Dr. Cato Laurencin, of the Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering and Sports Medicine Department and Dr. Anthony Alessi, of the Neurosport Department attended the CES MMA 58 Fight at the Connecticut Convention Center last Saturday. Dr. Laurencin serves as the Commissioner of Boxing for the State of Connecticut and Dr. Alessi showcased his expertise as the ringside doctor for the fight. Previously, Dr. Laurencin served as a ring side boxing physician for professional boxing in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut. He has been a physician for the USA Boxing Elite Men’s Team and serves on the National Medical Advisory Board for USA Boxing. He continues to interlace his passion for boxing with his mastery in sports medicine.

Dr. Laurencin recently traveled to Vail, Colorado to speak at the 5^th Annual Vail Scientific Summit. The year’s theme focused on advances in regenerative medicine and is considered a summer highlight for some of the top scientists, researchers, surgeons and clinicians in the fields of regenerative, translational and orthopaedic medicine. Dr. Laurencin moderated the session focused on innovative technologies.

The annual event hosted by the Steadman Philippon Research Institute, started in 2015 and has continued to grow each year attracting physicians and scholars from a wide variety of fields of medicine and research. This year’s range of discussion topics include aging, bone regeneration, spine and vertebrae issues, muscle, cartilage, ligament and tendons.