Geeta Lal MD
Dr. Geeta Lal is a tenured Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.
She completed her BS from McMaster University, and her MD, MSc and General Surgery residency at the University of Toronto. This was followed by a fellowship in Endocrine Surgical Oncology at the University of California, San Francisco.
Having experienced work-related musculoskeletal symptoms herself, she is committed to increasing awareness of and developing solutions to counteract the impact of poor ergonomics on surgeons' professional and personal lives. She founded Surgical Ergonomics, a speaking, coaching and consulting business in 2021. In addition, she is a co-founder and Past-President of the Society of Surgical Ergonomics.