R. Bryan
Benafield MD

Physician and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Ozark Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine

Fayetteville, Arkansas

R. Bryan Benafield, M.D., currently serves patients in need of an array of orthopedic surgery treatments. He serves as an orthopedic surgeon with the established firm Ozark Orthopaedics, an institution based out of Fayetteville, Arkansas. In this position, R. Bryan Benafield, M.D., supports patients by both evaluating and treating pertinent issues. Through viable treatment methods, he offers medical solutions for such conditions as injuries obtained during athletic activity, carpal tunnel syndrome and other instances of nerve compression, reconstruction, trauma, and the orthopedic afflictions of pediatric patients. A specialist in hand and upper extremity problems, Dr. Benafield fulfilled a hand and upper extremity fellowship at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, California, from 1999 through 2000.

In addition to completing a fellowship at the California Pacific Medical Center, R. Bryan Benafield, M.D., was also selected for an orthopedic surgery residency at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, which he attended from 1994 through 1999. Prior to completing his residency, R. Bryan Benafield, M.D., earned his M.D. from the School of Medicine at the Nashville, Tennessee, based Vanderbilt UniversityHe also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Hendrix College. An avid supporter of charities such as the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Loving Choices Pregnancy Centers of Northwest Arkansas, LifeSource, and other institutions, Dr. Benafield enjoys fly fishing, reading, and spending time with his family in his free time.