As seen in Arkansas Money & Politics, August Issue “Six months into the pandemic that has defined 2020, we can think of no better way than “Champions” to describe health care workers. We asked Arkansas Money & Politics readers to nominate their “Champions of Health Care” in 14 categories.
Surgeons
C. Lowry Barnes, M.D.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., is an orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in the hip and knee and is nationally recognized as a leading joint replacement expert. He joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 2014 to head the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and in 2017, was invested in the Carl L. Nelson, M.D. Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery. He lectures nationally and internationally on total joint replacement and has published more than 250 peer-reviewed articles. He is an active researcher with grant funding, holds four patents for orthopaedic surgery devices and has designed numerous hip and knee implants.