Annual Meeting Faculty Details

Peter A Indelicato, MD

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida
Gainesville , Fl UNITED STATES

Biosketch: Peter A. Indelicato MD Dr. Indelicato has been a long time thought leader in Sports Medicine and supporter of the AOSSM throughout his career. He is currently an Emeritus Professor of Sports Medicine in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Florida. During his tenure, he has served as the Head Team Physician of the Florida Gators for 35 years, the Associate Team Physician for the NFL Miami Dolphins for 9 years, and the Wayne Huizenga Professor of Sports Medicine at the university for more than 20 years. Dr Indelicato graduated from New York Medical College in 1969 and was awarded that Medal of Honor from New York Medical College in 2007. He successfully completed his orthopedic residency at New York University in 1974 and then he served as Lt Commander in the US Navy and was stationed as a staff orthopedic surgeon at Corpus Christi Naval Station. Two years later, he successfully completed a year long Sports Medicine Fellowship at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles. In1977, he was appointed as chief of the Sports Medicine Service in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr Indelicato has served as the 40th president of the AOSSM in July, 2011 and oversaw the Society’s annual meeting that year in Baltimore, Md. He has served as the Chair of the Commercial Relations Committee for the AOSSM and now serves as the Society’s Corporate Relations Liaison. Recently, he chaired the Team Physician and Athletes Advocacy Committee. In 2002, he was named AOSSSM “Godfather” for the traveling fellowship to Europe. Dr Indelicato has, over the course of his career, authored over 60 articles on the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and his main area of research has been focused on knee ligament injuries. He published the landmark article on the successful non-operative management of complete isolated tears of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in 1983 and has subsequently published many articles on the use of allograft tissue as an option for ACL reconstruction. He has also co-authored 15 articles focusing and “Team Physician Consensus Statements’ aimed at improving the quality of health care to student athletes everywhere. Over the past 40 years, he has been invited to give more than 400 lectures nationally/internationally as well as co-authored more than 11 book chapters. His international speaking invitations have included lectures in China, Southeast Asia, Europe, Iceland, Central and South America. In November, 2021, Dr Indelicato was invited by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Health to consult with their Sports Medicine team in Quito, Ecuador and was named Honored Professor at the 2021 Annual OSET meeting in Las Vegas. Besides taking care of professional athletes in New York and Los Angeles, Dr. Indelicato has also been the associate team physician for the Miami Dolphins from 1988-1994 and was named “SEC Team Physician of the Year” in 2003. In addition, he was given the Dr. Robert Cade Sports Medicine Person of the Year Award in 2007, the Jack Hughston Award by the SEATA in 2015, the Distinguished Southern Orthopedic Surgeon Award by the SOA in 2016 and the Gwinnett “Pioneer of Sports Medicine Award that same year. At the Annual AOSSM meeting in 2016, he received the Robert E. Leach Sports Medicine Leadership Award in recognition and appreciation for his outstanding and meritorious service to Sports Medicine throughout the world and in June of that same year, he was given the coveted Jack Wheatley Award by the National Athletic Trainers Association for a lifetime of outstanding contributions that directly impact health care in the area of athletics, athletic training, and are of major and lasting importance. In July, 2019 Dr. Indelicato was inducted in the AOSSM Hall of Fame, one of the highest honors given to a society member recognizing his significant contributions to the specialty of Sports Medicine