Biographical summary
Dr. Lauren E. Tagliero is a fellowship-trained orthopedic hand surgeon committed to delivering compassionate, evidence-based care for patients with disorders of the hand, wrist, and peripheral nerves. She combines surgical expertise with a patient-centered approach to restore function and quality of life — helping patients return to the activities that matter most to them.
Her clinical focus includes:
- A multi-disciplinary approach to evaluate and treat hand and wrist arthritis with a variety of options, including nonoperative approaches, joint replacement, or salvage surgical procedures tailored to each patient.
- Management of peripheral nerve disorders, including compressive neuropathies and acute nerve injuries.
- Performing minimally invasive surgeries, from arthroscopy to ultrasound-guided procedures.
- Treating complex hand and wrist trauma and performing reconstructive surgery for acute fractures and tendon injuries.
Additionally, Dr. Tagliero is actively engaged in advancing the field through research and education. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and multiple book chapters and is passionate about training the next generation of orthopedic surgeons through the Mayo Clinic residency program.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
- Arthroplasty
- Arthroscopy
- Bone graft surgery
- Carpal tunnel surgery
- Finger reattachment
- Hand fracture treatment
- Joint replacement surgery
- Limb deformity correction
- Microvascular surgery
- Nerve decompression
- Nerve graft
- Nerve reconstruction
- Nerve transfer
- Nonunion surgery
- Tendon transfer
- Thumb reconstruction
- Vascularized bone grafting
- Wrist fracture treatment
- Wrist fusion
- Wrist ligament reconstruction
- Wrist reconstruction
- Wrist replacement
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2025
FellowHand Surgery, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2024
ResidentOrthopedic Surgery, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2019
MDFlorida International University
- 2015
Research Fellow - Postbaccalaureate Research Fellow, National Institutes of Health
2013-2015
• Principal Investigator: Dr. Munira A. Basrai
• Accomplishments: By using genetics, biochemistry, and cell
biology techniques, we have established a role in proteolysis
for evolutionarily conserved Pat1 in the regulation of CENP-A
variant Cse4, using Saccharomyces cerevisiae (budding yeast) as a
model system in order to understand mechanisms of cancer
initiation and progressionColgate University
- 2013
BA - Molecular BiologyColgate University
Activities and honors
Awards and honors
- 2024
Resident Annual Meeting Presentation AwardAmerican Association for Hand Surgery
- 2019
Glasgow-Rubin Citation for Academic AchievementFlorida International University
- 2018
Dean's ScholarshipFlorida International University
- 2018
AOA Medical Honor SocietyAlpha Omega Alpha
- 2018
Period 3 Outstanding Academic PerformanceFlorida International University
- 2018
Surgery Clerkship Student of the Year Runner-UpFlorida International University
- 2018
Psychiatry Clerkship Student of the Year Runner-UpFlorida International University
- 2018
Period 3 Honors RecipientFlorida International University
- 2017
College of Medicine ScholarshipFlorida International University
- 2016
Distinguished Student ScholarshipFlorida International University
- 2014
Outstanding Postbaccalaureate Poster AwardNational Institutes of Health
- 2013
Cum LaudeColgate University
- 2013
Honors in Molecular BiologyColgate University
- 2009
4-year starter and varsity letterwinnerColgate University - Division 1 Field Hockey
Professional memberships
- 2023 - present
MemberMid American Orthopedic Association
- 2021 - 2024
MemberOrthopedic Research Review Committee
- 2021 - present
Candidate Active MemberAmerican Society for Surgery of the Hand
- 2019 - present
MemberAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Publications