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February 25, 2026 | Jon D'Arpino

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Ranked Number One in Orthopaedic Surgery in the U.S. by ScholarGPS

Laurencin is ranked number 8 in the world.

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn in blue suit with arms crossed.

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn.

Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin, MD, Ph.D., K.C.S.L., has been ranked number 1 in the U.S. in the Orthopaedic Surgery category for 2025 by ScholarGPS over the past 5 years. ScholarGPS ranks scholars based upon a rigorous quantitative assessment of contributions across multiple scientific layers. He is also ranked number 8 in the world.

Laurencin is the first to receive 4 of the principal honors in orthopaedic surgery in the U.S. He received the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Distinguished Contributions to Orthopaedics Award with induction into the AOA Awards Hall of Fame, the Nicolas Andry Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons, the Kappa Delta Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Marshall Urist Award from the Orthopaedic Research Society.

At the University of Connecticut, Laurencin serves as the University Professor and Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at UConn School of Medicine. He is the Chief Executive Officer of The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering, an Institute created and named in his honor.

Sir Cato Laurencin earned his B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University, his MD, Magna Cum Laude, from the Harvard Medical School, and earned his Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at Harvard, where he was named Chief Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School. A specialist in shoulder surgery and sports medicine, he completed fellowship training at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. He has been named a Connecticut Top Doctor and a Connecticut Healthcare Hero by Connecticut Magazine. He has been named to America’s Top Doctors for over 20 years.

Laurencin is the first surgeon in history elected to all four of the U.S. national academies. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Medicine, and an elected fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.