Peter A. Caprise, Jr., MD

Education & Training

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Orthopedic Surgery Residency
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Medical Degree, 1995
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, 1990

Certifications

• Board Certified in Orthopedic Sports Medicine
• Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery

Hospital & Team Affiliations

• Central Lynchburg General Hospital
• Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital
• Surgery Center of Lynchburg
• Team Physician, University of Lynchburg
• Team Physician, Appomattox High School
• Team Physician, Brookville High School
• Team Physician, Virginia Episcopal High School

Organizations & Awards

• Best Bedside Manner, OurHealth Lynchburg & Southside, Third: Orthopedics 2020
• Navy Commendation Medal United States Navy
• Army Achievement Medal United States Army
• Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal United States Navy and Marine Corps
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
• Lynchburg Academy of Medicine

Treatments

• Achilles tendon rupture and tendonitis surgeries
• ACL reconstruction surgery
• Acromioplasty
• Anterior approach total hip replacement
• Arthroscopic knee reconstruction
• Arthroscopic meniscectomy and meniscal repair
• Arthroscopic rotator cuff
• Arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction
• Biceps tendon reinsertion
• Biceps tendon rupture surgery
• Biceps tenodesis
• Bony stress reactions/stress fractures surgery
• Broken collarbone surgery
• Bursitis/impingement surgery
• Carpal tunnel release
• Closed reduction (elbow)
• Closed reduction (shoulder)
• Core decompression
• Femoroacetabular impingement surgery
• Ganglion cyst surgery
• Hip arthroscopy
• Impingement – rotator cuff tendonitis
• Knee ligament reconstruction
• Labrum surgery
• Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) repair/reconstruction
• Little League elbow treatment
• Little League shoulder treatment
• Loose bodies/spurs surgery (knee)
• Meniscal tear surgeries
• Minimally invasive total hip replacement
• Minimally invasive total knee replacement
• Nerve decompression
• Non-operative anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury treatment
• Non-operative avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis) treatment
• Non-operative Bankart lesion treatment
• Non-operative biceps tendon rupture treatment
• Non-operative bony stress reactions/stress fractures treatment
• Non-operative broken collar bone treatment
• Non-operative bursitis/impingement treatment
• Non-operative carpal tunnel treatment
• Non-operative cubital tunnel syndrome treatment
• Non-operative finger fracture treatment
• Non-operative finger sprain treatments
• Non-operative ganglion cyst treatment
• Non-operative hand fracture treatment
• Non-operative hip loose bodies treatment
• Non-operative knee arthritis treatment
• Non-operative labral tear treatment
• Non-operative lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury treatment
• Non-operative mallet finger treatment
• Non-operative medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury treatment
• Non-operative mensical tear treatment
• Non-operative muscle strain treatment
• Non-operative patellar tendonitis treatment
• Non-operative posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury treatment
• Non-operative radial head fracture treatment
• Non-operative rotator cuff tear treatment
• Non-operative runner’s knee (chondromalacia patella) treatment
• Non-operative shoulder arthritis treatment
• Non-operative shoulder instability treatment
• Non-operative shoulder separation treatment
• Non-operative superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear treatment
• Non-operative throwing injury treatment
• Non-operative treatment for calficic tendinitis – barbotage
• Non-operative treatment for frozen shoulder – capsular distention
• Non-operative trigger finger
• Non-operative wrist fracture treatment
• Non-operative wrist tendonitis treatment
• Olceranon fracture surgery
• Open shoulder reconstruction
• Orthopedic trauma surgery
• Osteoarthritis treatment
• Osteochondritis fixation
• Periprosthetic fracture care
• Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction
• R.I.C.E. – Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
• Revision hip surgery
• Revision knee surgery
• Rotator cuff repair
• Shin splints treatment
• Shoulder arthroscopy
• Shoulder impingement syndrome treatment
• Shoulder instability surgery
• Shoulder separation surgery
• Sprain and strain treatment
• Superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear surgery
• Tendon joint injections
• Tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis surgery
• Total hip replacement
• Total joint replacement
• Total knee replacement
• Trigger finger surgery
• Wrist fracture surgery