Peter Cole, MD

Residency

• Orthopaedic Surgery, Brown University, Providence, RI

Fellowship

• Orthopaedic Traumatology, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA

Medical degree

• University of Miami Hospitals and Clinics, Miami, FL
• Surgery Internship, Brown University, Providence, RI

Education

• Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
• Post Baccalaureate, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL

Certification

• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Position

• Chief of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine for Regions Hospital and Health Partners
• Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis

Membership

• Orthopaedic Trauma Association Membership Committee
• AO International Alumni Association
• AO Trauma
• AO North America
• AO Technical Commission: MIO Expert Group, Member
• Midwest Regional AO North American Alumni Organization, Chairman
• Mid America Orthopaedic Association
• American Orthopaedic Association, Fellow
• American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Minnesota Orthopaedic Society
• Orthopaedic Trauma Association
• Christian Medical and Dental Society

Honors & Awards

• Jacquelin Perry, MD, Resident Research Award, Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (2017)
• Mpls St. Paul Magazine "Top Doctor" (2008, 2010, 2012-2018, 2021)
• Presidential Guest Lecturer, Korean Fracture Society Meeting, Seoul, South Korea (2015)
• Presidential Guest Lecturer, Korean-Japan Combined Pelvic & Acetabular Fracutre Conference, Seoul, South Korea (2015)
• Innovations in Health Care Award, HealthPartners Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (2014)
• Presidential Guest Speaker, Mississippi Orthopedic Society Annual Meetin (2014)
• Minnesota Monthly Magazine "Best Doctors for Women" (2013)
• AAOS Achievement Award Recipient (2012)
• Top Doctor in the Twin Cities Area, Twin Cities Consumers Checkbook Magazine (2011)
• ACS/COT Trauma Resident Paper Competition (2010)
• ORS/OREF/AAOS Grant Writing Seminar Award, Selected by the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Research Committee (2010)
• Best Poster Award, Minnesota Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting (2009)
• Panel Award: Winquist Cup Award: Upper Extremity Session, OTA Annual Meeting (2008)
• Innovation of Care Award: Geriatric Orthopaedic Trauma Program, Regions Hospital Orthopaedic Department (2008)
• Presidential Guest Lecturer, Southern Orthopaedic Association (2008)
• Presidential Guest Lecturer, AAOA Peru Temas Congresso Spot (2007)
• Elected by peers for inclusion in “Best Doctors in America” database (2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011)
• American Orthopaedic Association North American Traveling Fellow (2001)
• Highlight Paper, Mississippi Orthopaedic Society Annual Scientific Program (2000, 2001)
• Honorary Member, AO Alumni Association de Venezuela (1999)
• American College of Surgeons - Rhode Island Chapter, Resident Trauma Paper Award (1996)
• Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society (1983)
• Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities (1983)
• United Way Award for Atlanta Volunteerism (Volunteer Emory, 1983)

Personal Interests

• Outside of my practice, I love the rigor of sport, creative writing, working the garden, and returning to the Cape to fish the Atlantic. In addition, Nancy and I have founded and operate a medical ministry in the Peruvian Amazon called Scalpel At The Cross. www.scalpelatthecross.org. This project has become a labor of love for our whole family including our three children, Danielle Christine, Peter Alexander, and Channing Evan. I am blessed indeed to call Minnesota our home, and to serve its wonderful people with my hands, mind, and heart!