Dr. Jon Florance: Bringing World-Class Joint Replacement Care to the North Carolina Community

For Dr. Jon Florance, medicine is both a profession and a commitment to service. As a U.S. Army veteran with more than 20 years of military service and deep roots in North Carolina, Dr. Florance brings a distinctive combination of surgical expertise, academic training, and dedication to his community.

Today, Dr. Florance holds appointments with both Duke Health and the Durham VA Medical Center, allowing him to serve patients in a variety of settings. At the VA Medical Center, he works with trainees and medical students, helping educate the next generation of physicians while continuing his commitment to veterans. Through his community-based practice at Kernodle Clinic, he provides specialized orthopedic care to patients outside the traditional academic environment.

Dr. Florance’s extensive training has prepared him to care for patients with some of the most common and life-changing orthopedic conditions. He earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School before completing his Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Duke University. He then pursued advanced fellowship training in joint replacement at Hospital for Special Surgery, a nationally recognized center for orthopedic care.

His clinical focus includes hip replacement, knee replacement, and shoulder replacement surgery. These procedures can offer patients an opportunity to reduce pain, restore mobility, and return to activities that may have become difficult because of arthritis or other joint conditions.

For Dr. Florance, however, exceptional surgical training is only part of providing excellent care. He is committed to bringing the same high standards he encountered during his training at leading medical institutions to patients in the North Carolina communities he serves.

His experience as a veteran also informs his approach to medicine. Having spent more than two decades serving in the Army, Dr. Florance understands the importance of service, trust, teamwork, and responsibility. His work at the Durham VA Medical Center gives him the opportunity to continue serving veterans, while his practice at Duke Health Kernodle Clinic enables him to extend that commitment to the broader community.

Whether treating a veteran, an active individual, or someone simply hoping to regain mobility and independence, Dr. Florance approaches joint replacement as a partnership between surgeon and patient. His goal is to understand each patient’s needs, discuss appropriate treatment options, and help patients make informed decisions about their orthopedic care.

For individuals considering joint replacement, choosing a surgeon is an important decision. Dr. Florance combines rigorous training in orthopaedic surgery and joint replacement with a longstanding commitment to service and the North Carolina community.

Areas of Expertise

• Hip Replacement Surgery
• Knee Replacement Surgery
• Shoulder Replacement Surgery

Training and Education

• Fellowship: Joint Replacement, Hospital for Special Surgery
• Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University
• Medical Degree: MD, Harvard Medical School

Through his work at Duke Health Kernodle Clinic and the Durham VA Medical Center, Dr. Florance remains dedicated to providing highly specialized orthopedic care while educating future physicians and serving the community he calls home.

Life Beyond the Operating Room

While medicine and service are important parts of Dr. Florance’s life, family remains at the center of his time away from work.

He spends most of his free time with his wife and their four children. As a family, they try to take full advantage of North Carolina’s natural beauty, spending time outdoors whenever possible.

Travel is often part of that adventure. The family enjoys camping and visiting National Parks, creating opportunities to explore new places while spending time together. For Dr. Florance, those experiences provide a welcome balance to the demands of medicine and allow his family to enjoy the outdoors that drew them to North Carolina.

The family’s connection to their local community is equally important. They enjoy spending time in Hillsborough and attending services at Hillsborough First Baptist Church, where community, faith, and relationships are an important part of their lives.