Accepting New Patients
Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD
Knee|
Orthopedics & Sports Medicine|
Shoulder
Speaks: English
Care Provided
Specialties
Locations
Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
UConn Musculoskeletal Institute
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030
GPS: 120 Dowling Way, Farmington, CT
860-679-6600
Education & Training
Education
MD, Harvard Medical School, Medicine (M.D.) - 1987
B.S.E., Princeton University, Chemical Engineering (B.S.E.) - 1980
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology (Ph.D.) - 1987
BA, Central High School, Academic - 1976
Internship
Surgical House Officer, Pennsylvania Hospital - 1988
Residency
Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School - 1993
Orthopaedic Surgery, Chief Resident, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Hospital - 1993
Board Certification
Orthopedic Surgery
Honors & Awards
2025 - Bioactive Materials Lifetime Achievement Award - Bioactive Materials
2025 - Dickson Prize in Medicine - University of Pittsburgh
2025 - Chair of Inaugural World Congress on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - Connecticut National Medical Association (CT NMA)
2025 - Representing U.S. at U.S.-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium - U.S.-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium
2025 - Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia - Auspices of King Charles III of England
2025 - Honored Guest at President's Circle Reception 2025 AIMBE Annual Meeting - American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
2025 - Sigma Xi Fellow - Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Honor Society
2025 - AAPS Distinguished Pharmaceutical Scientist Award - American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)
2025 - International Fellow of Chinese Society for Biomaterials - Chinese Society for Biomaterials (CSBM)
2025 - Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Award - Springer Nature
2025 - National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Profile Honoree - National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
2025 - Blaise Pascal Medal in Materials Science - European Academy of Sciences (EURASC)
2025 - Honored by the West Indian Foundation - West Indian Foundation
2025 - Bioactive Materials Lifetime Achievement Award - Bioactive Materials
2025 - 2025 Connecticut Magazine “Top Doctors” List - Connecticut Magazine/Castle Connolly
2025 - Keynote Speaker: University of Maryland Medical School Stephen R. Max, Ph.D. Memorial Lecture - University of Maryland Medical School
2025 - Paul Terasaki Distinguished Scientist Innovation Award - Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation
2024 - Gold Key Award - Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society
2024 - Inductee: Plastics Hall of Fame - Plastics Hall of Fame
2024 - Key Participant: Inaugural Connecticut Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit - Black Men in White Coats
2024 - Honorary Doctor of Science Degree - New York Institute of Technology
2024 - John P. McGovern Compleat Physician Award - Houston Academy of Medicine
2024 - Kathryn C. Hach Award for Entrepreneurial Success - American Chemical Society (ACS)
2024 - Augustus A. White III, MD, PhD, FAAOS Founders Award - J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society
2024 - Connecticut NAACP’s 100 Most Influential Blacks - CT NAACP
2024 - Recognized Among World's Top 2% of Scientists - Standford University/Elsevier
2024 - W. Montague Cobb Distinguished Lectureship Award - W. Montague Cobb/National Medical Association Health Institute (Cobb Institute)
2024 - 2024 Connecticut Magazine “Top Doctors” List - Connecticut Magazine/Castle Connolly
2023 - 2023 Priestly Medal - American Chemical Society (ACS)
2023 - Larry Hench Lifetime Achievement Award - American Ceramic Society (ACerS)
2023 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Award - Society for Biomaterials (SFB)
2023 - BMES CMBE Shu Chien Scientific Achievement Award - Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
2023 - Inventor of the Year Award - Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation (IPOEF)
2023 - Elected to National Academy of Medicine Council - National Academy of Medicine Council
2023 - Recognized on Top Doctors list - Castle Connolly/Connecticut Magazine
2022 - Elected to Academia Europaea - Academia Europaea (Academy of Europe)
2022 - AOA Distinguished Contributions to Orthopaedics (DCO) Award - American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)
2022 - Diversity Award - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
2022 - Recognized on Top Doctors list - Castle Connolly/Connecticut Magazine
2021 - R. Plato Schwartz Visiting Professor (2021) - University of Rochester
2021 - Fellow (2021) - Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Division (ACS)
2021 - Inducted Member (2021) - Order of the Engineer
2021 - Recognized on Top Doctors list - Castle Connolly/Connecticut Magazine
2021 - Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughn Award (2021) - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
2021 - Professional Impact Award (2021) - American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
2021 - Elected Member (2021) - The National Academy of Sciences
2021 - Fellow (2021) - The African Scientific Institute (ASI)
2021 - Fellow (2021) - The American Ceramic Society
2021 - Spingarn Medal (2021) - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
2021 - Hoover Medal (2021) - AIChE/ASME/ASCE/AIME/IEEE
2021 - Named to America’s Top Doctors (2021) - Castle Connolly Medical Ltd
2020 - The Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal (2020) - Acta Biomaterialia
2020 - Von Hippel Award (2020) - Materials Research Society
2020 - Herbert W. Nickens Award (2020) - Association of American Medical Colleges
2020 - Elected Fellow (2020) - International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE)
2020 - CrossTalk's 1000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America (2020) - CrossTalk
2020 - Fellow (2020) - Royal Society of Chemistry
2020 - Chandra P. Sharma Award (2020) - Society of Biomaterials and Artificial Organs India
2020 - America’s Most Honored Doctors for 2020
2020 - Connecticut Healthcare Hero (2020) - Connecticut Magazine
2020 - CrossTalk’s 100 Inspiring Black Scientists in America (2020) - CrossTalk
2020 - Mike Hogg Award and Lecture (2020) - MD Anderson Cancer Center
2020 - Nelson W. Taylor Lecture and Award (2020) - Pennsylvania State University
2020 - James E. Bailey Award in Biological Engineering (2020) - AIChE
2019 - Ernest E. Just Medal (2019) - American Society for Cell Biology
2019 - UNESCO Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences (2019) - United Nations
2019 - Global Biomaterials Leadership Award (2019) - Chinese Association of Biomaterials
2019 - America’s Top Doctors (15th consecutive year) (2019) - Castle Connolly
2019 - Fellow (2019) - American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2019 - Simon Ramo Founders Award (2019) - National Academy of Engineering
2019 - Walsh McDermott Medal (2019) - National Academy of Medicine
2019 - The Philip Hauge Abelson Prize (2019) - American Association for the Advancement of Science
2018 - The Edward Orton Lecture Award (2018) - American Ceramic Society
2018 - Elected to Core Faculty (2018) - Africana Studies Institute University of Connecticut
2018 - Lee Hsun Lecture Award (2018) - Shenyang University (Shenyang China)
2018 - Doctor of Science Honoris Causa (2018) - Mt. Sinai University School of Medicine
2018 - President (2018) - National Academy of Inventors University of Connecticut Chapter
2017 - Distinguished Engineering Educator Award (2017) - The Engineer’s Council
2016 - Founder's Award (2016) - Society for Biomaterials
2016 - Connecticut Medal of Technology (2016) - Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
2016 - Fred Kavli Distinguished Lecturer in Materials Science (2016) - Materials Research Society
2016 - National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2016) - presented by President Barack Obama
2016 - Fellow (2016) - Indian Academy of Engineering
2016 - Pioneer of Diversity Award (2016) - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
2015 - Fellow (Foreign) (2015) - Indian National Academy of Sciences
2015 - Academician and Member (2015) - Chinese Academy of Engineering
2015 - Living Legend Award (2015) - National Medical Association
2015 - Lifetime Achievement Award (2015) - West Indian Foundation
2015 - Plenary Speaker and Plenary Award (2015) - American Ceramic Society
2014 - Fellow (2014) - American Association for the Advancement of Science
2014 - Director’s Pioneer Award (2014) - NIH
2014 - Elected Fellow (2014) - The American Chemical Society
2014 - Elected Fellow (2014) - The Materials Research Society
2014 - Torch of Liberty Award (2014) - Anti-Defamation League
2014 - Percy Julian Award and Medal (2014) - National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE)
2014 - Academic Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2014) - Connecticut Cure
2014 - Zweifach Visiting Professor (2014) - City College of New York
2014 - Visiting Professor (2014) - Columbia University Medical Center
2013 - Mentor Award (2013) - American Association for the Advancement of Science
2013 - Technology Innovation and Development Award (2013) - The Society for Biomaterials
2012 - Eminent Black Chemical Engineer Award (2012) - AIChE
2012 - Mentor Award (2012) - American Association for the Advancement of Science
2012 - Selected in the List of Prominent African-Americans "Poised to Make a Big Difference in the United States and the World" (2012) - MSNBC
2012 - Selected Work in Regenerative Medicine Among the “100 Scientific Discoveries That Changed the World” (2012) - National Geographic Magazine
2012 - 10th Alvin Crawford Mentoring Award (2012) - The J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society (JRGOS)
2012 - Interview for "Black History Is Everyone's History" Celebrating African-American Achievements in Connecticut (2012) - Fox 61
2012 - Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award (2012) - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2012 - Fellow (2012) - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
2011 - Elected Member (2011) - National Academy of Engineering
2011 - Diversity Award (2011) - Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
2011 - Elected to the Golden Key International Society (2011) - UConn
2011 - Appointed Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery (2011) - UConn Health Center
2010 - Nicolas Andry Lifetime Achievement Award (2010) - Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons
2010 - Community Service Award (2010) - Urban League Greater Hartford
2010 - Elected Fellow (2010) - Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
2009 - Fellow (2009) - African Academy of Sciences
2009 - Presidential Award of Excellence in Science Math and Engineering Mentoring (2009) - presented by President Barack Obama
2009 - Doctor of Science Honoris Causa (2009) - Lincoln University
2009 - Pierre Galletti Award (Organization’s Highest Award) (2009) - American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
2009 - Physician of the Year Region 1 (2009) - National Medical Association
2008 - Mallory-Coleman Visiting Professor (2008) - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery/Ohio State University
2008 - Named to Scientific American 50 Award List (2008) - Scientific American
2008 - Named to America's Leading Physicians (2008) - Black Enterprise Magazine
2008 - Named One of the 100 Engineers of the Modern Era (2008) - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
2008 - Named One of the 11 Eminent Black Chemical Engineers in History (2008) - American Institute of Chemical Engineers Minority Affairs Committee
2008 - Awarded the Caribbean American Heritage Award for Excellence in Science and Technology (2008)
2008 - Appointed Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Endowed Chair in Academic Medicine (2008) - UConn Health Center
2007 - Who's Who in Engineering Higher Education (Academic Keys) (2007)
2007 - America's Top Doctors (2007) - Castle Connolly
2007 - State of Virginia Department of Health Workforce Recognition Award (2007) - State of Virginia Department of Health
2007 - Team Semifinalist Oak Ridge National Laboratories Nanonexus Competition (2007) - Oak Ridge National Laboratories
2007 - Elected Chair of the College of Fellows (2007) - American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
2007 - Fellow (2007) - The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
2006 - Fellow (2006) - American Academy of Nanomedicine
2006 - Nicolas Andry Award for Significant Achievements in Orthopaedic Surgery (2006) - Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons
2006 - Named to America's Top Surgeons (2006) - Consumers' Research Council of America
2006 - Clemson Award for Contributions to the Orthopaedic Literature (2006) - Society for Biomaterials
2006 - William Grimes Award (2006) - AIChE
2006 - Elected Member (2006) - American Surgical Assosciation
2005 - America's Top Doctors (2005) - Castle Connolly
2005 - Ribbon Award Winner Paper Symposium AA (2005) - Materials Research Society Fall Meeting
2004 - Who's Who in America (2004) - Marquis Who's Who
2004 - America's Top Doctor Award (2004) - Castle Connolly
2004 - Elected Member (2004) - National Academy of Medicine
2003 - Award of Appreciation (2003) - Student National Medical Association
2002 - William Grimes Award (2002) - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
2002 - Profiled by Philadelphia Tribune Medical Section (September 2002) - Philadelphia Tribune
2002 - Distinguished Professor Designation Bestowed (2002) - Drexel University
2002 - Appointed Physician (2002) - United States Olympic Training Center
2002 - Named Top 40 African American Physicians in Region (2002) - Black Network Magazine
2002 - Named Professor of the Year (As Voted by Students) (2002) - College of Engineering Drexel University
2002 - Drexel University College of Engineering Outstanding Research Award (2002) - Drexel University College of Engineering
2002 - Graduation Orator (2002) - SASTRA University
2001 - Awarded Special Recognition Award (2001) - National Medical Fellowships Inc.
2001 - Awarded Leadership in Technology Award (2001) - New Millennium Foundation
2001 - Named Top 101 Doctors in America (2001) - Black Enterprise Magazine
2001 - Vice-Speaker House of Delegates (2001) - National Medical Association
2001 - Visiting Professor (2001) - Department of Chemical Engineering/University of Iowa
2001 - Visiting Professor (2001) - Department of Chemical Engineering/University of Pittsburgh
2001 - Fellow (2001) - American Orthopaedic Association
2000 - Fellow (2000) - American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
2000 - International Fellow (2000) - Biomaterials Science and Engineering
2000 - Inducted Into Philadelphia Health Care Hall of Fame (2000)
2000 - Visiting Professor (2000) - Division of Orthopaedic Surgery/Howard University
2000 - Men's High Achiever Award (2000) - Faith Episcopal Church
2000 - Research Profiled (July 2000) - Orthopaedics Today Magazine
2000 - Profiled as National Innovator in Tissue Engineering (April 2000) - Drexel-Link Magazine
2000 - Profiled in Medical Section (April 2000) - Philadelphia Tribune
2000 - Awarded the 10(6) Award (2000) - Drexel University
2000 - National Medical Fellowships Hall of Fame (2000)
2000 - Retired Employees Award for Teaching and Community Service (2000) - Philadelphia School District
1999 - Profiled by Voice of America Radio Network (1999) - Voice of America Radio Network
1999 - Fellow (1999) - American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
1999 - International Fellow (1999) - International Union of Biomaterials Societies
1999 - Profiled by IEEE in "Scientists of the Millennium" Series (1999) - IEEE
1999 - Center for Advanced Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Named Pennsylvania "Center of Research Excellence" (1999) - Ben Franklin Technology Program
1999 - American British and Canadian (ABC) Traveling Fellowship (1999) - American Orthopaedic Association
1998 - Fellow (1998) - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
1998 - Visiting Professor (1998) - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery/University of Texas at San Antonio
1998 - Distinguished Alumni Award (1998) - Association of Black Princeton Alumni Princeton University
1998 - Fellow (1998) - American College of Surgeons
1998 - Region VII Award for Mentoring (1998) - Student National Medical Association
1997 - Keynote Speaker and Recipient Community Service Award (1997) - LaSalle University
1997 - Fellow (1997) - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
1997 - Visiting Professor (1997) - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery/Martin Luther King Medical Center
1997 - Visiting Professor (1997) - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery/Baylor College of Medicine
1996 - Lead Article (March 1996) - Journal of Biomedical Materials Research
1996 - Founding Member (1996) - International Cord Blood Society
1996 - Visiting Professor (1996) - Medical University of South Africa
1996 - The Matilda E. Evans M.D. Award (Outstanding Professional Achievement) (1996) - Allegheny University
1995 - Presidential Faculty Fellow Award (1995) - Awarded by President Bill Clinton
1993 - Distinguished Service Award Postgraduate Section (1993) - National Medical Association
1993 - International Men of Achievement (1993)
1992 - Who's Who in Engineering and Science (1992) - Marquis Who's Who
1991 - Award for Resident Research (1991) - American Orthopaedic Association
1988 - Awarded Fellowship for Biomedical Engineering Research (1988) - Ford Foundation
1988 - Scholarship in Medical School (1988)
1987 - Awarded Grant for Leadership (1987) - Kaiser Foundation
1987 - Awarded Robinson Memorial Prize for Surgery (Best Minority Medical Student in Surgery in America) (1987)
1984 - Hugh Hampton Young Memorial Prize (M.I.T.'s Only Institute-wide Competitive Award Open to All Graduate Students) (1984-1987) - M.I.T.
1984 - Awarded Commonwealth Fund Fellowship (1984)
1982 - Medical Scientist Training Program (M.S.T.P.) Grant Award M.D.-Ph.D. Program (1982-1987) - Harvard Medical School
1982 - Fellowship (1982) - American Society of Anesthesiologists
1980 - Awarded Certificate of Proficiency in Afro-American Studies (1980) - Princeton University
1977 - Gulf Oil Honors Scholarship (1977-1980) - Princeton University
1976 - National Achievement Scholarship Award (1976)