Ryan Barnes, MD

Specialties

OrthoVirginia Offices

Dr. Barnes specializes in sports medicine surgery. He was initially drawn to orthopedic and sports medicine while being involved in athletics. Dr. Barnes enjoys the opportunity to take care of patients of all ages and his goal is to get patients back to their hobbies, whether that is high level athletics or recreational activities. He finds that orthopedics and sports medicine are constantly changing and evolving and require you to be a lifelong learner, staying up to date on the most cutting-edge treatments and surgical innovations. In his free time, Dr. Barnes spends time with his family, travels, does videography and aerial photography, enjoys going to National Parks, hiking, running, cycling, playing tennis and golf, watching Liverpool Football Club, attending concerts and playing guitar.

Ryan Barnes, M.D.

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Education & Training

  • The Ohio State University, Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship, 2023
  • University of North Carolina, Orthopedic Surgery Residency, 2022
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School, Doctor of Medicine, 2017
  • College of William and Mary, Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, 2013

Hospital & Team Affiliations

  • Boulders Ambulatory Surgery Center
  • Chippenham Medical Center
  • Colonial Heights Surgery Center
  • John Randolph Medical Center
  • Johnston-Willis Hospital
  • The Ohio State University Athletics: football, men’s basketball, men’s ice hockey, baseball, softball, 2022-2023
  • Columbus Clippers: AAA affiliate for the Cleveland Guardians, 2022-2023
  • The Memorial Tournament, PGA, 2023
  • NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament, 2023
  • NCAA Women’s College Basketball Tournament, 2023
  • Capital University, 2022-2023
  • Eastmoor Academy, 2022-2023
  • Pelotonia, cycling event, 2022
  • University of North Carolina: football, men’s basketball, 2017-2022

Organizations & Awards

  • UNC Resident Research Award, 2022
  • AANA Annual Meeting Resident Scholarship Recipient, 2022
  • UNC Resident of the Year, 2019
  • Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society, 2016
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2016
  • American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
  • Arthroscopy Association of North America
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Treatments

  • Achilles tendon rupture and tendonitis surgeries
  • ACL reconstruction surgery
  • Acromioplasty
  • Ankle arthroscopy
  • Ankle sprain and fracture surgeries
  • Arthroscopic knee reconstruction
  • Arthroscopic meniscectomy and meniscal repair
  • Arthroscopic rotator cuff
  • Arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction
  • Athlete’s foot treatment
  • Autograft (UCL tear)
  • Biceps tendon reinsertion
  • Biceps tendon rupture surgery
  • Biceps tenodesis
  • Bone infection prevention and treatment
  • Bony stress reactions/stress fractures surgery
  • Broken collarbone surgery
  • Bursitis/impingement surgery
  • Cartilage injury treatments
  • Cartilage reconstruction procedures
  • Cartilage restoration
  • Closed reduction (elbow)
  • Closed reduction (finger)
  • Closed reduction (shoulder)
  • Closed reduction (sternoclavicula joint)
  • Computer navigated joint replacement
  • Concussion care
  • Elbow arthritis surgery
  • Elbow arthroscopy
  • Elbow surgery
  • Fasciotomy
  • Femoroacetabular impingement surgery
  • Foot and ankle surgery
  • Foot pain treatments
  • Geriatric orthopedics – fragility fracture care
  • Hand fracture surgery
  • Hand, wrist and elbow trauma
  • Hip arthroscopy
  • Impingement – rotator cuff tendonitis
  • Knee ligament reconstruction
  • Labrum surgery
  • Latarjet procedure
  • Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) repair/reconstruction
  • Little League elbow treatment
  • Little League shoulder treatment
  • Loose bodies/spurs surgery (knee)
  • Meniscal tear surgeries
  • Meniscal transplant surgery
  • Minimally invasive Achilles tendon repair
  • Non-operative anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative arthritis (foot and ankle) treatment
  • Non-operative avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis) treatment
  • Non-operative Bankart lesion treatment
  • Non-operative biceps tendon rupture treatment
  • Non-operative bony stress reactions/stress fractures treatment
  • Non-operative broken collar bone treatment
  • Non-operative bunion treatment
  • Non-operative bursitis/impingement treatment
  • Non-operative carpal tunnel treatment
  • Non-operative claw and hammer toe treatments
  • Non-operative cubital tunnel syndrome treatment
  • Non-operative elbow bursitis treatment
  • Non-operative elbow spur treatment
  • Non-operative finger fracture treatment
  • Non-operative finger sprain treatments
  • Non-operative flat foot treatments
  • Non-operative foot and ankle treatments
  • Non-operative foot callus/corn treatment
  • Non-operative ganglion cyst treatment
  • Non-operative golfer’s elbow treatment
  • Non-operative hand and wrist arthritis treatments
  • Non-operative hand fracture treatment
  • Non-operative herniated cervical disc treatment
  • Non-operative herniated lumbar disc treatment
  • Non-operative hip loose bodies treatment
  • Non-operative knee arthritis treatment
  • Non-operative labral tear treatment
  • Non-operative lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative low back pain (lumbar) treatments
  • Non-operative mallet finger treatment
  • Non-operative medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative mensical tear treatment
  • Non-operative muscle strain treatment
  • Non-operative olceranon fracture treatment
  • Non-operative patellar tendonitis treatment
  • Non-operative posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative radial head fracture treatment
  • Non-operative rotator cuff tear treatment
  • Non-operative runner’s knee (chondromalacia patella) treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder arthritis treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder instability treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder separation treatment
  • Non-operative spinal stenosis treatment
  • Non-operative stiff big toe
  • Non-operative superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear treatment
  • Non-operative tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis treatment
  • Non-operative throwing injury treatment
  • Non-operative treatment for calficic tendonitis – barbotage
  • Non-operative treatment for frozen shoulder – capsular distention
  • Non-operative trigger finger
  • Non-operative ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) treatment
  • Non-operative whiplash – neck sprain or strain treatments
  • Non-operative wrist fracture treatment
  • Non-operative wrist tendonitis treatment
  • Olceranon fracture surgery
  • Open shoulder reconstruction
  • Orthopedic trauma surgery
  • Osteoarthritis treatment
  • Osteochondritis fixation
  • Osteoporosis care
  • Partial shoulder replacement (hemiarthroplasty)
  • Platelet rich plasma (PRP) therapy
  • Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction
  • R.I.C.E. – Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate
  • Radial head fracture surgeries
  • Reverse total shoulder replacement
  • Revision knee surgery
  • Rotator cuff repair
  • Scapulothoracic bursectomy/partial scapulectomy
  • Shin splints treatment
  • Shoulder arthritis surgeries
  • Shoulder arthroscopy
  • Shoulder impingement syndrome treatment
  • Shoulder instability surgery
  • Shoulder separation surgery
  • Sprain and strain treatment
  • Superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear surgery
  • Tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis surgery
  • Throwing injury surgeries
  • Tommy John surgery (Ulnar collateral ligament repair surgery)
  • Total joint replacement
  • Total shoulder replacement (anatomical)
  • Wrist fracture surgery

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  • The Ohio State University, Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship, 2023
  • University of North Carolina, Orthopedic Surgery Residency, 2022
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School, Doctor of Medicine, 2017
  • College of William and Mary, Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, 2013

  • Boulders Ambulatory Surgery Center
  • Chippenham Medical Center
  • Colonial Heights Surgery Center
  • John Randolph Medical Center
  • Johnston-Willis Hospital
  • The Ohio State University Athletics: football, men’s basketball, men’s ice hockey, baseball, softball, 2022-2023
  • Columbus Clippers: AAA affiliate for the Cleveland Guardians, 2022-2023
  • The Memorial Tournament, PGA, 2023
  • NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament, 2023
  • NCAA Women’s College Basketball Tournament, 2023
  • Capital University, 2022-2023
  • Eastmoor Academy, 2022-2023
  • Pelotonia, cycling event, 2022
  • University of North Carolina: football, men’s basketball, 2017-2022

  • UNC Resident Research Award, 2022
  • AANA Annual Meeting Resident Scholarship Recipient, 2022
  • UNC Resident of the Year, 2019
  • Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society, 2016
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2016
  • American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
  • Arthroscopy Association of North America
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

  • Achilles tendon rupture and tendonitis surgeries
  • ACL reconstruction surgery
  • Acromioplasty
  • Ankle arthroscopy
  • Ankle sprain and fracture surgeries
  • Arthroscopic knee reconstruction
  • Arthroscopic meniscectomy and meniscal repair
  • Arthroscopic rotator cuff
  • Arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction
  • Athlete’s foot treatment
  • Autograft (UCL tear)
  • Biceps tendon reinsertion
  • Biceps tendon rupture surgery
  • Biceps tenodesis
  • Bone infection prevention and treatment
  • Bony stress reactions/stress fractures surgery
  • Broken collarbone surgery
  • Bursitis/impingement surgery
  • Cartilage injury treatments
  • Cartilage reconstruction procedures
  • Cartilage restoration
  • Closed reduction (elbow)
  • Closed reduction (finger)
  • Closed reduction (shoulder)
  • Closed reduction (sternoclavicula joint)
  • Computer navigated joint replacement
  • Concussion care
  • Elbow arthritis surgery
  • Elbow arthroscopy
  • Elbow surgery
  • Fasciotomy
  • Femoroacetabular impingement surgery
  • Foot and ankle surgery
  • Foot pain treatments
  • Geriatric orthopedics – fragility fracture care
  • Hand fracture surgery
  • Hand, wrist and elbow trauma
  • Hip arthroscopy
  • Impingement – rotator cuff tendonitis
  • Knee ligament reconstruction
  • Labrum surgery
  • Latarjet procedure
  • Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) repair/reconstruction
  • Little League elbow treatment
  • Little League shoulder treatment
  • Loose bodies/spurs surgery (knee)
  • Meniscal tear surgeries
  • Meniscal transplant surgery
  • Minimally invasive Achilles tendon repair
  • Non-operative anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative arthritis (foot and ankle) treatment
  • Non-operative avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis) treatment
  • Non-operative Bankart lesion treatment
  • Non-operative biceps tendon rupture treatment
  • Non-operative bony stress reactions/stress fractures treatment
  • Non-operative broken collar bone treatment
  • Non-operative bunion treatment
  • Non-operative bursitis/impingement treatment
  • Non-operative carpal tunnel treatment
  • Non-operative claw and hammer toe treatments
  • Non-operative cubital tunnel syndrome treatment
  • Non-operative elbow bursitis treatment
  • Non-operative elbow spur treatment
  • Non-operative finger fracture treatment
  • Non-operative finger sprain treatments
  • Non-operative flat foot treatments
  • Non-operative foot and ankle treatments
  • Non-operative foot callus/corn treatment
  • Non-operative ganglion cyst treatment
  • Non-operative golfer’s elbow treatment
  • Non-operative hand and wrist arthritis treatments
  • Non-operative hand fracture treatment
  • Non-operative herniated cervical disc treatment
  • Non-operative herniated lumbar disc treatment
  • Non-operative hip loose bodies treatment
  • Non-operative knee arthritis treatment
  • Non-operative labral tear treatment
  • Non-operative lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative low back pain (lumbar) treatments
  • Non-operative mallet finger treatment
  • Non-operative medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative mensical tear treatment
  • Non-operative muscle strain treatment
  • Non-operative olceranon fracture treatment
  • Non-operative patellar tendonitis treatment
  • Non-operative posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative radial head fracture treatment
  • Non-operative rotator cuff tear treatment
  • Non-operative runner’s knee (chondromalacia patella) treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder arthritis treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder instability treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder separation treatment
  • Non-operative spinal stenosis treatment
  • Non-operative stiff big toe
  • Non-operative superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear treatment
  • Non-operative tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis treatment
  • Non-operative throwing injury treatment
  • Non-operative treatment for calficic tendonitis – barbotage
  • Non-operative treatment for frozen shoulder – capsular distention
  • Non-operative trigger finger
  • Non-operative ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) treatment
  • Non-operative whiplash – neck sprain or strain treatments
  • Non-operative wrist fracture treatment
  • Non-operative wrist tendonitis treatment
  • Olceranon fracture surgery
  • Open shoulder reconstruction
  • Orthopedic trauma surgery
  • Osteoarthritis treatment
  • Osteochondritis fixation
  • Osteoporosis care
  • Partial shoulder replacement (hemiarthroplasty)
  • Platelet rich plasma (PRP) therapy
  • Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction
  • R.I.C.E. – Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate
  • Radial head fracture surgeries
  • Reverse total shoulder replacement
  • Revision knee surgery
  • Rotator cuff repair
  • Scapulothoracic bursectomy/partial scapulectomy
  • Shin splints treatment
  • Shoulder arthritis surgeries
  • Shoulder arthroscopy
  • Shoulder impingement syndrome treatment
  • Shoulder instability surgery
  • Shoulder separation surgery
  • Sprain and strain treatment
  • Superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear surgery
  • Tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis surgery
  • Throwing injury surgeries
  • Tommy John surgery (Ulnar collateral ligament repair surgery)
  • Total joint replacement
  • Total shoulder replacement (anatomical)
  • Wrist fracture surgery