I could not understand how anyone would want to be anything else. I needed stitches three times in my youth, and loved every visit to the emergency room! In medical school I chose to focus on orthopedics. The instruments simply felt natural in my hands.

I chose to further sub-specialize in joint replacement because I have a hard time with failure — and the replacement of an arthritic joint is almost always a victory. I did not see this in any other aspect of medicine I studied. 

Today I love my work more than ever. Over the course of my career, joint replacement implants have continued to evolve to provide ever more amazing results — allowing patients to return to even higher levels of activity. Ask me about the Birmingham Hip and the Oxford Knee. I'd love to tell you how far the science of joint replacement has progressed.  

No matter what the reason for your appointment, I look forward to our visit because it is people that are my motivation. 

– Dr. Mark Barba