Dr. Christopher Pratt, DO

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Get to know Pain Management Specialist Dr. Christopher Pratt, who serves patients in Texas.

Dr. Pratt is an interventional pain management specialist with 17 years of practice experience in Fort Worth, Texas. He is currently affiliated with Texas Health Care, P.L.L.C., operating out of the offices in Fort Worth and Granbury.

Founded in 2002, Texas Health Care, P.L.L.C. is a multi-specialty physician group practice, owned and governed by physicians, for physicians. It currently has a membership of more than 150 physicians with practices throughout Tarrant County. The group has no outside ownership, venture capital or hospital interest.

Taking great pride in providing compassionate multidisciplinary care, Dr. Pratt is affiliated with Baylor Surgicare at Fort Worth, Baylor Surgicare at Granbury, and Select Ambulatory Surgery Center of Fort Worth. He also enjoys being part of the Sports Medicine Team at Texas Christian University. 

Previously, he served as faculty for the UT Southwestern pain fellowship at John Peter Smith hospital, and remains adjunct faculty at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. 

Throughout his academic career, Dr. Pratt earned his undergraduate degree in biology from Hendrix College in Conway, Arizona, and received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. He then completed his residency in family medicine in Fort Worth, at the University of North Texas Health Science Center.

Boarded-certified in family medicine with added qualifications in pain management, he is an active member of the American Academy of Pain Management, the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, and the American Osteopathic Association.

Pain management is a branch of medicine employing an interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those living with chronic pain. A pain management specialist is a doctor who specializes in pain medicine, focusing on the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of pain.

Acknowledged as a Fort Worth Top Doc in Pain Management for 2014 – 2017, Dr. Pratt has also been the recipient of Patients’ Choice Award (2020, 2018, 2014, 2010, 2009, 2008), Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2020, 2018, 2010), and On-Time Doctor Award (2020).

In his free time, he enjoys weekends on his ranch in central Texas with his wife and two daughters. 

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