Dr. Cory Edgar is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at UConn Health. A team physician for Boston University athletics, he was recruited back after serving as assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Edgar was a former sports medicine fellow at the UConn and has a strong research and academic interest. Dr. Edgar has a Ph.D. in cellular and molecular biology and established research activities in bone biology, cartilage healing and applications of stem cells for tissue healing. He is an outstanding educator with many invited lectureships and national level courses that he teaches. He most recently won the AOSSM research award and is considered a rising star in the sports medicine community.

Dr. Edgar’s clinical interests and expertise include primary and revision ACL reconstructions, multi-ligament knee injuries, meniscal transplantation, patella dislocations and instability, complex shoulder instability with bone loss, revision rotator cuff surgery, AC joint injuries, pectoralis tendon ruptures, distal biceps ruptures, ankle instability and talus OCD lesions.

Dr. Edgar continues to devote himself to improving the field of orthopedics through research. A primary area of interest and expertise is the use of stem cells to enhance healing and graft incorporation in sports medicine. His research goal is to continue to explore and develop through a translational medical approach, the application of biologics and regenerative medicine to sports medicine issues.

Dr. Edgar is committed to education and patient care. His clinical interests, education, and experience enable him to care for patients with compassion and expertise.

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
BA	Benedictine University	Molecular and Cell Biology
MS	Boston University	Molecular, Cell Biology and Biochemistry
MD, PhD	Boston University School of Medicine	Medicine

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Internship	Boston University Medical Center	General Surgery
Residency	Boston University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery	Resident
Fellowship	University of Connecticut School of Medicine	Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Arciero Sports Medicine Fellowship Teaching Award 2022	UConn Orthopedics
Top Doctor Award 2022, Orthopedic Surgery CT
ORS/OREF/AAOS Research Funding Workshop: Strategies for Success - Awarded Invitee	ORS/OREF/AAOS
Arciero-Warner Resident/Fellow Research Award, NESES Annual Meeting: For the Paper "Biological Augmentation of Rotator Cuff Tears: From the OR back to the Lab"
AAOS/OREF/ORS - AANA Representative: Clinician Scholar Development Program - Awarded Invitee	AAOS/OREF/ORS
AOSSM Award: Research Mentoring Development Program, Mentor - Kurt Spindler (Vanderbilt University)	AOSSM
Marshall F. Urist Residency Research Award 2004: Molecular Mechanisms of PTH-Mediated Enhancement of Fracture Repair. Mentor: Dr. Einhorn Primary recipient: Sanjeev Kakar, M.D., Minor collaborator; Cory Edgar, MD PhD, 2004-2005
Resident/Fellow Essay Award Clinical Category, Arthroscopy Association of North America, Annual ANAA Meeting: For the Paper: "A Prospective Studay Comparing Autograft vs. Allograft Hamstrings for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction"	Arthroscopy Association of North America
Mehos Merit and Research Scholarship, 2000-2001 Academic Year
American Medical Association Education and Research Fellowship, 2000-2001 Academic Year

Name & Description	Category	Role	Type	Scope	Start Year	End Year
Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research	Editorial Board	Reviewer	External	National	2019
New England Shoulder and Elbow Society	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	Regional	2012
Arthroscopy Association of North America	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	2011
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	2011
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	2011
Orthopedic Research Society	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	2007
Journal of Orthopaedic Research	Editorial Board	Reviewer	External	National
Journal of Bone	Editorial Board	Reviewer	External	National
Clinical Anatomy	Editorial Board	Reviewer	External	National
AAOSM -- Committee approves, grant funding and guides research and academic directives instituted by the society	Research Committee	Member	External	National

Clinical Research: Primary and revision ACL reconstructions, multi-ligament knee injuries, meniscal transplantation, patella dislocations and instability, complex shoulder instability with bone loss, revision rotator cuff surgery, AC joint injuries, pectoralis tendon ruptures, distal biceps ruptures, ankle instability and talus OCD lesions.

Basic Science Research: Use of stem cells to enhance tendon to bone healing, meniscal transplant healing and longevity, rotator cuff healing. His research goal is continue to explore and develop through a translational medical approach, the application of biologics and regenerative medicine to sports medicine issues.

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Abstracts

Case Reports

Monographs

Other

Reviews

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
AANA Specialty Day March 10-13, Las Vegas, NV. ICL 303 Multi-Ligament Knee Injuries Session, “Timing of Surgery and role for repair vs repair”;	Talk		2023
AAOS Annual Meeting, March 10-13, Las Vegas, NV. Shoulder Instability, Subcritical Bone Loss: So Many Options. Panelist Expert ICL 484, “Patella-femoral Hero and Goat”	Panel Discussion		2023
AANA Core Education Webinar Series April 4th Faculty/Lecture: “ACL Success Around the Edges – RAMP, Roots, ALL/LET” Series Title: ACL Primary Treatment: Repair to Reconstruction.	Talk		2023
Invited Faculty Complex Knee Pathologies Symposium, May 20 Austin TX. “The PCL needs Love too: Tips and Tricks for PCL Reconstruction	Lecture		2023
Quantification of Trochlea Dysplasia via Computed Tomography: Assessment of Morphology Difference Between Control and Recurrent Patella Instability Patients	Poster	AAOS Annual Meeting	2014	New Orleans
Quantification of Trochlea Dysplasia via Computed Tomography: Assessment of Morphology Difference Between Control and Recurrent Patella Instability Patients	Lecture	AOSSM 2014 Annual Meeting	2014	Seattle, WA
Treatment Considerations for Patellafemoral Instability	Lecture	NEOS Fall Meeting	2013	Boston MA
Meniscal Transplant: Indications and Technique	Lecture	NEOS Spring Meeting	2013	Boston MA
Rehabilitation Summit of 2013: Recent Advances in the Evaluation & Treatment of Selected Topics in Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics	Lecture	Rehabilitation Summit of 2013	2013	Boston, MA
Commonly seen shoulder injuries, an orthopedic perspective	Lecture	New Challenges & New Solutions on Work-Related Injury & Musculoskeletal The	2013	Waltham, MA
Glenoid Dysplasia: What is it? How do measure it and what does it mean	Lecture	NESES Annual Meeting	2013	Jay Peak, VT
Quantification of Trochlea Dysplasia via Computed Tomography: Assessment of Morphology Difference Between Control and Recurrent Patella Instability Patients	Lecture	International Patellofemoral Study Group Bi-Annual Meeting	2013	Gent Belgium
MythBusters - ACL Reconstruction: What has Really Changed in the Last 10 Years?	Lecture	Boston Medical Center	2012	Boston, Massachusetts
Commonly Encountered Shoulder Problems: An Orthopeadic Perspective	Talk	University of Connecticut	2012	Farmington, Connecticut
Commonly Encountered Shoulder Problems: An Orthopeadic Perspective	Lecture	Association of peri-Operative Registered Nurses	2012	New Britian, Connecticut
Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL) surgical anatomy	Lecture	American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine	2012	Baltimore, Maryland
Biological Augmentation of Rotator Cuff Tears: From the OR back to the Lab	Lecture	New England Shoulder and Elbow Society	2012	Jay Peak, Vermont
Meniscal Transplantation: Indications and Technique	Lecture	Grand Rounds: Lahey Clinic, Department of Orthopedic Surgery	2012	Burlington, MA
The Meniscus – Full Circle: Open Meniscectomy to Meniscal Transplantation	Lecture	Grand Rounds: Boston Medical Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery	2012	Boston, MA
Complications in MPFL (Medial Patella-Femoral Ligament0 Reconstruction Surgery?	Lecture	Grand Rounds: Boston Medical Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery	2012	Boston, MA
Commonly encountered shoulder problems: An Orthopeadic perspective	Lecture	Association of peri-Operative Registered Nurses (AORN) Chapter 1 Spring mee	2012	New Briton, CT
Update on the Operative Treatment of AC Joint Dislocations	Lecture	Graduation Research Day Symposium- Boston Medical Center	2011	Boston, Massachusetts
Acromioclavicular Joint Instability: Anatomic Reconstruction - New Technique for an Old Problem	Lecture	Boston Medical Center	2011	Boston, Massachusetts
Fresh Osteochondra1 Allograft and Transplantation for Traumatic Patellar Defects	Lecture	Boston Medical Center	2010	Boston, Massachusetts
Fresh Osteochondral Allograft and Transplantation for Traumatic Patellar Defects	Lecture	AOSSM Sports Medicine Traveling Fellowship Symposium	2010	Boston, MA
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins Regulate Osteogenic Differentiation in Vitro Though a Coordinated Network Directed by BMP-2	Lecture	Boston Medical Center	2006	Boston, Massachusetts
BMP-2 is a Critical Mediator of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Osteoblastic Differentiation	Lecture	Orthopaedic Research Society	2005	Washington D.C.
Autoregulation of BMP Expression Mediates Osteogenic Differentiation of Murine Marrow Stromal Cells in Culture	Lecture	International Conference on the Chemistry and Biology of Mineralized Tissue	2004	Alberta, Canada
Methodological Approach for the Generation of a Tissue-Specific and Regulatable BMP-2 Expressing Transgenic Mouse	Lecture	Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting	2004	San Fransisco, California
Autoregulation of BMP Expression Mediates Osteogenic Differentiation of Murine Marrow Stromal Cells in Culture	Poster	American Society for Bone and Mineral Research	2003	Minneapolis, Minnesota
A Prospective Study Comparing Autograft vs Allograft Hamstrings for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction	Lecture	Arthroscopy Association of North America	2003	Phoenix, Arizona
A Prospective Comparative study of ACL Reconstruction: Allograft vs. Autograft Hamstrings	Lecture	American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	2003	New Orleans, Louisiana
Autograft vs Allograft Hamstring for Prunary ACL Reconstruction: A Prospective Comparative Study	Lecture	Boston University School of Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery	2002	Boston, Massachusetts