Osteoarthritis of Hand near Gainesville, TX

Biography: John Kristoferson M.D. is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon. Born into an engineering military family, he grew up in Europe and the Eastern United States. Out of necessity he learned to fix what's broke, a talent which developed into an Orthopaedic career.He attended Trinity University in San Antonio, graduating Summa Cum Laude. He then entered The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, again graduating with highest honors. He completed his training at U.T. Southwestern affiliated hospitals, finishing the final three months working for The National Health Service in Norwich, England.Dr. Kristoferson has been married for forty years, has four adult children and four grandchildren. They are his greatest achievement. Aviation is his primary hobby. He built and flies an experimental aircraft. He also owns and flies a Lake Renegade Amphibian aircraft. A trip to Alaska is on his bucket list.Dr. Kristoferson has extensive experience in nearly all orthopaedic procedures. He is grateful to have lucked into his perfect career choice! He goes to work each day because he wants to, not because he needs to. He is committed to taking the time to understand a patient's needs/desires and facilitating an optimal outcome.

Biography: Christopher W. Flowers, MD is a board-certified and sports medicine fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon at Texas Bone & Joint in Denton, Texas. He specializes in the treatment and prevention of sports and non-sports-related injuries to the shoulder, elbow, hand and wrist, knee, and foot and ankle.A fourth-generation physician from Plano, Texas, Dr. Flowers providers sports medicine expertise as a team physician for Ryan High School, Denton High School, and other local High Schools in the surrounding Denton Area. He is also the orthopedic consultant for the University of North Texas in Denton and Texas Women's University in Denton athletes. In his free time, Dr. Flowers enjoys spending time with his family and participating in a variety of different sports. His wife is a dentist and he has two small children.

Care Philosophy: "We invest in building relationships with our patients. These relationships are built with time and attentiveness, delivered in the context of competency and care."