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Dr. Barrett was named a Top Doctor for joint replacement in the September 2007 issue of Seattle Magazine.

A nationally recognized joint replacement surgeon, Dr. William Barrett lectures globally on hip and knee replacement and is active in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' Continuing Medical Education program. He is a board examiner for the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.

He designs hip and knee replacement prostheses and is involved in the evaluation of computer-assisted surgery in joint replacement and the use of tissue-sparing surgical options. Dr. Barrett is the medical director for Valley Medical Center's Joint Center and practices at VOA's Renton clinic.

Dr. Barrett is the president of VOA Research Foundation. Studies include hip and knee replacement surgery outcomes, alternative bearing surfaces, computer assisted-surgery, and minimally invasive joint replacement techniques.

Dr. Barrett has published book chapters and medical journal articles, and presented to the global medical community:

• Presented paper "Patient and Surgical Factors Associated with Infection After Total Knee Arthroplasty" at the 75th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 2008, San Francisco, CA
• Faculty, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons course "Innovative Techniques in Primary and Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty," October 25-27, 2007, Chicago, IL
  
• Chairman, Innovative Technology for Joint Replacement Surgery, October 11-13, 2007, Napa, CA
  
• Faculty, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons course "Knee Arthroplasty: Uni, Total and Revision Insights, New Techniques - What You Need to Know!," October 4-6, 2007, Chicago, IL
  
• Guest lecturer, Canadian Orthopedic Conference, September 13-16, 2007
  
• Moderator for the live nation-wide broadcast of "The Patient of the New Millennium" on April 26, 2007. Discussion topics include: Defining the patient of the new millennium and how they differ from traditional patients, demographic trends of patients and the geographical relationship to current implant designs, and optimizing function and wear of hip and knee implants
  
• Faculty, American Academy of Orthpaedic Surgeons course "Techniques and Insights for Primary and Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty," October 27-29, 2006
  Faculty, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons course "Revision and Complex Total Hip Replacement," November 9-11, 2006
• Faculty Member for the 3rd ASEAN-AAOS Instructional Course and Combined Meeting of the 28th Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Orthopedic Surgeons of Thailand, October 20-26, 2006

Hospital Affiliations:
Valley Medical Center, Renton
Swedish Medical Center, Seattle

Professional Affiliations:
Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Member, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons   
Member, Western Orthopaedic Association

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1988
Recertified, 1998
Recertified, 2007

Fellowship Training:
Arthritis Surgery and Joint Reconstruction, Harvard Medical School, 1986

Residency:
University of Washington, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 1985

Medical School:
University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1980