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Kristofer Jones

Head Team Physician and Director of Orthopaedic Surgery · Los Angeles Lakers

Credentials: · · ·

History

Orthopaedic Surgery Division · Los Angeles Lakers
2016–Present
USA Basketball
Present
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Present

Shoulder and Cartilage Surgery
specialized centers across Europe
2013–2014
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Hospital for Special Surgery
2012–2013
Orthopaedic Surgery
Hospital for Special Surgery
2007–2008
The Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
2003–2007
University of Chicago
1999–2003

Research

Neurophysiological detection of impending spinal cord injury during scoliosis surgery
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume · 2007 · 236 citations
Eleven years experience in the operative management of pediatric forearm fractures
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics · 2010 · 153 citations
Increased Lateral Tibial Slope Is a Risk Factor for Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: An MRI-Based Case-Control Study of 152 Patients
The American Journal of Sports Medicine · 2015 · Last of 7 authors · 136 citations

Riley Williams
20 papers
Peter Fabricant
14 papers · 2 as a fellow
Dean Wang
13 papers · 7 as a fellow
Thomas Kremen
13 papers
AA
Armin Arshi
12 papers · 12 as a resident
David McAllister
8 papers
Joshua Dines
7 papers
Rishi Trikha
7 papers · 7 as a resident
DA
David Altchek
6 papers
Hollis Potter
6 papers
Brendan Shi
5 papers · 5 as a resident
Daniel Green
5 papers

Clinical trials

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) for the Management of Stress Fractures and High-grade Bone Stress Injuries (BSIs)
Site PI · Recruiting
University of California, Los Angeles
2025–2027