Steven L. Barnett, MD

Dr. Steven Barnett is a board-certified and fellowship trained orthopaedic surgeon with a practice specializing in joint replacement and adult reconstructive surgery for arthritic conditions. He is HOI’s Chief Medical Officer and general partner of Orthopaedic Specialty Institute in Orange County.

Dr. Barnett received his undergraduate degree in physiology at the University of California, Berkeley. He then attended Boston University School of Medicine for his medical degree. At Boston University, Dr. Barnett graduated Cum Laude and was selected as a member of Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society.

Dr. Barnett went on to complete both his surgical internship and orthopedic residency at University of California, Irvine. Following residency, he completed an additional fellowship year in joint replacement and adult reconstructive surgery at the Institute for Bone and Joint Disorders in Phoenix, Arizona.

Dr. Barnett is involved in community and physician education and has presented at numerous conferences nationally on arthritis and new advances in joint replacement technique. He has published multiple articles in the orthopedic literature. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the California Orthopaedic Association and the Western Orthopaedic Association.