Dr. Kriz is a graduate of Boston College and Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Kriz completed a pediatric and chief residency at Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children's Hospital. He completed a fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston in 2010.
Dr. Kriz is Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics. Dr. Kriz's research interests include injury prevention in youth sports and sport-related concussion. He currently is a team physician at Brown University and several area high schools, and provides concussion management for the Providence Bruins Professional Hockey Team. Special interests include musculoskeletal ultrasound, throwing injuries, spondylolysis, and sports concussion management. He is a member of the Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine (PRISM) society, and has lectured at numerous national meetings on the topic of youth sports injuries.
BEAR-MOON Design Group., Spindler KP, Imrey PB, Yalcin S, Beck GJ, Calbrese G, Cox CL, Fadale PD, Farrow L, Fitch R, Flanigan D, Fleming BC, Hulstyn MJ, Jones MH, Kaeding C, Katz JN, Kriz P, Magnussen R, McErlean E, Melgaard C, Owens BD, Saluan P, Strnad G, Winalski CS, Wright R. "Design Features and Rationale of the BEAR-MOON (Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration Multicenter Orthopaedic Outcomes Network) Randomized Clinical Trial." Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 10, no. 1, 2022, pp. 232596712110654. |
Kriz PK, Yang J, Arakkal A, Keeley T, Comstock RD. "Fair Play as an Injury Prevention Intervention: Do Yellow Card Accumulation Policies Reduce High School Soccer Injuries?." Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, vol. 32, no. 2, 2022, pp. 128-134. |
Kriz, Peter K., Staffa, Steven J., Kriz, John P., DeFroda, Steven. "Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tear in Elite Baseball Pitchers: Are High School Showcase Exposures Associated With Injury?." The American Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 50, no. 11, 2022, pp. 3073-3082. |
Brown, William D., Baird, Janette, Kriz, Peter K. "A Battery of Easily Accessible, Simple Tools for the Assessment of Concussion in Children." The Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 229, 2021, pp. 232-239.e1. |
DeFroda SF, Staffa SJ, Keeley T, Kriz PK. "Home Run Derby Participation in Major League Baseball Players: Is There Associated Injury Risk and Impact on Second-Half Performance?." Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 9, no. 2, 2021, pp. 2325967120983350. |
Painter, David F., Dove, James H., Monteiro, Kristina, Kriz, Peter K., Owens, Brett D. "Medical Advisability of Youth Pitching Recommendations on the Internet." Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 9, no. 9, 2021, pp. 232596712110366. |
Kriz PK, MacDonald JP. "Outpatient Management of Sport-Related Concussion, Return to Learn, Return to Play." Clinics in Sports Medicine, vol. 40, no. 1, 2021, pp. 65-79. |
Kriz, Peter K. "Preface." Clinics in Sports Medicine, vol. 40, no. 1, 2021, pp. xv-xvi. |
Kriz PK. "Preface." Clinics in Sports Medicine, vol. 40, no. 1, 2021, pp. xv-xvi. |
Kriz PK, Roberts WO. "Prevention of Sport-Related Concussion." Clinics in Sports Medicine, vol. 40, no. 1, 2021, pp. 159-171. |
DeFroda SF, Sugimoto D, Staffa SJ, Bae DS, Shanley E, Thigpen CA, Kriz PK. "Reliability of an Observational Biomechanical Analysis Tool in Adolescent Baseball Pitchers." International journal of sports physical therapy, vol. 16, no. 6, 2021, pp. 1523-1531. |
Dove J, Gage A, Kriz P, Tabaddor RR, Owens BD. "COVID-19 and Review of Current Recommendations for Return to Athletic Play." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 103, no. 7, 2020, pp. 15-20. |
Lemme NJ, Johnston B, DeFroda SF, Owens BD, Kriz PK. "Incidence of Combat Sport-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries Presenting to the Emergency Department From 2012 to 2016." Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, vol. 30, no. 6, 2020, pp. 585-590. |
DeFroda S, McGlone P, Levins J, O'Donnell R, Cruz AI, Kriz PK. "Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in the Adolescent Throwing Athlete." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 103, no. 7, 2020, pp. 21-29. |
Duckham RL, Bialo SR, Machan J, Kriz P, Gordon CM. "A case-control pilot study of stress fracture in adolescent girls: the discriminative ability of two imaging technologies to classify at-risk athletes." Osteoporosis International, vol. 30, no. 8, 2019, pp. 1573-1580. |
Howell DR, Kriz P, Mannix RC, Kirchberg T, Master CL, Meehan WP 3rd. "Concussion Symptom Profiles Among Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Athletes." Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, vol. 29, no. 5, 2019, pp. 391-397. |
Howell, David R., Kriz, Peter, Mannix, Rebekah C., Kirchberg, Tyler, Master, Christina L., Meehan, William P. "Concussion Symptom Profiles Among Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Athletes." Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, vol. Publish Ahead of Print, 2018. |
Kriz, Peter K., Staffa, Steven J., Zurakowski, David, MacAskill, Matthew, Kirchberg, Tyler, Robert, Kyle, Baird, Janette, Lockhart, Greg. "Effect of Penalty Minute Rule Change on Injuries and Game Disqualification Penalties in High School Ice Hockey." The American Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 47, no. 2, 2018, pp. 438-443. |
DeFroda SF, Cameron KL, Posner M, Kriz PK, Owens BD. "Bone Stress Injuries in the Military: Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention." American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.), vol. 46, no. 4, 2017, pp. 176-183. |
Kriz, Peter K., Mannix, Rebekah, Taylor, Alex M., Ruggieri, Danielle, Meehan, William P. "Neurocognitive Deficits of Concussed Adolescent Athletes at Self-reported Symptom Resolution in the Zurich Guidelines Era." Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 5, no. 11, 2017, pp. 232596711773730. |
Kriz, Peter K., MacDonald, James P. "The Youth Sports Machine." Current Sports Medicine Reports, vol. 16, no. 4, 2017, pp. 227-229. |
Gil JA, DeFroda SF, Kriz P, Owens BD. "Epidemiology of Snow Skiing- Versus Snowboarding-Related Concussions Presenting to the Emergency Department in the United States from 2010 to 2014." Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, vol. 27, no. 5, 2016, pp. 499-502. |
Kriz PK, Stein C, Kent J, Ruggieri D, Dolan E, O'Brien M, Meehan WP 3rd. "Physical Maturity and Concussion Symptom Duration among Adolescent Ice Hockey Players." The Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 171, 2016, pp. 234-9.e1-2. |
Kriz PK, Clyne A, Ford SR. "Preparticipation Physical Exams: The Rhode Island Perspective, A Call for Standardization." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 99, no. 10, 2016, pp. 18-22. |
DeFroda SF, Kriz PK, Hall AM, Zurakowski D, Fadale PD. "Risk Stratification for Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury in Major League Baseball Players: A Retrospective Study From 2007 to 2014." Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 4, no. 2, 2016, pp. 2325967115627126. |
Tracy, Aaron, Klinge, Petra, Morrison, John, Jayaraman, Mahesh V., Kriz, Peter K. "Traumatic Superficial Temporal Artery Pseudoaneurysm in a Helmeted Lacrosse Player." Current Sports Medicine Reports, vol. 15, no. 1, 2016, pp. 13-5. |
DeFroda SF, Thigpen CA, Kriz PK. "Two-Dimensional Video Analysis of Youth and Adolescent Pitching Biomechanics: A Tool For the Common Athlete." Current Sports Medicine Reports, vol. 15, no. 5, 2016, pp. 350-8. |
Kriz, Peter K. "Current Controversies Regarding Body Checking and Tackling in Youth Sports." Curr Treat Options Peds, vol. 1, no. 2, 2015, pp. 132-141. |
Kriz, P. K., Zurakowski, R. D., Almquist, J. L., Reynolds, J., Ruggieri, D., Collins, C. L., d'Hemecourt, P. A., Comstock, R. D. "Eye Protection and Risk of Eye Injuries in High School Field Hockey." Pediatrics, vol. 136, no. 3, 2015, pp. 521-527. |
Kriz, Peter, Rafferty, Jason, Evangelista, Peter, Van Valkenburg, Scott, DiGiovanni, Christopher. "Stress Fracture of the Second Metatarsal and Sprain of Lisfranc Joint in a Pre-Professional Ballet Dancer." Journal of Dance Medicine & Science, vol. 19, no. 2, 2015, pp. 80-5. |
Waryasz GR, Tambone R, Kriz P. "Update on concussion management for the Rhode Island clinician." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 98, no. 2, 2014, pp. 31-5. |
Parker BA, Augeri AL, Capizzi JA, Ballard KD, Kupchak BR, Volek JS, Troyanos C, Kriz P, D'Hemecourt P, Thompson PD. "Effect of marathon run and air travel on pre- and post-run soluble d-dimer, microparticle procoagulant activity, and p-selectin levels." The American Journal of Cardiology, vol. 109, no. 10, 2012, pp. 1521-5. |
Kriz PK, Comstock RD, Zurakowski D, Almquist JL, Collins CL, d'Hemecourt PA. "Effectiveness of protective eyewear in reducing eye injuries among high school field hockey players." Pediatrics, vol. 130, no. 6, 2012, pp. 1069-75. |
Parker B, Augeri A, Capizzi J, Troyanos C, Kriz P, D'Hemecourt P, Thompson P. "Effect of air travel on exercise-induced coagulatory and fibrinolytic activation in marathon runners." Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, vol. 21, no. 2, 2011, pp. 126-30. |
Kriz P. "Overuse injuries in the young athlete." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 94, no. 7, 2011, pp. 203, 206-8. |
Prevent Blindness America Investigator Award recipient, July 2009
$25,000 grant awarded. Principal investigator for multi-center, prospective study entitled “Effectiveness of protective eyewear in reducing eye injuries among high school field hockey players”.
Rhode Island Foundation New Investigator Award recipient, March 2012
$11,996 grant awarded. Principal investigator for multi-center, prospective study entitled “Concussion in high school ice hockey: disparities related to age, size, and physical maturity”.
National Federation of State High School Associations Foundation grant recipient, May 2013
$8,000 grant awarded. Principal investigator for multi-center, prospective study entitled “Concussion in high school ice hockey: disparities related to age, size, and physical maturity”.
See attached CV.
Haffenreffer Award, Department of Pediatrics, Rhode Island Hospital, 1998.
Faculty Pediatric Educator of the Year, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, 2002.
Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Pediatrics, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, 2002.
Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Pediatrics, Rhode Island Hospital, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.
Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, 2018
Top Doctors, Sports Medicine, Rhode Island Monthly, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,2022
Castle Connolly Top Doctor, Sports Medicine, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
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Crisco, Joseph | Henry F. Lippitt Professor of Orthopedics, Professor of Engineering (Research) |
Evangelista, Peter | Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Clinician Educator |
Fadale, Paul | Professor of Orthopaedics |
Owens, Brett | Professor of Orthopaedics, Professor of Epidemiology |
Orthopedics
Pediatrics