Dr. Jeffrey Geller is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and is the Director of Minimally Invasive Joint Replacement surgery in the Center for Hip and Knee Replacement. Dr. Geller trained at the New Jersey Medical School and completed a fellowship at Harvard Medical School in Adult Joint Replacement and Reconstruction at the Massachusetts General Hospital .

 

Dr. Geller specializes in arthritic disorders of the hip and knee. He has extensive training in joint replacements and performs surgery using some of the latest and most advanced minimally invasive techniques. These procedures include partial knee replacements, female specific knee replacements, hip resurfacing as well as minimally invasive hip and knee replacements. He performs both primary joint replacement surgery and revisions of failed joint replacements, but only after considering all non-operative treatment options. Dr. Geller also specializes in trauma of the lower extremity including hip fractures, fractures around joint replacements and fractures related to osteoporosis.

 

Dr. Geller is actively involved in orthopedic research and education. In addition to teaching medical students and residents, he lectures at national Orthopedic conferences and has authored many textbook chapters and medical articles. As a member of the Center for Hip and Knee Replacement at Columbia , he is currently conducting several large scale research projects in some of the most advanced and relevant topics in joint reconstruction.

 

Dr. Geller sees patients at the East 60th street office, the Englewood New Jersey office and in the Irving Pavilion on the Columbia Presbyterian main campus.

Education:

Doctor of Medicine, 1999
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, College of Medicine,
Brooklyn, New York

Bachelor of Science, 1994 Cornell University
Ithaca, New York


Training:

Fellowship:

August 2004 - July 2005
Fellow, Adult Joint Reconstruction Surgery
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Residency:

July 2003 - June 2004
Administrative Chief Resident, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
New Jersey Medical School
Newark, New Jersey

July 2000 - June 2004
Resident, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
New Jersey Medical School
Newark, New Jersey

Internship:

July 1999 - June 2000
Intern, Department of General Surgery, New Jersey Medical School
Newark, New Jersey

Board Certified:


Licenses:

New York
New Jersey

Massachusetts


Professional Associations:

New York State Orthopaedic Society, 2006 - present

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (Candidate member), 2005 - present

American Medical Association, 1999 - present

New York State Medical Society, 1999 - present