Last month, orthopaedic surgeon Kristofer Jones, MD, threw out the first pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers' Black Heritage Night. Dr. Jones is the head team physician for the Los Angeles Lakers and will be the lead physician for both the men’s and women’s U.S. basketball teams this summer in Paris. “It means a lot to be here on Black Heritage Night, with my two boys, who are two little Black boys who love to play sports and who look up to athletes,” said Dr. Jones. He noted that Black physicians make up less than 1% of the orthopaedic surgery specialty, “so to be able to serve as a role model for Black children who may want to go into medicine, it feels to me a little bit like the way Jackie Robinson took it upon himself to be a role model for Black people who wanted to play baseball.” Read more about his experience: https://ucla.in/4cHFI7a
Gives new meaning to "Keeping up with the Jones!"
Amazing surgeon and person
Phillip Chen
3w
💙 💜 💛
Ric McGill
2w
FANTASTIC!!!
Primary Care Head Team Physician LA Dodgers| LA Sparks Team Physician| UCLA Sports Medicine| ElevateMeD Founding Board Member-Vice Chair
2wWay to go Kris! So honored to have you as a colleague…