Ellen Geminiani, MD
Ellen Geminiani is a graduate of Albany Medical College and completed her family medicine residency and primary care sports medicine fellowship at Harrisburg Hospital in Pennsylvania. She was part of a busy family medicine practice and served as team physician for local high schools as well as caring for many skaters as part of her practice in Pennsylvania. Originally from Massachusetts, Ellen and her family relocated back to the Boston area in 2005. She has continued her practice of primary care sports medicine with a focus on performing arts athletes which extends from her background as a dancer and a figure skater.
Ellen is a member of US Figure Skating Sports Medicine Committee and has served as Team USA medical staff since 1995. She has served as Team USA physician as well as providing medical services for numerous local, qualifying, national and world skating events, including as part of the medical team supporting the US Figure skating team at the 2018 Olympic Games. She is also a consulting physician for the Skating Club of Boston, where she trained as a young skater, bringing her vocation and profession full circle.
Her family includes husband, Terry and twin daughters, Elise and Leanna now adults pursuing their own paths. Ellen still enjoys skating herself for fun and exercise. Other interests include travel, theatre and ballet performances and reading on the beach in between swimming in the ocean!
Education
Undergraduate School: Wheaton College, Norton, MA
Medical School: Albany Medical College of Union University, Albany, NY
Residency: Family Practice, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, PA
Fellowship: Sports Medicine, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, PA
Certifications
American Board of Family Medicine (General)
American Board of Family Medicine (Sports Medicine)
Media
Boston Children’s Answers Parentcast:
Are Performing artists athletes, too?
NBC Boston:
Boston Doctor Helping Keep Team USA Skaters Safe During Olympics (2018)
The Boston Globe:
Former Olympic skater Mirai Nagasu looks to jump-start her career in Boston (2021)