Orthopedics

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Stronger Than Ever

A Gaelic football player overcame a serious bicep tendon injury and has returned to play thanks to the support and expertise of his orthopedic team at UConn Health

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Women’s Center for Motion & Performance Helps Patient Find Relief After Years of Knee Pain

After years of unanswered knee pain, a personalized approach at UConn Health's Women's Center for Motion & Performance helped Katie Ralston find relief and reclaim the active life she loves.

Dr. Laurencin awarding the Pope

UConn Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Has Audience with Pope Leo XIV

Sir Cato T. Laurencin presented the Cato T. Laurencin Regenerative Engineering Founder’s Award Medal to Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican.

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‘Healthy Rounds’: Keeping Women Active and Healthy

UConn Health’s Dr. Katherine Coyner and Dr. Allison Schafer join on Dr. Anthony Alessi’s podcast

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UConn Health Celebrates Grand Opening of Expanded Torrington Location

The newly renovated facility brings a range of healthcare services together under one roof, making care more convenient and accessible close to home.

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‘Healthy Rounds’: Kids on a Pitch Count

UConn Health’s Dr. Cory Edgar talks youth sports injuries on Dr. Anthony Alessi’s podcast

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UConn Health Physicians Ranked Among the Nation’s Best in 2026 “Top Doctors” List

60 UConn Health Physicians Named Among Connecticut’s Top Doctors for 2026 in Connecticut Magazine

Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin, winner of the 2026 Jensen Tissue Engineering Award

Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn to Receive the 2026 Jensen Tissue Engineering Award

Laurencin will be honored by TERMIS (Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society, Inc.) Global this fall.

Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Othmer Medal

The Othmer Gold Medal for 2026 Awarded to Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn

Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin, MD, Ph.D., KCSL, has been named the winner of the 2026 Othmer Gold Medal by the Science History Institute.

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‘Healthy Rounds’: Spine Surgery’s Advances and Promising Future

Dr. Isaac Moss, chair of UConn Health’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, joins Dr. Anthony Alessi’s podcast