About Sumeet Garg

Sumeet was born in Rochester, New York. His parents, who emigrated from India, live in Pittsford, New York.

Sumeet received his MD from Harvard University in 2004. He received a BA degree in biology from Harvard University, where he researched in a Boston Children's Hospital lab, served as a clinical research intern on a children's ward in a Rochester, New York hospital, and wrote articles on nutritional aspects of pediatric AIDS.

Sumeet spent the 2002-2003 academic year away from Harvard Medical School as a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellow at University of Pennsylvania and conducted clinical research on tumors of the spine and spinal cord in children at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He completed his orthopedic residency at Washington University in St. Louis and pediatric orthopaedics and scoliosis at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.

Sumeet is a member of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America, Scoliosis Research Society, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Pediatric Spine Study Group, Harms Study Group, and Fox Severe Pediatric Spine Deformity Study Group. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America, presented scientific research at multiple international scientific meetings and regularly publishes peer-reviewed research in the field of orthopaedics and spinal surgery.

Sumeet is a professor of orthopedics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and also a staff pediatric orthopaedic and spine surgeon at Children's Hospital Colorado since 2010. His clinical focus is on treatment of spinal deformity in children and adolescents. His research focuses on these same clinical topics with special emphasis on early onset scoliosis (prior to the age of ten).

Sumeet is married to Molly Lahlein Garg and has two children. Molly has an active family photography business. He and his family live in Denver, Colorado.

Sumeet served as the lead editor of Navigation, Robotics and 3D Printing in Spine Surgery.

Education

AB in Biology, Harvard University
MD in Medicine, Harvard University

Professional Fields

Medicine and Healthcare

Work History

Professor of Orthopedics, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Children's Hospital Colorado

Milestones and Recognition

2025 - Outstanding Multidisciplinary Team Science / Quality Improvement Poster Presentation, Children’s Hospital Colorado Center for Children’s Surgery Annual Research Symposium
2021-2023 - Member at large, Board of Directors, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
2004 - Best Poster, Tumor - American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
2014 - present - US News and World Report, Best Children’s Hospitals, Orthopedics Working Group
2010 - Best Paper Resident/Fellow, Eastern Orthopedic Association
2002 - Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Research Fellowship
2008 - American Orthopedic Association Resident Leadership Forum Recipient
2016 - Excellent in Quality and Patient Safety Award, Children’s Hospital Colorado Medical Staff
2020 - Best Clinical Paper, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
2022 - Physician Leadership Development Program, Children’s Hospital Colorado