ChristopherL.PetersMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Salt Lake City, UT

Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery

Professor, Orthopedics, University of Utah School of Medicine

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Office
590 S Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Phone+1 801-587-7109

Education & Training

University of Utah HealthResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1989 - 1993
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Internship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1988 - 1989
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

UT State Medical License 1989 - 2026
IL State Medical License 1993 - 1996
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Clinical Trials

Serum Metal Ion Concentrations Following Primary Hip Arthroplasty Start of enrollment: 2007 Aug 01
Completed
Discovering the Gene(s) Causing Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
Completed
Analysis of Standard Versus Barbed Sutures in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Sex Diversity in the Emerging United States Arthroplasty Workforce Is Limited.
Jason Silvestre, Taylor Neal, Charles L Nelson, Jay R Lieberman, Christopher L Peters
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2024-11-05
26 citations
Genicular Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Painful Knee Osteoarthritis: Current Evidence and Future Directions.
Aaron Conger, Jeremy M. Gililland, Lucas A. Anderson, Christopher E. Pelt, Christopher L. Peters
Pain Medicine. 2021-07-25
5 citations
Evaluating the Utility of Using Text Messages to Communicate With Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kevin J Campbell, Brenna Blackburn, Jill A. Erickson, Christopher E. Pelt, Lucas A. Anderson
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global Research & Reviews. 2021-06-15

Lectures

AAHKS/Hip Society/Knee Society Specialty Day 2013
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), Chicago, Illinois - 3/23/2013

Press Mentions

OrthoGrid Systems, Inc. Announces Launch of New OrthoGrid Hip Preservation Software Application for Peri Acetabular Osteotomy and FemoroplastyAugust 27th, 2021