RL, Burnett, RSJ: Preoperative Planning in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty. In: Light, TR (ed.) Instructional Course Lecture Vol. 55, Chap. 26, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL, 2006.

Textbooks Edited

Barrack, RL, Booth Jr, RE, Lonner, JH (eds): Section 1 The Knee. In: Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Hip and Knee Reconstruction. 3rd ed., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL, 2006.

Barrack, RL, Rosenberg, AG (eds.): Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: The Hip. 2nd ed., Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2006.

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