Laurie R. Goodrich

Advisor, Equine Surgery and Lameness, Regenerative Medicine

Dr. Goodrich is a translational scientist whose research focuses on regenerative medicine, gene therapies, and biologics to improve joint and bone repair in both animals and humans. She is, concurrently, an equine surgeon specializing in ortho-pedic surgery and lameness with a focus on musculoskeletal injuries and trauma,

 

Dr. Goodrich is Director of the Orthopaedic Research Center at Colorado State University’s C. Wayne McIlwraith  Translational Medicine Institute, a Founding Fellow in Minimally Invasive Surgery at the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, Chair of American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS), a member of the Board of Directors for North American Veterinary Regenerative Medicine Association (NARVMA), and was a co-founder of, and is the immediate past Chair for, the Preclinical Models Section of the Orthopedic Research Society.

 

Dr. Goodrich has received the Elastikon Award in Research Excellence from the Grayson Jockey Club Research Foundation, the Cabaud Award in Research from American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine, and CSU’s American Association of Equine Practitioners Clinician of the Year Award for teaching excellence. She earned her MSc in pharmacology at Marion DuPont Equine Medical Center and PhD in cellular and molecular biology of cartilage repair at Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine where she served as faculty surgeon.