Christopher Russell, PA-C, is the co-founder and owner of Elevation Family Health in his hometown of Bend, Oregon. With over 25 years in healthcare, including eight years as a medical director, Chris brings extensive experience in internal, family, and community medicine. He is passionate about making healthcare more personal and helping patients find wholeness in mind, body, and spirit. Guided by his Christian faith, Chris treasures life with his wife, Lallie, and their five children. Outside the clinic, he enjoys skiing, hiking, camping with family, and running Spartan races.

Kristofer McAllister, MS, PA-C, is a co-founder and co-owner of Elevation Family Health with more than 20 years of experience in primary care, urgent care, and dermatology. Outside of medicine, Kris enjoys fly fishing, exploring the outdoors, traveling, coffee at a local café, and cheering on his children in local sports. He is passionate about serving people with compassion and helping each patient build the foundation for lasting health, happiness, and well-being.

For more information please visit: www.ElevationFamilyHealth.com

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LISTEN: Bend Into Balance: Christopher Russell & Kristofer McAllister🎧

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
September 16, 2026

<h1>LISTEN: Bend Into Balance: Christopher Russell & Kristofer McAllister🎧</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />September 16, 2026</p> </p> <p><strong>Christopher Russell</strong>, PA-C, is the co-founder and owner of Elevation Family Health in his hometown of Bend, Oregon. With over 25 years in healthcare, including eight years as a medical director, Chris brings extensive experience in internal, family, and community medicine. He is passionate about making healthcare more personal and helping patients find wholeness in mind, body, and spirit. Guided by his Christian faith, Chris treasures life with his wife, Lallie, and their five children. Outside the clinic, he enjoys skiing, hiking, camping with family, and running Spartan races.</p> <p><strong>Kristofer McAllister</strong>, MS, PA-C, is a co-founder and co-owner of Elevation Family Health with more than 20 years of experience in primary care, urgent care, and dermatology. Outside of medicine, Kris enjoys fly fishing, exploring the outdoors, traveling, coffee at a local café, and cheering on his children in local sports. He is passionate about serving people with compassion and helping each patient build the foundation for lasting health, happiness, and well-being.</p> <p>For more information please visit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.elevationfamilyhealth.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">www.ElevationFamilyHealth.com</a></p> <p>LISTEN NOW:</p> <div id="buzzsprout-player-19815737"></div> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/video-and-podcasts/podcasts/listen-bend-into-balance-christopher-russell-kristofer-mcallister%f0%9f%8e%a7/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=99952&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/video-and-podcasts/podcasts/listen-bend-into-balance-christopher-russell-kristofer-mcallister%f0%9f%8e%a7/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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