James Bailey MD

02/19/2026

Looking forward to a great debate at AANA 2026 in May!!!! Make sure you go and sign up for this meeting!!! You won’t want to miss all the amazing talks, activities, and mentorship!!!

02/14/2026

A little kindness goes a LONG way!!! I met these two amazing UCSB students on the inpatient ward of the hospital today on Saturday morning (Valentine’s Day) giving out roses to all the inpatients!!! Are you kidding me?!?! There is still hope in this world!!! Spread kindness, not hate. !

01/23/2026

01/01/2026

Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy new year!

01/01/2026

Happy Holidays and Happy New Years to everyone!!!! Thank you to my sister, for the idea of using AI to turn our family photo into a Norman Rockwell style photo!!!

12/24/2025

Meniscal Tear Repair: What’s New in the Literature?

Meniscal tear repair has become the gold standard modality for treating different types of meniscal tears. Despite the availability of numerous repair techniques, the ideal approach remains unclear, especially for complex and irreparable tears. Recently, innovative techniques have emerged to address...

12/22/2025

Happy Holidays! We wish you and your family a joyful holiday season!

12/17/2025

Traumatic Versus Atraumatic Causes of Shoulder Impingement Syndrome: A Systematic Review of Pathophysiology and Outcomes.

Shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS) is a common musculoskeletal disorder caused by traumatic or atraumatic factors, resulting in pain, functional limitation, and reduced quality of life. This systematic review aimed to summarize the pathophysiology, anatomical changes, and functional outcomes of tra...

12/10/2025

Great second day at SOMOS 2025!!! Amazing sessions on shoulder pathology and war trauma. And always great to reconnect with mentors and friends! See you all next year at SOMOS26!!!

12/10/2025

Aerobic exercise found to be most effective for knee osteoarthritis.

For patients with knee osteoarthritis, aerobic activities such as walking, cycling, or swimming are likely to be the best exercise for improving pain, function, gait performance, and quality of life, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

12/09/2025

Amazing first day at the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons 2025 Annual Meeting!!! Amazing military and civilian partnership today teaching shoulder instability and rotator cuff repair techniques! and so many more!

11/27/2025

Wishing you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving!