Lauren Kriger Groner, D.O., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Radiology
Weill Cornell Medicine
Dr. Lauren Groner, D.O., M.S., is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Attending Radiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, with a specialty in Cardiothoracic Imaging.
Dr. Groner earned her B.S. in Physiology from Michigan State University in 2007 and her D.O. from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2013. She completed a one-year internship at Maimonides Medical Center, followed by a residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Atlantic Health System/Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, finishing in 2018. She then pursued a fellowship in Cardiothoracic Imaging at Weill Cornell Medicine, completed in 2019. In May 2023, Dr. Groner earned an M.S. in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research from Weill Cornell Medical College.
As an early-stage investigator, Dr. Groner’s research addresses social determinants of health that contribute to cardiopulmonary health disparities, with a focus on lung cancer and cardiovascular disease. She is the principal investigator of the IBREATHE study, funded by the Dalio Center for Health Justice, which utilizes implementation science to pilot a multicomponent behavior change intervention aimed at overcoming barriers to equitable, guideline-concordant lung cancer screening in primary care settings.
Dr. Groner is an active member of the Meyer Cancer Center’s Cancer Prevention and Control Group and recently joined the Board of Directors of Physicians for a National Health Program—NY Metro Chapter. Additionally, she participates in the CDC Lung Cancer Working Group and the NYS Cancer Consortium’s Lung Cancer Screening Action Team (LCSAT), where she serves on the Legislative and Education subcommittees.