Peter Kriz

Peter Kriz is an Attending Physician in the Sports Medicine Division at Boston Children's Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. He serves as a Concussion Specialist for the Providence Bruins (AHL) and has extensive experience as a Team Physician at Brown University for over a decade.

• Education:
  • Boston College (1992)
  • Tufts University School of Medicine (1996)
  • Pediatrics Internship & Residency, Brown University (1997-1999)
  • Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Boston Children's Hospital (2010)

Dr. Kriz specializes in injury prevention in youth sports, throwing injuries, and sport-related concussion. His research focuses on:

• Biomechanics of adolescent pitching
• Stress fractures and spinal injuries
• Concussion symptom management
• Impact of sports policies on injury rates
• Medical advisability of online pitching resources
• ACL repair innovations (via BEAR-MOON trials)

His recent publications analyze:

• Lumbar stress injuries in young athletes
• UCL tears in professional pitchers
• Concussion patterns in child and adult athletes
• Injury prevention in soccer and combat sports
• Return-to-play guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic

Dr. Kriz is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics (Sports Medicine) and an active member of the Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society. He collaborates with institutions like the Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention and Boston Ballet to advance pediatric sports medicine.