Dr. Lauren Geaney is a fellowship trained foot and ankle surgeon and assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the UConn Musculoskeletal Institute at UConn Health. She completed both her medical training and orthopedic training at UConn. Dr. Geaney then completed her foot and ankle fellowship at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland under the leadership of Dr. Mark Myerson.

Dr Geaney’s clinical practice focuses on the treatment of all foot and ankle problems. Her particular interests include arthritis of the foot and ankle, ankle instability and sports related injuries, tendonitis, fractures and forefoot deformities such as bunions and hammertoes. She is also active in research dedicated to enhancing the knowledge of foot and ankle pathology. Her goal is to provide personalized, quality care to find surgical and nonsurgical solutions for foot and ankle pain and deformity.

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
BS	Villanova University	Mathematics
BS	Villanova University	Comprehensive Sciences
MD	UConn School of Medicine	Medicine

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Residency	UConn School of Medicine	Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship	Foot and Ankle Institute, Mercy Medical Center	Foot and Ankle

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
AOFAS Career Development Womens Leadership Aware	AOFAS
Harry R. Gossling Orthopaedic Surgery Educator of the Year Award
Faculty Spotlight, Winter Edition	UConn Health
Butterfield Award, Given to the Chief Resident with Superior Performance in Trauma Service Management	Hartford Hospital
Johnson and Ethicon Endosurgery Award for Outstanding Research Presentation. "Kinematic Comparison of the Anteromedial Bundle and Posterolateral Bundles of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament"
James J. Markham Medallion, an honor awarded to one senior comprehensive sciences major who has achieved academic excellence	Villanova University
Presidential Scholarship	Villanova University

Name & Description	Category	Role	Type	Scope	Start Year	End Year
American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgeons Education Committee	Education Committee	Chair	External	International	2022
American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgeons - Vice Chair of Education Committee	Education Committee	Vice Chair	External	International	2020
Foot and Ankle International	Other		External	National	2019
AOFAS Allied Health Pre-Meeting Event Task Force	Workshop/Conference		External	National	2019	2019
ABOS Graduate Medical Education Committee Surgical Skills Assessment Task Force	Advisory Committee		External	National	2019	2019
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society - Young Physicians Committee	Advisory Committee		External	National	2017	2019
Connecticut Orthopedic Society	Professional/Scientific Organization	Board Member	External	State	2016
Crimson Quality/Cost Performance Improvement	Advisory Committee		UConn Health	University	2016
Committee on Undergraduate Medical Education	Education Committee	Board Member	UConn Health	University	2016
UConn Department of Orthopaedics Residency Selection Committee	Education Committee	Chair		University	2016
Techniques in Orthopaedics	Other		External	National	2015
Connecticut Podiatric Review Committee	Advisory Committee	Member	External	State	2014
Clinical Competency Committee	Education Committee	Chair	UConn Health	Local	2014
Orthopaedic Operating Room Equipment Committee	Advisory Committee	Member	UConn Health	Local	2014
Clinical Chiefs Group	Advisory Committee	Member	UConn Health	Local	2014
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society	Professional/Scientific Organization	Candidate Member	External	National	2012
American Orthopaedic Association - Emerging Leaders Forum	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	2012
Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	2012
Connecticut Orthopedic Society	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	State	2010
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	2008
Vascular Surgery Chief Search Committee	Advisory Committee		UConn Health	Local
American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society Program Committee	Advisory Committee	Co-Chair	External	International		2022
American Orthopedic Association	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member		International
American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member		International

Clinical outcomes following reconstructive ankle surgery and ankle arthroscopy, biomechanical research evaluating fracture fixation.

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Editorials

Monographs

Reviews

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
Paper Session 2: PCDF and Fusion	Other	AOFAS	2023	Big Sky, MT
A shifting Paradigm in Hindfoot	Other	Paragon 28	2023	Big Sky, MT
Novastep Women's Leadership Course	Other	Novastep	2022	Tampa, FL
“Investigating the Presence of Connective Tissue Progenitor Cells within the Retrocalcaneal Bursa	Other	AOFAS	2022	Phoenix, AZ
Impact of E-Scooter Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 24 Studies	Poster	Maryland Orthopedics Association	2022
Prevalence of Change in Orthopaedic Subspecialty Fellowship Preference During Residency Training	Poster	AOA	2022	Providence, RI
MIS Algorithm: How I Approach it – Past, Present, Future	Talk	AOFAS	2022	Phoenix, AZ
Characterization of Social Media Presence among Orthopedic Residency Programs	Poster	AOA	2022	Providence, RI
MIS and non-augmented repair: use the native tissue	Lecture	AOFAS	2022	Zoom
Hormones and their impact on the MSK system		AOFAS	2022	Quebec City, Quebec
Clinical outcomes of Posterior Tibial Tendon Sheath Ultrasound- Guided Injections	Other	AOFAS	2022	Quebec City, Quebec
Impact of E-Scooter Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 24 Studies	Other	AOFAS	2022	Quebec City, Quebec
Work Life Balance	Lecture	Perry Initiative	2022	Farmington, CT
Hindfoot fusion plating in practice: what is my approach now and why?	Lecture	Paragon 28	2022	Charleston, SC
Syndesmotic Instability – advanced treatment algorithms	Lecture	Paragon 28	2022	Charleston, SC
Ankle Fractures – complex cases and best practices	Lecture	Paragon 28	2022	Charleston, SC
Cavovarus Foot Deformity	Lecture	Harvard Foot and Ankle Fireside Chat	2022	Zoom
Paragon 28 Women’s Advanced Hindfoot Course	Other	Paragon 28	2022	Denver, CO
Paragon 28 Women’s Advance Hindfoot Course	Panel Discussion	Paragon 28	2022	Denver, CO
Moderator, Symposium II: Junior Resident to Senior Resident, 2021 Virtual Summer CORD Conference, June 12,2021.			2021
Office Management of Common Foot and Ankle Problems	Lecture	Infirmary UConn Storrs	2020	Storrs, CT
Foot and Ankle Injury in the Athlete	Lecture	Athletic Department	2020	Storrs, CT
Operative Management and Imaging of Foot and Ankle Trauma	Lecture	AOFAS Annual Meeting	2019	Chicago, IL
How you can build a successful practice as a female orthopedic surgeon in a traditional man’s world	Lecture	AOFAS Summer Meeting	2018	Boston, MA
Validation of the Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE) Score as an Outcome Measure as Compared to the revised Foot Function Index (rFFI)	Poster	AOFAS Summer Meeting	2017	Boston, MA
Initial fibular displacement as a predictor of medial clear space widening in Weber B ankle fractures	Poster	AOFAS	2017	Seattle, WA
The changing landscape of resident education	Lecture	Hartford Orthopedic Forum	2017	Farmington, CT
First metatarsophalangeal contact properties are similar following proximal opening wedge and scarf osteotomies	Poster	AOFAS Summer Meeting	2016	Toronto
Comparison of screw versus suture button fixation of syndesmotic injuries in a cadaveric malreduction model.	Other	AOFAS Summer Meeting	2014	Chicago, IL
Graft fixation increases with anatomic tunnel positioning in acromioclavicular repairs	Other	CT Orthopaedic Society	2013	Farmington, CT
Graft fixation increases with anatomic tunnel positioning in acromioclavicular repairs	Other	Closed meeting of American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons	2012	Sea Island, GA
Outcomes Following Conservative Treatment of Distal Bicep Ruptures	Lecture	Closed Meeting of American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons	2008	Santa Barbara, CA
Comparison of Static Versus Continuous Strain Behavior in the Native ACL	Lecture	Arthroscopy Association of North America International Meeting	2006
Comparison of Static Versus Continuous Strain Behavior in the Native ACL	Lecture	Arthroscopy Association of North America International Meeting	2006
Evaluation of Strain with Three Different Methods of Tibial Fixation in Double Bundle ACL Reconstruction	Lecture	ACL Study Group International Meeting	2006	Honolulu, HA
Kinematic Comparison of the Anteromedial Bundle and Posterolateral Bundles of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament	Lecture	UConn School of Medicine Medical/Dental Student Scientific Research Day Pre	2006	Farmington, CT