Lauren H. Redler, MD, specializes in operative and non-operative treatment of sports medicine injuries in pediatric, adolescent and adult patients. She utilizes advanced, minimally invasive arthroscopic surgical techniques to repair sports-related of injuries of the shoulder, elbow, and knee. She is committed to providing the highest quality medical care to achieve the best possible outcomes for her patients. As a former Division I college athlete she understands firsthand the athlete’s desire to recover quickly so they can get back in the game.
Dr. Redler earned her undergraduate degree while playing 4 years of varsity lacrosse at nationally ranked Georgetown University, and completed her medical school training at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Her Orthopedic Surgery residency was completed at Columbia University Medical Center where she served as Administrative Chief Resident in her final year. She went on to complete two orthopedic subspecialty fellowships: one in Sports Medicine at Hospital for Special Surgery and the other in Pediatric Sports Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital.
The recipient of several awards for outstanding research in the field of Sports Medicine, Dr. Redler continues to engage in rigorous research as she strives to further our understanding of pediatric ACL tears, injury prevention and performance enhancement, patellar instability, and shoulder conditions, such as glenohumeral instability, and improve their outcomes. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, Mike, and their three children - daughters Parker and Quinn, and son Miller. In her spare time, Dr. Redler enjoys running and being active. She has completed the Philadelphia, New York City, Marine Corps, and Chicago Marathons.
Education
- Undergraduate: Georgetown University
- Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Residency Program: Columbia University Medical Center
- Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery - Sports Medicine
- Fellowship: Boston Children's Hospital - Pediatric Sports Medicine
Awards
- Lance Peters, MD, Memorial Biomechanics Award, HSS Alumni Association 100th Annual Meeting, New York, NY (2018)
- AOSSM Fellow Research Award for Clinical Science (Formerly The Aircast Award), AOSSM Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO (2016)
- Patellofemoral Research Excellence Award, AANA 2016 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA (2016)
- Philip D. Wilson, MD, Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery Research, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY (2015)
- Nominee for the Herodicus Society Traveling Fellowship (2015)
- Ira N. Wolfe Award for Excellence and Outstanding Achievements in Sports Medicine Research, Columbia University Medical Center (2014)
- Alexander Garcia Senior Resident Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center (2014)
- 16th Annual OREF/ORS Northeast Regional Resident Research Symposium 1st Place Award, Columbia University, Medical Center, New York, NY. (2014)
- IPOS Top Gun Surgical Simulation Competition 1st Place Award Orlando, FL (2013)
- Harold Dick Award – given to a junior orthopaedic resident demonstrating outstanding patient care during their PGY-2 year Columbia University Medical Center (2011)
- Thomas Graham Scholar Athlete Award Georgetown University (2005)
- All-District II Women’s At Large Academic All America (2005)
- 2nd Team Division I Women’s Lacrosse, Georgetown University
Certification
Bibliography
- Parikh SN, Veerkamp M, Redler LH, Schlechter J, Williams BA, Yaniv M, Friel N, Perea SH, Shannon SR, Green DW. Patellar instability in young athletes. Clin Sports Med. 2022 Oct;41(4):627-651. PMID: 36210163
- Redler LH, Dennis ER, Mayer GM, Kalbian IL, Nguyen JT, Shubin Stein BE, Strickland SM: Does ligamentous laxity protect against chondral and osteochondral injuries in patients with patellofemoral instability? OJSM. 2022 Jul PMID: 35833196
- Fabricant PD, Heath MR, Mintz DN, Emery K, Veerkamp M, Gruber S, Green DW, Strickland SM, Wall EJ, JUPITER Study Group, Shubin Stein BE, Parikh SN. Many radiographic and magnetic resonance imaging assessments for surgical decision making in pediatric patellofemoral instability patients demonstrate poor interrater reliability. Arthroscopy. 2022 Apr PMID: 35398485
- Fabricant, PD, Heath MR, Veerkamp M, Gruber S, Green DW, Strickland SM, Wall E, Mintz DN, Emery KH, Brady JM, Ellis HB, Farr J, Heyworth BE, Koh JL, Kramer D, Magnussen RA, Redler LH, Sherman SL, Tompkins M, Wilson P, Shubin Stein BE, Parikh SN. Reliability of radiologic assessments of clinically relevant growth remaining in knee MRIs of children and adolescents with patellofemoral instability. Orthop J Sports Med. 2021 Apr 13;9(4). PMID: 33912616
- Denning J, Moy M, Rasiej M, Popkin CA, Ahmad CS, Redler LH, Wong T. MRI following medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction: assessment of imaging features found with post-op pain, arthritis, and graft failure. Skeletal Radiology. 2020 Oct 20. PMID: 33083857
- Bellkin NS, Meyers KN, Redler LH, Maher S, Nguyen JT, Shubin Stein BE. Medial patellofemoral ligament isometry in the setting of patella alta. Arthroscopy. 2020 Feb 5. Epub. PMID: 32035170
- Spang RC, Tepolt FA, Redler LH, Davis EA, Kocher MS. Combined reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) and medial quadriceps tendon-femoral ligament (MQTFL) for patellar instability in children and adolescents: surgical technique and outcomes. J Pediatr Orthop 2019 Jan;39(1):e54-e61. PMID: 30300273
- Redler LH, Wright ML. Surgical management of patellofemoral instability in the skeletally immature patient. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2018 Aug 21. PMID: 30134308
- Lightsey HM, Wright ML, Trofa DP, Popkin CA, Ahmad CS, Redler LH. Rehabilitation variability following medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction. Phys Sportsmed 2018 July 2. PMID: 29888637
- Popkin CA, Bayomy AF, Trupia EP, Chan CM, Redler LH. Patellar instability in the skeletally immature. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2018 Jun;11(2):172-181. PMID: 29682681
- Redler LH, Meyers KN, Brady JM, Dennis ER, Nguyen JT, Shubin Stein BE: Anisometry of medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction in the setting of increased tibial tubercle-trochlear groove (TT-TG) distance and patella alta. Arthroscopy. 2018 Feb;34(2):502-510. PMID: 29100777