Peter M. Loescher, MD

  • Sports Medicine
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Peter M. Loescher

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About me

I watched my father deliver babies, help his older patients age with dignity, and care for the people of our small town for all their years in between. I was inspired by his passion for his work, and I knew I wanted a career working with people in a meaningful way.

The most rewarding part of my work is the relationships I develop with patients over time. It is a privilege to sit with patients and listen as they share with me their passions and their struggles. Helping my patients overcome injuries and conditions which are keeping them from the activities that bring them joy is extremely satisfying for me. I try to educate my patients so that they are able to participate in their medical decision-making. Their well-being comes first. Whether I can help an injured patient get back to the sport or activity they love, transition to a new chapter in their athletic life, or get back to or begin an active lifestyle, I feel that I have been helpful.

Specialties

  • Sports Medicine

Areas of focus

  • Sports-related injuries and trauma (children and adults)
  • Acute and chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries
  • Overuse and work-related injuries
  • Treatment of osteoarthritis
  • Treatment of tendon and ligament injuries
  • Diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound for MSK conditions
  • Ortho-biologic treatment of MSK conditions

Titles and faculty positions

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Community and Family Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth

View my Geisel School of Medicine profile

Awards and achievements

  • 2024 Top Doctor (named by Castle Connolly, published by New Hampshire Magazine)
  • 2023 Top Doctor (named by Castle Connolly, published by New Hampshire Magazine)
  • 2022 Top Doctor (named by Castle Connolly, published by New Hampshire Magazine)

Year joined

  • 2020

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Education

Medical school

  • MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 1998

Residency

  • Family Practice, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 2001

Board certification

  • Family Medicine

Additional credentials and memberships

  • Certificate of Added Qualification, Sports Medicine