Dr. Peter Chalmers
Overview
Dr. Chalmers is the Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs at the University of Utah Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He focuses on the care of all shoulder and elbow problems, specializing in young athletes. His practice includes minimally invasive arthroscopy, ligament and tendon repair, and repair of dislocations. As a former coach and division I athlete, Dr. Chalmers knows the importance of getting back on the field. He serves as the team physician for Salt Lake City Bees triple-A baseball team and the University of Utah baseball team. He also serves as a team physician for the Utah Jazz. Dr. Chalmers graduated magna cum laude as a dual major in Biology and Biophysical Chemistry at Dartmouth College. He attended medical school at Columbia University in New York City, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. Dr. Chalmers completed his Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, where he received multiple teaching and research awards. He completed his fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Washington University in Saint Louis.Dr. Chalmers is a native of Portland, Oregon. He enjoys hiking and skiing with his wife, who is an oncologist at Huntsman Cancer Institute.
Dr. Chalmers is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. His top areas of expertise are Tendinitis, Osteoarthritis, Hypermobile Joints, Tenotomy, and Bone Graft.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 294 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 38 articles in the study of Endoscopy.
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Locations
165 N University Ave, Farmington, UT 84025
5126 W Daybreak Pkwy, South Jordan, UT 84009
590 S Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
100 N Mario Capecchi Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84113
Clinical Research
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Orthopaedics - Eccles Football Center
Dr. Stephen K. Aoki, Professor and Chief of Sports Medicine, specializes in the surgical treatment of pediatric, adolescent, and adult sports injuries, primarily of the hip and knee. Dr. Aoki serves as team physician for University of Utah Gymnastics and University of Utah Football. He is the former Head Orthopaedic Team Physician for Real Salt Lake Major League Soccer. Dr. Aoki received his undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree at Harvard University. He completed his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and subsequently completed his orthopaedic surgery residency and sports medicine fellowship at the University of Utah. Dr. Aoki practices both at the University Orthopaedic Center and Primary Children´s Hospital.Dr. Aoki's hip practice focuses on joint preservation and hip arthroscopy. His surgical expertise includes the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), labral tears, cartilage injuries, hip instability due to capsular insufficiency, and ischiofemoral impingement. He has done extensive research in the field of hip arthroscopy including technical articles focused on improving the surgical treatment of FAI and hip stability.Dr. Aoki's knee practice focuses on both pediatric and adult injuries. His surgical expertise addresses ACL tears, patellar dislocations, ligament/tendon/cartilage injuries, meniscus tears, osteochondritis dissecans (OCD lesions), tibial spine fractures, and congenital discoid meniscus. He has a particular surgical interest in pediatric athletic injuries complicated by open growth plates.Surgical Expertise: Hip Arthroscopy, Femoroacetabular Impingement, Hip Labral Repair and Reconstruction, Hip Capsular Repair and Reconstruction, Hip Preservation, Pediatric and Adult ACL Reconstructions, Patella Dislocations, Pediatric Sports Injuries, Osteochondritis Dissecans, Cartilage and Meniscus Tears.For more information, please refer to website: aokimd.com. Dr. Aoki is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. His top areas of expertise are Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis, Hypermobile Joints, Osteoarthritis, Endoscopy, and Osteotomy.
Allan Metz is an Orthopedics provider in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Metz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. His top areas of expertise are Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis, Hypermobile Joints, Knock Knees, Endoscopy, and Osteotomy.
Alexander Mortensen is an Orthopedics provider in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Mortensen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. His top areas of expertise are Hypermobile Joints, Bursitis, Frozen Shoulder, Endoscopy, and Bursectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- TendinitisDr. Chalmers isElite. Learn about Tendinitis.
- Distinguished
- Bone GraftDr. Chalmers isDistinguished. Learn about Bone Graft.
- Hypermobile JointsDr. Chalmers isDistinguished. Learn about Hypermobile Joints.
- OsteoarthritisDr. Chalmers isDistinguished. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- TenotomyDr. Chalmers isDistinguished. Learn about Tenotomy.
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- Acute PainDr. Chalmers isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- ArthritisDr. Chalmers isAdvanced. Learn about Arthritis.
- BursitisDr. Chalmers isAdvanced. Learn about Bursitis.
- EndoscopyDr. Chalmers isAdvanced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Frozen ShoulderDr. Chalmers isAdvanced. Learn about Frozen Shoulder.
- OsteotomyDr. Chalmers isAdvanced. Learn about Osteotomy.
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- BursectomyDr. Chalmers isExperienced. Learn about Bursectomy.
- Hip ReplacementDr. Chalmers isExperienced. Learn about Hip Replacement.
- Knee ReplacementDr. Chalmers isExperienced. Learn about Knee Replacement.
- MenopauseDr. Chalmers isExperienced. Learn about Menopause.
- Mononeuritis MultiplexDr. Chalmers isExperienced. Learn about Mononeuritis Multiplex.
- Nerve DecompressionDr. Chalmers isExperienced. Learn about Nerve Decompression.