About Dr. Barton

Dr. Barton’s passion for leadership in the area of health, specifically disease and injury prevention, took root at a young age.

A competitive athlete in her youth, she sustained her share of injuries. Over the course of her high level soccer career, she underwent several knee surgeries. Recognizing that these injuries could lead to chronic pain and decreased mobility, she became motivated to explore a career in orthopaedic surgery. Her research program is focused on joint injury and post-traumatic osteoarthritis development, with an interest in exercise programming to mitigate pain and improve joint mobility.

She loves watching her patients overcome their hesitation to starting an exercise program. From young adults suffering with athletic injuries to older adults dealing with osteoarthritis and/or joint replacement, she identifies ways to help my patients move past the limitations of their disease and surgery.

Professional Background

Dr. Barton has previously completed a BSc degree (Hons) in Kinesiology (Exercise and Health Physiology), a MSc degree in Kinesiology (Biomechanics), a PhD degree in Medical Sciences, and Doctor of Medicine degree – all at the University of Calgary. Her MSc thesis focused on alterations in cartilage lubrication after joint injury and my PhD thesis focused on in vivo knee joint biomechanics after knee injury. Further to this, she completed a postgraduate surgical leadership certificate through Harvard University.

She completed her orthopaedic surgery residency at Western Univeristy (London, Canada). Dr. Barton is a Canadian Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon (Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada) and an Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Western University. Dr. Barton previously completed a lower extremity joint reconstruction fellowship at at Colorado Joint Replacement (2025) in Denver and a sports medicine fellowship Rush University Medical Centre (2025-2026) in Chicago. White at Midwest Orthopaedics At Rush, Dr. Barton served as Assistant Team Physician for the Chicago White Sox (MLB) and the Chicago Bulls (NBA). She is currently completing a comprehensive knee fellowship at the Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute (2026-2027).