Specialties: Sports Medicine, Family Medicine, Orthotripsy

Dr. Charles Peterson is a Sports Medicine physician, specializing in the care of athletes and their families. He is Board Certified in Sports Medicine and Family Medicine. Dr. Peterson is a graduate of BYU in Honors History. He attended medical school at Northwestern University and completed family medicine residency at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale. He did a sports medicine fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Dr. Peterson is the team physician for Mountain View High School in Mesa. He is entering his eighth year as a medical consultant for the Chicago Cubs, working with head team physician, Dr. Adams, and the athletic trainers at Fitch Park in Mesa, Arizona. He coordinates medical care during spring training and throughout the year.  Dr. Peterson travels with the US Freestyle Ski Team for World Cup competition. He has traveled with the Moguls Team to Sweden, France, Japan, Chile, Vancouver, and most recently to Deer Valley. This season he will be traveling with the team to Méribel, France.

Dr. Peterson enjoys working with athletes of all ages and levels, maintaining and restoring health and athletic performance. He has developed expertise in ultrasound guided procedures, including cortisone injections, and performs platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections to help athletes with chronic tendon problems. He also performs orthotripsy, or high energy shock wave therapy, for chronic tendon concerns. He treats the full spectrum of sports medicine, from concussions to non-surgical fracture care.

Dr. Peterson enjoys being involved in the community. He is also an active teacher and mentor to medical students and resident physicians who have an interest in sports medicine. Dr. Peterson speaks fluent Haitian Creole and went to earthquake-ravaged Haiti in the week following the disaster in January 2010. He and a team of physicians set up a field hospital near the epicenter in Léogâne, Haiti, providing life-saving medical and surgical care. He and his team returned to Haiti in June 2010 for follow-up care and to place 30 water filters in rural Haiti.

Dr. Peterson was selected as a Phoenix Magazine Top Doc in Sports Medicine in 2010. He was also recently honored with the invitation to join the Board of Directors for Mesa United Way. He lives an active lifestyle and is married with five children.