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Assistant Professor Director of OrthoNow

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Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics

Director of OrthoNow

Nonoperative Sports and Musculoskeletal Medicine

Medical Degree

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Memphis, TN

Residency

Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Fellowship

Primary Care Sports Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Director of OrthoNow, Sports Medicine Institute, Chapel Hill, NC

  • Treating musculoskeletal conditions with traditional and novel therapies.
  • Helping people achieve and maintain their personal activity and fitness goals.
  • Working with athletes of all ages, interests and ability levels with a special interest in  endurance athletics.
  • Using musculoskeletal ultrasound and minimally invasive procedures to improve care.
  • Providing medical coverage at sporting events.

Sports Medicine Center

6118 Farrington Rd, Suite A
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

  • Healthcare models and care delivery
  • Care of the endurance athlete
  • Ultrasound Diagnosis and Novel Surgical Management of Iliac Crest Enthesopathy, Barton, B. Mascioli, A. Spence, D, Beard, NM. Orthopedic Clinics of North America, January, 2026
  • Medical Education through the Fiction of Julio Cortázar. Barton, B. Chancellor’s Honors Program Thesis Project, May, 2016.

Book chapters

  • Barton B, Bryan T. Sports Medicine Emergencies. Football Injury Essentials. Healthy Learning; 2026:47-56
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2020
  • Leadership Knoxville Scholar, 2015-16
  • University of Tennessee Becker Thesis Award, 2016

Appointments: (984) 974-5700

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