Meet Dr. Krystle R. Farmer
Dr. Krystle Farmer spent much of her childhood watching and playing sports. Coming from a competitive family, the field provided a great mental outlet, while also providing an avenue for friendships. Her initial academic interest was mathematics, but after taking a high school anatomy class, she was drawn to medicine and the path continued.
Attending Florida Gulf Coast University, Dr. Farmer was a Biotechnology Major, with a Minor in Chemistry and Business Management. Following undergrad, she went on to medical school at the University of South Florida in Tampa. While being close to family and enjoying the year round weather was great, she grew up in North Texas and was happy to return for residency.
When choosing a specialty, sports medicine was a perfect fit, as it combined two of her favorite things, medicine and sports! Injuries can be heartbreaking for young athletes, but Dr. Farmer finds it extremely rewarding to be a part of her patients' recovery process and loves to see their joy when returning to something they love.
She joined Cook Children's team in 2015 as part of the orthopedic department. She's continued helping with sideline coverage for Trimble Tech High School, this will be her ninth season with the team. She credits a good deal of her success to the continual support from her husband, Tim, and their two kids, Preston and Julia.
Away from work Dr. Farmer enjoys family time, gardening and playing outdoors. She loves dance parties with her kids and playing T-ball in the yard with Preston. She also takes frequent walks with her two dogs, Molly and Sherlock.
Dr. Farmer is amazing and patient. She understands my child and recommends what is best for her and her individual needs. She clearly explained what was causing the pain and what our options were to resolve it. She printed the x-rays for us so that we could show her coaches what the issue was and to make it easier to explain. She is the BEST!
- Parent of patient
Services
- Sports medicine
- Pediatric orthopedics
- Fracture care
Reviews
Average rating:
Questions were addressed |
4.9
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Provider explained things clearly |
4.9
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Likelihood of recommending this provider |
4.9
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Trust/confidence in physicians |
4.9
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What our families say
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February 15, 2025
Dr Farmer was amazing. She was kind, knowledgeable, and spoke to all of us. She put my child at ease with her tone and skill.
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February 06, 2025
The visit was quick, efficient and caring at the same time!
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February 05, 2025
This facility and everyone in it made a huge difference for me. Good providers who care and are genuine are so important. Thank you for being a light in this industry!
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February 05, 2025
Dr Farmer was awesome! She was so kind, respectful and explained everything clearly. I would recommend her to everyone!!
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February 04, 2025
Dr. Farmer took her time to thoroughly look over and explain everything going on. We were very happy with her care and concern.
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January 23, 2025
My daughter's appointment was expedited on the schedule and I whole heartedly appreciated it.
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January 14, 2025
The front desk was helpful and kind while I had a giddy baby.
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January 14, 2025
IT WAS GOOD EVERYTIME WE VISITED'n
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January 14, 2025
Dr Farmer she was amazing and the receptionist she was so kind.Some people are really mean these days and it felt nice to be treated like a person.
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January 09, 2025
Best experience
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January 09, 2025
Everyone in the facility was very nice and professional. We back to this location thank you all
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January 08, 2025
Dr. Farmer was quick, thorough, and thoroughly answered all of our questions. She is excellent!
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January 08, 2025
[...] is friendly , caring and super helpful. Dr Farmer - I just feel very confident as a parent that my child is receiving awesome care. Dr Farner is just the best. Very thankful for both her and [...]. The receptionists are very very kind. I appreciated it.
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December 06, 2024
Front desk staff were very friendly! All smiles & joyful.
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December 06, 2024
Dr. Farmer has been amazing with my family. We have seen her a couple times & each time she has been caring and forth coming.
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November 26, 2024
The lady that checked us in was very patient and super sweet
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November 18, 2024
Everyone was very nice and helpful
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November 18, 2024
We were very happy with our experience at this location.
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November 09, 2024
Great team that works together
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November 09, 2024
Overall amazing team we worked with. They really helped him get better with the proper advice and medication.
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October 31, 2024
Everything was very easy. We are pleased with the care they gave, and the recognition that he wants to get back to his sport as quickly as is safe to do so.
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September 21, 2024
We had a great experience!
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September 21, 2024
Everyone from walking into the clinic to walking out of the clinic was great!
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September 21, 2024
Very friendly and efficient
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September 19, 2024
Dr. Farmer and [...], the athletic trainer, were wonderful. They took the time to really listen and they made my son feel heard.
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September 04, 2024
Everyone showed care about my daughter
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September 04, 2024
The whole staff was great
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July 25, 2024
Dr. Farmer and her staff were very professional and explained everything in terms my 10 year old could understand.
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July 02, 2024
Dr Farmer very informative
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June 27, 2024
Michaela, Frankie and Dr Farmer were outstanding!
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May 23, 2024
Dr Farmer was attentive to not only my child's injury but him as a whole, her full evaluation led to follow on tests that will yield better peace of mind toward my child's health.
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May 22, 2024
Dr. Farmer is great at her job and extremely knowledgeable. She did a great job explaining to myself and my son what his knee problems are. We left feeling good about our visit.
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May 21, 2024
My daughter loves Dr Farmer she always makes us feel understood and comfortable
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May 09, 2024
The entire staff made this the best visit I've ever had in my life from the receptionist to check out
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May 02, 2024
Each staff member took their time to ensure that our needs were met and that my daughter was comfortable and not in pain due to her injury.Staff ensured that we was helped and checked out and scheduled our follow up appointment and received school note.
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March 12, 2024
Dr Farmer was amazing at putting my daughter's mind at ease and gave us great news in the process.


Education
- Medical School:
- 2011 - University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL
- Residency:
- 2014 - John Peter Smith Family Medicine Residency, Fort Worth, TX
Affiliations
- American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, American Academy of Family Medicine,Cook Children's Physician Network
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