Lauren Carleton

Lauren is the Clinical Director of SPEAR’s Tribeca – Chambers Street location and a Certified Hand Therapist. Lauren moved to NYC in 2010, where she attended and graduated from Columbia University with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. At Columbia, Lauren was the APTA representative for Columbia’s PT program, attending student conclaves and actively participating in APTA events. Prior to graduate school, Lauren received her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from The University of Western Ontario, a small town outside of Toronto, her hometown.

Lauren has most of her clinical experience in outpatient orthopaedics. She recently received her Certification in Hand Therapy in 2017, and along with her interest in hands, she also loves to work with a variety of different patients, body parts, and injuries; She is currently studying for her Certification in Orthopaedic Manual Therapy. Since joining the SPEAR team, she has also become more involved with some women’s health, chronic pain patients, and a wide range of post-operative care.