Dr. Chris Griffith was born and raised in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine in 2013. He completed residency training at the University of Colorado in 2016. He currently practices primary care in Denver, Colorado. He is board certified in internal medicine. Read more
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