Department of
Medical Education

Barry McDonough, MD

Name: Barry McDonough

Board Certification: ABOS 2007

Medical School: Loyola University

Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery-Wright State University

Faculty Rank: Assistant Professor

Special Clinical/Research Interests: Multi-ligamentous knee injuries, ACL injuries

Is there a particular population of students (e.g., ethnicity, spiritual, sexual orientation) that you would particularly like to advise? 

No

What does a typical day in the life of an orthopaedic doctor include?

A typical day includes, being in clinic seeing athletes and other patients with sports-related conditions or being the operating room operating on these patients.  I also spend a considerable amount of time seeing athletes in the training room or providing sideline medical coverage at sporting events.

What is the biggest challenge of being a orthopaedic doctor?

Balancing time commitments.

How do you foresee orthopaedics changing over the next 20 years?

I see a movement towards involvement of more tissue engineering.

What advice would you give a student who is considering a orthopaedic residency?

Find a good mentor and have a well thought out plan on how to best obtain an Orthopaedic residency position.