Eric Peterson DO

About Dr. Peterson

Dr. Peterson provides comprehensive inpatient care at Lexington Medical Center.

Expertise

Board certified by the American Board of Osteopathic Internal Medicine, Dr. Peterson is a member of the American Osteopathic Association with additional certifications in basic life support and advanced cardiac life support. He most recently served as a hospitalist at Multicare Yakima Memorial Hospital in Yakima, Washington, diagnosing and treating ill or injured patients, preparing strategies for medical care and maintaining infection control protocols. He also served as a physician member of the hospital’s Heart Failure Committee and as a clinical case reviewer to evaluate patient safety and quality outcomes.

Background

Dr. Peterson earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. He then earned a medical degree from A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Missouri, and completed a residency in internal medicine at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, Kentucky.