Tomas Pevny, M.D.

Specializes in Sports Medicine & Joint Replacement
Associated with Aspen Orthopaedic Associates since 1996
Sees patients at our Aspen, Basalt & Telluride offices.

Medical Degree: Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas

Orthopaedic Residency: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Fellowship: Rocky Mountain Sports Medicine Fellowship, Aspen, Colorado 1995-1996

Board Certified: 1998, 2009 & American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine Certification Exam

Academic Appointments: Vice- President & Faculty of Aspen Sports Medicine Foundation Fellowship

Affiliations: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Arthroscopy Association of North America, American Medical Association, Colorado Medical Society, Western Orthopaedic Association, Rocky Mountain Traumatology Society

Special Interests: Sports Medicine, Trauma, Joint Replacement

Dr. Pevny is originally from Bratislava in the Slovak Republic. He is the fourth generation of doctors in the Pevny family. His great-grandfather was surgeon general of Austria Hungary, from which Czechoslovakia formed after World War II. His great-great grandfather was the first radiologist in Czechoslovakia. Dr. Pevny’s father was a prominent pulmonologist in Czechoslovakia before fleeing to the United States in 1968 with his wife and two young children to further pursue his career in medicine.

Dr. Pevny grew up in Houston, Texas. He attended Texas A&M University and graduated with honors while obtaining a degree in biochemistry. He subsequently earned his medical degree from the prestigious Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. His orthopaedic surgery residency training was performed at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. His passion for sports led him to Aspen to complete the Rocky Mountain Sports Medicine Fellowship. Dr. Pevny joined Aspen Orthopaedic Associates in the summer of 1996, at the completion of his sports medicine fellowship.

Dr. Pevny’s professional interests include sports medicine, in particular disorders of the shoulder and knee. Dr. Pevny also specializes in total joint replacement surgery of the knee and shoulder. Dr. Pevny established the total joint replacement surgery at Aspen Valley Hospital which prior to his arrival was not available.

Dr. Pevny is an active participant in many local and national orthopaedic societies, remaining current in the latest orthopaedic technologies. Dr. Pevny is also actively involved in research in the area of sports medicine and joint replacement. He is involved in teaching sports medicine fellows the newest techniques in knee and shoulder surgery as well as total joint replacement. Dr. Pevny is an active lecturer and has published numerous articles as well as book chapters.

Dr. Pevny lives in Aspen with his wife Lori and three children — Jack, Nicholas, and Sophia. He enjoys skiing, biking, running, and golf.
Email Address: drpevknee@aol.com