Dr. ERik Peterson, MD
Alpine Orthopaedic Specialist
Now Accepting Select Health Insurance
Wrist Pain
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About Me
Dr. Peterson, attended the University of Toledo Medical School and completed his orthopedic surgery residency in Ohio. While there, he was given the Orthopedic Student of the Year award, along with medical school academic honors. He went on complete his Hand and Upper Extremity fellowship at the University of New Mexico. His research there focused on optimal techniques for wrist reconstruction, while he honed his microsurgical techniques in the operating room.
While he excels in his medical endeavors, he also keeps in touch with the community by volunteering his free time to many community and church organizations. Dr. Peterson was born and raised in Holladay, Utah and completed his undergraduate education at the University of Utah. He is fluent in Italian and enjoys traveling and spending time with his family. He resides in North Logan with his wife and three children.
He enjoys working with patients of all ages in restoring a healthy and fulfilling quality of life, understanding that our hands are a crucial part of how we interact with the world around us.
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Blog Posts
How Wrist Pain Will Make Anything a Chore
When your wrist is in pain, your daily activities become difficult to complete. Activities that used to be fun quickly become chores. The causes of wrist pain can vary greatly, leaving you unsure why you’re experiencing this pain. Throughout this blog post, we’ll...
4 Very Different Diagnoses Causing You Hand Pain
Your hands allow you to perform your daily tasks. Imagine not being able to use your hands to work, cook, clean, play sports, along with the numerous other things you use them for daily. This is hard to imagine, right? Those who suffer from moderate to severe hand...
5 Ways to Know if You Have Arthritis
Arthritis can have a significant impact on your life, especially if it’s affecting your hands and/or wrists. Arthritis is a disease of various tissues inside of the joints. It’s fairly common for arthritis to affect the hands and/or wrists. This has the potential to...
