John A. Reister, MD

John A Reister, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with nearly 30 years of experience in sports medicine and treatment of the shoulder and knee. In addition to general orthopedic care, Dr. Reister provides a full range of shoulder care from early sports medicine to rotator cuff repair and shoulder replacement. In fact, his volume puts him in the top 50 shoulder surgeons in the nation. Such experience has been correlated with great outcomes, as surgical experience leads to lower complica

I believe the most important thing is to take compassionate, appropriate care of my patients. I would rather have people understand that I would like to help people rather than that I trained well. Medicine is fun, because you can have relationships with people. It was great to serve as a military field surgeon before entering my residency at Fitzsimmons hospital. One can still feel a little altruism about serving our country.