Cato T. Laurencin, a University Professor and the Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, has been ranked number 1 in the United States in the orthopaedic surgery category for 2025 by ScholarGPS over the past five years. He is also ranked number 8 in the world.
Throughout his career, Dr. Laurencin has been lauded by institutions around the world for his expertise in orthopaedic surgery, public health, and racial and ethnic health disparities. He is the first surgeon in history elected to all four of the U.S. national academies: the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Medicine, and the National Academy of Inventors. Among numerous other achievements, Dr. Laurencin has also received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the West Indian Foundation and was knighted by King Charles III of England through the Governor-General of St. Lucia.
At the University of Connecticut, Dr. Laurencin holds faculty appointments in chemical engineering, materials science and engineering, and biomedical engineering. He also serves as CEO of the Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering, an institute created and named in his honor. As a physician, he specializes in shoulder surgery and sports medicine.
Dr. Laurencin holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Princeton University, a medical degree from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in biochemical engineering and biotechnology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
