Dedham Native Named US Olympic Figure Skating Team Doctor

DEDHAM, MA — A Dedham native will be the man responsible for making sure that members of the US Figure Skating team are healthy and able to compete.

Dr. Peter Gerbino, formerly of Dedham and now of Monterey, California, has been selected as the team physician for the United States Figure Skating delegation at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. He will also assist athletes from other Winter Olympic sports, according to a release.

Gerbino beat out a field of 29 doctors for the position. To get selected, he had to be selected by the national team governing body, the athletes, the coaches and the representatives from the US Olympic Medical Team. A background check was required as well.

Gerbino is a 1973 Dedham High School graduate, according to the Dedham Transcript. He has undergraduate and Master’s degrees from Stanford University and received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh.

He has been a team physician instructor both nationally and internationally, most recently in Kenya in October. Locally, he is the doctor for the Monterey Bay Derby Dames, the Seaside High School football team and many local dancers.

He has published more than 45 papers and chapters on sports medicine topics.

Portions of a press release was used in this article.

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