Peter Jokl

Peter Jokl is professor emeritus of orthopedics and rehabilitation at the Yale School of Medicine. In the field of sports medicine, Dr. Jokl has concentrated clinically on injuries as they pertain to athletics. He has conducted basic research on muscle injury, its prevention, etiology, and rehabilitation. He was a co-investigator in a multi-year, NIH-funded study assessing the effect of psychosocial factors-on recovery from elective surgical procedures.

Dr. Jokl has been elected a fellow of many national organizations including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy Association of North America, and the Society of Tennis Medicine and Science. He serves on multiple committees in these and other organizations. He has published widely on topics pertaining to the treatment and recovery from sports-related injuries and is past associate editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Actively involved in regional and international athletic events, Dr. Jokl was medical commissioner for the 1995 World Special Olympics as well as past medical director of the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament and the annual New Haven TAC national 20K road race championships. He attended Yale College (1964 BA) and Yale School of Medicine (1968 MD) and has co-authored clinical studies, particularly on knee surgery and recovery, in peer-reviewed publications including Psychology and Health, American Journal of Roentgenology, Skeletal Radiology, and Annals of Behavioral Medicine.