Jeremy C. Peterson, M.D.

Professional Background

Jeremy Peterson, M.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Dr. Peterson joined the faculty in 2021, after completing a two-year neurovascular fellowship at Semmes-Murphey Clinic in Memphis, Tennessee. He completed his neurosurgery residency at KU Medical Center, where he was chief resident from 2017-19 and served on multiple departmental and medical center committees. Dr. Peterson earned his medical degree as well as a Bachelor of Science in radiography from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He also studied pre-radiology at Chadron State College.

His clinical interests include:

Cerebrovascular neurosurgery
Endovascular neurosurgery
Arteriovenous malformations
Cerebral aneurysms
Interventional stroke
Carotid artery disease
Head and neck vascular malformations
Pediatric neuro vascular
Lymphatic and venous malformations
Vascular tumors of the head and neck
Spinal vascular pathology
Stereotactic radiosurgery

Dr. Peterson’s professional affiliations include the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), CNS/AANS Joint Cerebrovascular Section, Midwest Neurological Surgery Society and the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery.

Research

Overview

An active researcher, Dr. Peterson’s primary interests are cerebral and extracranial head and neck vascular malformations, interventional stroke care, cerebral aneurysms. In addition to acting as a sub-investigator or co-principal investigator on multiple departmental and National Institutes of Health funded clinical trials during his residency, he is credited with numerous published journal articles, posters, presentations and a book chapter.