Kacy Peek, MD, MS
Dr. Kacy Peek is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Virginia. Her specialty is Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, where she focuses on upper extremity trauma, with a particular interest in complex elbow trauma and replantation. She joined the faculty in 2022.
Dr. Peek graduated from the University of Texas at Austin before pursuing her master’s in Health and Medical Sciences at the University of California at Berkeley in 2014. She attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco and completed her Orthopaedic Surgery residency in 2021 at the University of Washington. She completed fellowship training in Hand and Upper Extremity at the University of Colorado in 2022 before joining the faculty at the University of Virginia.
Beyond Orthopaedics
Dr. Peek enjoys cycling, yoga, gardening, and spending time with her two daughters and husband. She is an avid New York Times Crossword solver and always does the NPR Weekend Puzzle with her husband.
Contact
UVA Orthopaedic Center
2280 Ivy Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Virginia
PO Box 800159
Charlottesville, VA 22908
434.924.2663
434.243.0238
434.244.4454
Appointments
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Virginia
Specialty and Subspecialty
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Subspecialty: Hand and Upper Extremity
Special Expertise
Upper extremity trauma and microsurgery
Research
Dr. Peek’s research focuses on social determinants of health and their impact on patient access to care and outcomes.
Current IRB Studies
Mentorship Project
Technique/Case Series – Volar Scoping for Assisting Reduction of Distal Radius
301482 – UE Compressive Neuropathy S/P MICU Stay
SES/Non-union Long Bone + Scaphoid Study – Time from Injury/Surgery to Non-union Surgery
HSR#301071 – Nicotine Cessation
Fertility sTudy
Distal 1/3 Ulna Study
Video to ASSH (Video Theater)
Functional ROM Thumb MCP
Systematic Review Socioeconomic Status Literature
Preop Status of Change – Prospective
SES/Non-union Long Bone Study – Time from Injury/Surgery to Non-union Surgery
Post-Op US Gliding – Saline Injection
Education
Education: B.A., University of Texas at Austin
M.S., University of California at Berkeley
M.D., University of California, San Francisco
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Washington
Fellowship: Hand and Upper Extremity, University of Colorado
Awards
2021 University of Washington Sigvard T. Hansen Jr, MD “Golden Nail” Chief Resident Teaching Award
2020 AAOS Resident Advocacy Fellowship
2015 AOA Medical Society
2015 UCSF Sadie E. Berkove, MD Fellowship
2015 UCSF Steinhardt Award
2015 UCSF Clinical and Translational Research Pathway to Discovery
Certification and Licensure
Board Eligible in Orthopaedic Surgery (American Board of Orthoaedic Surgery)
Licensed to practice in Virginia
Recent Publications
Grogan G, Stephens KL, Chou J, Abdalla J, Wagner R, Peek KJ, Freilich AM, DeGeorge BR Jr. “The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on the Treatment of Distal Radius Fracture.”
Hand (N.Y.). 2024 Feb 27:15589447241233369. doi: 10.1177/15589447241233369. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 38411105.
Daniels SD, France TJ, Peek KJ, Tucker NJ, Baldini T, Catalano LW, Lauder A. “Posterolateral Rotatory Instability Develops Following the Modified Kocher Approach and Does Not Resolve Following Interval Repair.”
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Oct 18;105(20):1601-1610. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00199. Epub 2023 Aug 24.
PMID: 37616381.
Daley E, Peek K, Carlin K, Samora J, Vuillermin C, Wall L, Steinman S; CoULD Study Group. “Effect of Race and Geography on Patient- and Parent-Reported Quality of Life for Children with Congenital Upper Limb Differences.”
J Hand Surg Am. 2023 Mar;48(3):274-282. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.10.018. Epub 2023 Jan 6.
PMID: 36621382.