Peter L. Althausen, M.D., M.B.A.

Dr. Althausen received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. While in medical school, he also received an MBA in healthcare administration from the same institution. His orthopaedic residency was completed at the University of California Davis Medical Center. After residency, Dr Althausen completed a fellowship in Orthopaedic Trauma at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. He has been practicing at the Reno Orthopaedic Clinic since 2005.

Dr. Althausen is subspecialty trained in trauma and focuses on both pediatric and adult fracture care. Special areas of interest include pelvis and acetabular fractures, periarticular fractures, and complex polytraumatic injuries. He currently serves as a visiting clinical professor at the University of California Davis Medical Center and UNR.  He remains committed to teaching and research.  Dr. Althausen has published a variety of articles and textbook chapters and is currently involved in multiple projects concerning pelvic and acetabular injuries, compartment syndrome and periarticular fracture care.Dr. Althausen is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.  Dr. Althausen's orthopaedic specialty is in trauma.

Recent Publications

Peter L. Althausen, PL, Coll, D, Cvitash, M, Herak, A, O'Mara, TJ, and Bray, TJ. Economic Viability of a Community-Based Level-II Orthopaedic Trauma System. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:227-235. 

Harris, AM, Althausen, PL, Kellam, J, Bosse, MJ, Castillo, R, and The Lower Extremity Assessment Project (LEAP) Study Group. Complications Following Limb-Threatening Lower Extremity Trauma. J Ortho Trauma 2009 Jan;23(1):1-7.

Harris AM, Althausen P, Kellam JF, Bosse MJ. Simultaneous anterior and posterior approaches for complex acetabular fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2008 Aug;22(7):494-7.

Large TM, Kellam JF, Bosse MJ, Sims SH, Althausen P, Masonis JL. Locked Plating of Supracondylar Periprosthetic Femur Fractures.J Arthroplasty.  2008 Jul 8.

Bray, TJ, Althausen, PL, O”Mara, T. Growth and Development of the Northern Nevada Orthopaedic Trauma System (NOTP) 1994-2007. 

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Apr; 90(4):909-14.Semenov S, Kellam J, Althausen P, Williams T, Abubakar A, Bulyshev A, Sizov Y. Microwave tomography for functional imaging of extremity soft tissues: feasibility assessment. Phys. Med. Biol, 2007; 52: 5705-5719, 2007.

Althausen, PL, Szabo, RM. Coverage of Distal Radius Internal Fixation and Wrist Fusion Devices with AlloDerm.  Techniques in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery, 2004;8(4):266-268.

Moehring, D, Althausen, PL, Lindholm, SR. Technique for Removal of Cannulated Screws. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 2004;19:280-281.

Salamon, ML, Althausen, PL, Gupta, MC, Laubach, J. The Effects of BMP-7 in a Rat Posterolateral Intertranseverse Process Fusion Model.  Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques, 2003;16(1):90-95.

Christensen, CP, McCarthy, JC, Mittleman, MA, Althausen, PL, Lee, JA. Outcomes. In McCarthy, JC, (Ed.) Early Hip Disorders: Advances in Detection and Minimally Invasive Management. New York, Springer-Verlag, 2003:195-200.

Althausen, PL, Lee, MA, Finkemeier, CG, Rodrigo, JJ, Meehan, JP. Operative Stabilization of Supracondylar Femur Fractures Above Total Knee Arthroplasty: a comparison of four treatment methods.  Journal of Arthroplasty, 2003;18(7):834-9.

Althausen, PL, Hak, DK. Lower Extremity Traction Pins: Indications, Technique, and Complications. American Journal of Orthopaedics, 2002;31(1):43-47.

Althausen, PL, Schneider, PD, Bold, RJ, Gupta, MC, Goodnight, JE, Khatri, VP. Multimodality Management of a Giant Cell Tumor Arising from the Proximal Sacrum. Spine, 2002; 27(15):E361-65.

Althausen, PL, Neiman, R, Olson, SA, Finkemeier, CF. Incision Placement in Intramedullary Tibial Nailing: An Anatomic Study.  Journal Orthopaedic Trauma, 2002; 16(10):687-90.

Christensen, CP, Althausen, PL, Mittleman, MA, Lee, JA, McCarthy, JC. The Nonarthritic Hip Score: Reliable and Validated. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 2003; 406:75-83. 2002.

Althausen, PL, Gupta, MC, Benson, DR, Jones, DA. The Use of Neostigmine to Treat Postoperative Illeus in Orthopaedic Spinal Patients. Journal of Spinal Disorders, 2001;14(6):541-5.

Bains, R, Althausen, PL, Gitlin, GG, Gupta, MC, Benson DR. The Role of Acute Decompression and Restoration of Spinal Alignment in the Prevention of Post Traumatic Syringomyelia: Case Report and Review of Recent Literature. Spine, 2001; 26(17): 399-402.

Althausen, PL, Lee, MA, Finkemeier, CG. Scapulothoracic Dissociation: Diagnosis and Treatment. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 2003;416:237-244.

Althausen, PL, Althausen, AF, Jennings, LC, Mankin, HJ: Prognostic factors and treatment of osseous metastases secondary to renal cell carcinoma. Cancer, 1997;80(6): 1103-1110.