About Us

Dr. Kefalas and his specialized team at Central Illinois Bone and Joint Center welcome you. Our mission is to provide you with the highest level of care, to ensure the most complete level of recovery – getting you back to the activities you enjoy in life.

After receiving undergraduate degrees at Duke University, Dr. Kefalas received his medical degree from Loyola University of Chicago in 1989 and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at St. Louis University Medical Center in 1994.

Dr. Kefalas is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, General Orthopedics, and Orthopedic Sports Medicine. He is also a fellow in the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians. A 4-year collegiate soccer player for Duke, Dr. Kefalas understands the needs of an athlete on a personal level. It is this understanding that drives his specialties in sports medicine, joint replacement, and shoulder surgery.

Cami J. Kistenfeger is a board certified Physician Assistant licensed in Illinois. With a BS in Biology from Elmhurst College, IL, Cami went on to complete her MS in Physician Assistant Studies at A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Health Sciences in Mesa, Arizona. She is board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

Cami joined our practice in October 2010 as the PA to Dr. John Kefalas. She has special interest and training in upper and lower extremity fracture care, total joint replacement, arthroscopic surgery and sports medicine. As a physician assistant, she works in tandem with Dr. Kefalas seeing patients in the hospital and office settings, and works as a surgical assistant to Dr. Kefalas while in the operating room. Cami is a fellow in the American Academy of Physician Assistants, and American Society of Orthopaedic Physician Assistants, and holds privileges at Decatur Memorial Hospital and St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, IL.