John Warbritton, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery

Offices: Oakland

John D. Warbritton III, M.D has been an orthopedic surgeon in Oakland since 1986.
A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Warbritton is a Diplomate of American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and a fellow of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He became a Qualified Medical Examiner in 1992, its’ inaugural year.
He has a particular interest in chronic musculoskeletal pain syndromes.
He maintains an active practice treating injured workers and currently authors hundreds of medical-legal evaluations each year. He was Chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland from January 2003 to January 2009.
In 2007, Dr. Warbritton started Warbritton & Associates Impairment Rating Specialists, which provides medical legal evaluations from specialists in a growing number of fields.

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EMPLOYMENT

Private Practice:

Orthopaedic Surgery
300 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Suite 700
Oakland, CA 94612

510-350-4000

Previous Affiliation:

Oak Hill Medical Group
3100 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA 94609

STAFF APPOINTMENTS

Summit Medical Center                       Active
Alameda County Medical Center        Courtesy
Webster Surgery Center                      Active
East Bay Surgery Center                     Active

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION

2010    Re-certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

1993    Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

1992    Qualified Medical Examiner-Recertified every two years
Industrial Medical Council, State of California

1990    Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

1981    Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners

EDUCATION

1975-1980       Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
M.D., June 1980, Cum Laude

1971-1975       University of California, San Diego, California
Revelle College

B.A., March 1975, Highest Honors
Major: Biology
Minor: Behavioral Studies

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

1985-1986   Chief Resident, San Francisco Orthopaedic Training Program, San Francisco

1984-1985   Resident, San Francisco Orthopaedic Training Program, San Francisco

1982-1984   Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

1980-1982   Intern & Resident, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

AWARDS

1986    Vernon P. Thompson Award
Western Orthopaedic Association

1980    James Tolbert Shipley Prize for Original Research
Harvard Medical School

1977    Student Research Traineeship
Massachusetts General Hospital

1977    Trainee Appointment in Psychiatry-Neurology
Department of Health, Education & Welfare, Public Health Service

1976    Student Fellowship in Molecular Genetics
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

1971    Harvard Medical School National Merit finalist

MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
American Medical Association
California Orthopaedic Association
California Society for Industrial Medicine & Surgery
California Medical Association
Alameda-Contra Costa County Medical Association
San Francisco Orthopaedic Alumni Association

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
  • Salvage of Failed Stanmore Total Shoulder Arthroplasty by Conversion to a Bipolar Prosthesis (with J. Stroot) San Francisco, California.
  • Clinical Results of Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (with R. Dedo and M. Robinson) San Francisco, California.
  • Effects of a Diet with Modified Amino Acid Composition on Behavior in an Animal Model of Early Hepatic Encephalopathy (with M. Geyer) San Diego, California and (with B. Jeppsson and J. E. Fisher) Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • Behavioral Studies in Rats following Portacaval End-to-Side Anastomosis (with M. Geyer) San Diego, California and (with J. E. Fisher) Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • Increased Brain Uptake of Tryptophan After Intracerebroventricular Infusion of Glutamine in the Rat (with H. James, V. Ziparo. and J. E. Fisher) Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Hyperphagia Induced by Intracisternal Para-chlorophenylalanine and Serotonin Receptor Blocking Agents in the Rat (with R. Krause and J.  E. Fisher) Boston, Massachusaetts.
  • Decreased Food Intake After Chronic Intracerebroventricular Serotonin in the Rat.

  • Reversal of Tumor-Induced Anorexia by Intracisternal Administration of Serotonin Receptor Blocking Agents in the Rat.
  • Production of Myoclonus by Intracerebroventricular Infusion of Indoles Following Intracisternal 5,7 – Dihydroxytryptamine (with R. M. Stewart and R. J. Baldessarini) Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Effects of 5,7 – Dihydroxytryptamine on Norephinephrine-Induced Increases in Locomotor Activity.
  • Regulation of Monamine Oxidase Activity in Mouse Fibroblast – Rat Glioma
  • Somatic Cell Hybrids (with R. L. Davidson) Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Effects of Intraventricular Infusion of Serotonin on Locomotor Activity in the Rat (with R. M. Stewart and R. J. Baldessarini) Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Effects of Intraventricular Infusion of Indoleamines on the Rat Startle Response (with M. A. Geyer) San Diego. California.

PUBLICATIONS
  • Geyer, M. A, Warbritton; J. D., Menkes, D. B., Zook, J. A., and Mandell, A. J.: Opposite Effects of Intraventricular Serotonin and Bufotenin on Rat Startle Responses, Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav.,3: 687-691, 1975.
  • Warbritton, J. D., Stewart, R. M., and Baldessarini, R. J.: Decreased Locomotor Activity and Attenuation of Amphetamine Hyperactivity with Intraventricular Infusion of Serotonin in the Rat, Brain Research, 143: 373-382. 1978.
  • Warbritton, J.D., Stewart, R. M., and Baldessarini, R. J.: Increased sensitivity to intracerebroventricular infusion of serotonin and deaminated indoles after lesioning Rat with Dihydroxytryptamine, Brain Research, 183: 355-366, 1980.
  • Warbritton, J. D., Geyer, M. A., Jeppsson. B., and Fisher J. E.: Decreased Startle Reactivity in the End-To-Side Portacaval shunted Rat. Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav., 12: 739-742. 1980.

ABSTRACTS

  • Warbritton J. D. : Treatment of displaled supracondylar fractures of the humeros in children. Presented at the 50th annual meeting of the Western Orthopaedic Association, September 29 – October 2, 1986 at San Francisco, California.
  • Warbritton, J. D. III, Stewart, R. M., and Baldessarini, R. J.: Decreased Locomotor Activity and Attenuation of Amphetamine-induced Hyperactivity vith Intracerebroventricular Infusions of Serotonin in Rat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, Vol. 3, P. 263, No. 837, 1977. Presented at the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, November 6 – 10, 1977 at Anaheim, California.
  • Warbritton, J. D. III, Stewart, R. M., and Baldessarini, R. J.: Production of Myoclonu6 by Intracerebroventricular Infusion of Indoles Following Intracisternal 5,7 – Dihydroxytryptamine and Attenuatlon by Serotonin Receptor Antagonists. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, Vol. 4, p. 286, No. 902, 1978. Presented at the Eighth Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, November 5 – 9, 1978 at St. Louis, Missouri.
  • Warbritton, J. D. III, Geyer, M. A., Jeppsson, B., and Fisher, J. E.:
  • Behavioral Model of Early Hepatic Encephalopathy in Rats. Surgical Forum, Vol. 30: 394-396, 1979. Presented at the 65th Annual Clinical Congress of the. American College of Surgeons, October 21 – 26, 1979 at Chicago, Illinois.
  • Warbritton, J. D. III, Geyer, M. A., Jeppsson, B. , and Fisher. J. E. : A Behavioral Model of Early Encephalopaty in the End-to-Side Portacaval Shunted Rat . Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, Vol. 5, P. 666, No. 2277, 1979. Presented at the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, November 2 – 6. 1979 at Atlanta, Georgia.