Dr. Craig E Sessions MD

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Get to know Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Craig E. Sessions, who serves the population of Texas.

Dr. Sessions, is an orthopedic surgeon with over two decades of experience in his field, he currently practices with Northwest Texas Physician Group Ridgeview. Northwest Texas Healthcare System in Amarillo, Texas, a 495-bed acute care facility and medical center, has been providing high-quality medical care to the residents of Northwest Texas since 1924. As a designated tertiary care academic institution, the hospital provides patients with advanced technological innovations for diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of clinical conditions. They are well known nationally for our heart, emergency, stroke and children’s care. They are fully accredited by the Joint Commission and licensed by the Texas Department of State Health Services Regulatory Licensing Unit; they are also a Joint-Commission-certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center.

Dr. Sessions graduated with his Medical Degree from the Texas Tech University School of Medicine in 1994. After obtaining his Medical Degree he completed his Orthopedic Surgery residency with the Texas Tech University School of Medicine. Dr. Sessions is currently Board Eligible for certification with the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery exists to serve the best interest of the public and the medical profession by establishing educational standards for orthopedic residents and by evaluating the initial and continuing qualifications and competence of orthopedic surgeons.

To stay up to date in his field, Dr. Sessions remains a professional member of the Texas Medical Association. The Texas Medical Association, the nation’s largest and one of the oldest and most powerful state medical societies, speaks out for more than 52,000 physician and medical student members across the state in our commitment to improve the health of all Texans. In partnership with our 112 county medical societies, we have been helping Texas physicians set high professional and ethical standards since 1853.

Dr. Sessions is highly valued by his patients and colleges, one stateing, “I worked in the OR for 30 yrs & saw Sessions operate for 8 years. I have seen enough to know he is the real deal. I will be traveling 9 hours to see Sessions. All the doctors’ nurses & staff wish we had him back here. Amarillo is very lucky to get him. He is an excellent surgeon, cares deeply for his patients works harder than any doctor I know of. If you want to know what doctors are good or bad, ask the hospital staff. We see it all and all of us at my hospital know Craig Sessions is the best.”

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