Barry P. Simmons MD

Barry P. Simmons, MD serves as Chief of the Hand and Upper Extremity Service at Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Simmons is responsible for the education of the residents of the Combined Harvard Orthopaedic program. Through his leadership position in the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the Academic Orthopaedic Society and, especially, the Council of Musculoskeletal Specialties, Dr. Simmons has made significant administrative contributions to academics. Dr. Simmons major interest and expertise is in Diseases and Injuries affecting the Hand and Upper Extremity. He has authored several chapters and scientific papers about disorders of the hand and upper extremity in the pediatric age group. He serves as Director of Cure Therapeutics, Inc. He also holds the academic appointment of Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Simmons received his MD degree from Columbia University in 1965 and completed his surgical internship at Tufts New England Medical Center and residency at the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine.