About Alton Barron, MD

Dr. Barron is a board certified, fellowship-trained shoulder, elbow, and hand surgeon based in New York City since 1996. He specializes in both routine and complex problems of the upper limb, including all sports injuries, severe arthritis requiring shoulder and elbow arthroplasty, nonunions and malunions of bones, and severe nerve injuries requiring tendon transfers and microsurgery. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center, and a Senior Attending Physician at the Roosevelt Hand to Shoulder Center at OrthoManhattan. He is Medical Director of Pinnacle Surgery Center in Austin and has clinical practices in both Austin and Manhattan.

The Musician Treatment Foundation

Musician Treatment Foundation (MTF) helps eligible under and uninsured professional musicians with free upper limb orthopedic care when they cannot afford it.  Since Dr. Barron founded MTF in July 2017, he and other doctors in MTF’s nationwide Physicians for Musicians network has assisted hundreds of injured musicians with surgical and nonsurgical care valued at nearly $3 million.

A professional musician can spend a majority of their time performing live at home and on tour, away from personal and medical support systems. Injuries can arise without warning from the repetitive intensity of playing instruments, underlying conditions, and unexpected accidents. Whether that happens at home or on the road MTF is here to help. If you are or know a professional musician with a shoulder, elbow, and/or hand injury please contact MTF at care@mtfusa.org.

Learn more about Dr. Barron’s vision for MTF:  MTF: How We Keep The Music Playing