The 20 Best Infectious Arthritis Doctors Near Me in Lubbock, TX

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The 20 Best Infectious Arthritis Doctors near Lubbock, TX

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 22 doctor with experience in Infectious Arthritis near Lubbock, TX. Of these, 18 are Experienced, 3 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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22 providers found
    Distinguished in Infectious Arthritis
    Infectious Disease
    Distinguished in Infectious Arthritis
    Infectious Disease
    4102 24th Street, Suite 403, 
    Lubbock, TX 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Dennis Duriex is an Infectious Disease provider in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Duriex is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Infectious Arthritis, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Osteomyelitis, and Osteomyelitis in Children. Dr. Duriex is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Infectious Arthritis
    Advanced in Infectious Arthritis
    3506 21st Street, Suite 507, 
    Lubbock, TX 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Robert Gaines is an Orthopedics provider in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Gaines is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Infectious Arthritis, Tendinitis, Osteoarthritis, Hip Replacement, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Gaines is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Infectious Arthritis
    Orthopedics
    Advanced in Infectious Arthritis
    Orthopedics
    4110 22nd Place, 
    Lubbock, TX 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jordan Simpson is an Orthopedics provider in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Simpson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Infectious Arthritis, Bursitis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

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    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    3506 21st Street, Suite 507, 
    Lubbock, TX 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Courtney Cowden is an Orthopedics provider in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Cowden is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, Bursitis, Tenosynovitis, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Cowden is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    General Surgery
    3506 21st Street, Suite 507, 
    Lubbock, TX 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Jacob Murphree is a General Surgeon in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Murphree is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Infectious Arthritis and Hip Replacement. Dr. Murphree is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    3506 21st Street, Suite 507, 
    Anchorage, TX 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Mark Jenkins is an Orthopedics provider in Anchorage, Texas. Dr. Jenkins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Infectious Arthritis, Acute Pain, Hip Replacement, and Fasciotomy. Dr. Jenkins is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    4110 22nd Place, 
    Lubbock, TX 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Stephen Flores is an Orthopedics provider in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Flores is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Osgood-Schlatter Disease, Osteochondritis Dissecans, Achilles Tendon Rupture, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Flores is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Infectious Arthritis
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Infectious Arthritis
    Internal Medicine
    3801 50th Street, Suite 6, 
    Lubbock, TX 
     (3.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Piyush Mittal is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Mittal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Osteoarthritis, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Mittal is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Orthopedics
    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Orthopedics

    Office

    3601 4th St 9906, 
    Lubbock, TX 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mimi Zumwalt is an Orthopedics provider in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Zumwalt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. Her top areas of expertise are Infectious Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, and Frozen Shoulder.

    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Infectious Disease

    Office

    3601 4th St 9410, 
    Lubbock, TX 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jacob Nichols is an Infectious Disease provider in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Nichols is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Coccidioidomycosis, HIV/AIDS, Strep Throat, and Myelitis.

    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Orthopedics
    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Orthopedics

    Texas TECH University Health Sciences Center

    3601 4th St, 
    Lubbock, TX 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michel Diab is an Orthopedics provider in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Diab is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (LCPD), Clubfoot, and Hip Replacement.

    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Orthopedics
    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Orthopedics

    Texas TECH University Health Sciences Center

    3601 4th St, 
    Lubbock, TX 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Cyrus Caroom is an Orthopedics provider in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Caroom is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, Infectious Arthritis, and Hip Replacement.

    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis

    Texas TECH University Health Sciences Center

    3601 4th St, 
    Lubbock, TX 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    George Brindley is an Orthopedics provider in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Brindley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, Caffey Disease, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis

    Texas TECH University Health Sciences Center

    3601 4th St, 
    Lubbock, TX 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Matthew Ferguson is an Orthopedics provider in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Ferguson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Infectious Arthritis, Hip Replacement, and Shoulder Arthroscopy.

    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Internal Medicine
    1902 50th Street, 
    Lubbock, TX 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Enrique Rodriguez is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Rodriguez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Alzheimer's Disease, Painful Swallowing, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Internal Medicine
    3801 50th Street, Suite 6, 
    Anchorage, TX 
     (3.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Hima Ravi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Anchorage, Texas. Dr. Ravi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. Her top areas of expertise are Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), COVID-19, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Hip Replacement, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Ravi is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Orthopedics
    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Orthopedics

    The Center For Orthopedic Surgery

    301 Utica Ave, 
    Lubbock, TX 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mark Scioli is an Orthopedics provider in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Scioli is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Osteoarthritis, Spinal Stenosis, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery.

    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    4642 North Loop 289, Suite 219, 
    Anchorage, TX 
     (7.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Patrick Molligan is an Orthopedics provider in Anchorage, Texas. Dr. Molligan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rhizarthrosis, Trigger Thumb, Dupuytren Contracture, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Molligan is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Orthopedics
    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Orthopedics
    8214 Milwaukee Avenue, Suite 200, 
    Lubbock, TX 
     (9.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Jason Ramsey is an Orthopedics provider in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Ramsey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, Radial Nerve Dysfunction, and Acute Pain. Dr. Ramsey is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Infectious Arthritis
    Family Medicine

    Paratus Medical Inc.

    5713 82nd St, 
    Lubbock, TX 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Derek Skinner is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Skinner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Hypothyroidism.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Infectious Arthritis?

    Infectious arthritis is joint pain, soreness, stiffness and swelling caused by a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection that spreads from another part of the body. Depending on the type of infection, one or more joints may be affected. Certain bacteria can cause a form of Infectious arthritis called reactive arthritis, which appears to be caused by the immune system reacting to bacteria, rather than by the infection itself. In reactive arthritis, joint inflammation develops weeks, months or even years after the infection. Reactive arthritis happens most commonly after infections of the genital and gastrointestinal tracts. To diagnose Infectious arthritis, your health care provider may do tests of your blood, urine, and joint fluid.

    When should I see an Infectious Arthritis doctor near Lubbock, TX?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing an Infectious Arthritis doctor near Lubbock, TX?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Infectious Arthritis doctors near Lubbock, TX?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Infectious Arthritis doctors near Lubbock, TX?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with an Infectious Arthritis doctor near Lubbock, TX?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Infectious Arthritis doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Infectious Arthritis doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with an Infectious Arthritis doctor near Lubbock, TX?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Infectious Arthritis doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Infectious Arthritis doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Infectious Arthritis doctors near Lubbock, TX?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Infectious Arthritis doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find an Infectious Arthritis doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Infectious Arthritis doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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