Harris Orthopaedics Laboratory: Awards & Honors

2023: Orhun Muratoglu, PhD, elected as fellow of the National Academy of Inventors class of 2022

2022: William Harris, MD, received a lifetime achievement award from the Orthopaedic Summit Evolving Techniques, a nonprofit organization focused on education.

2022: Alireza Borjali, PhD, received the Orthopaedic Research Society New Investigator Recognition Award for presenting outstanding scientific research (poster + presentation) at the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) 2022 annual meeting

2021: Ebru Oral, PhD, inducted into the National Academy of Inventors' Fellows Program

2021: Alireza Borjali, PhD, awarded the Orthopaedic Research Society 2021 William H. Harris Award

2019: Ebru Oral, PhD, elected as fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

2019: AAHKS Clinical Research Award (given annually to the conference’s most outstanding clinical paper in the field of hip or knee arthroplasty).
“No Evidence for Higher Patient-Reported Outcome Scores After Total Hip Arthroplasty with the Direct Anterior Approach at 1.5 Months Postoperatively and Through a 5-Year Follow-Up.”

2019: EFORT - Bronze prize for Orthopaedics Abstracts, as the third best orthopaedics abstract at the conference.
“Regional Differences Between The United States, Scandinavia, And South Korea In Patient Selection And Early To Mid-Term Clinical Outcomes In Patients Undergoing Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty.”

2019: Ebru Oral, PhD, inducted to the College of Fellows for the American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering

2018: American Orthopaedic Association's Distinguished Contributions to Orthopaedics Award

2017: Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation (OREF) Clinical Research Award
"Arthroplasty Implant Registries Over the Past Five Decades: Development, Current and Future Impact"

2015: EFORT - The Mike Freeman honorary lecture

2014: International Society for Tech. in Arthroplasty 2014 Annual Meeting (ISTA) - 3rd Place E-Poster Award

2013: 23rd Turkish National Congress of Orthopaedics - Best Podium Presentation
"Determination of osteolytic response to vitamin E-diffused UHMWPE wear particles using micro-CT in a murine model"

2012: International Hip Society's Lifetime Achievement Award

2012: Hip Society's John Charnley Award
"Clinical Multi-Centric Studies of Highly Cross-linked Re-melted Polyethylene in THR"

2011: HAP Paul Award given by the International Society for Tech. in Arthroplasty
"Novel Active Stabilization Technology in Highly Cross-linked UHMWPEs for Superior Stability"

2011: Claflin Distinguished Scholar (given to outstanding women scientists)
"Porous-backed polyethylene with improved fatigue strength as an alternative to catastrophically failed metal-on-metal joint implants"

2011: International Tribology Award
"A Multi-center Study of the Mid-term Wear Results of Highly Cross-linked Polyethylene THR Components"

2010: Partners in Excellence Award of Partners Health Care System

2010: American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons - 2nd Place Best Poster
"A multi-center Study of Mid-term Results of Highly Cross-linked Polyethylene THR Components"

2010: Hip Society's John Charnley Award
"Cup Positioning at a Tertiary Hospital: Risk Factors for Malpositioning"

2009: Association of Bone & Joint Surgeons - Marshall R. Urist Young Investigator Award

2008: The Hip Society's Lifetime Achievement Award

2006: Orthopaedic Associates of Hartford, CT - Pasternak Lecture

2006: HAP Paul Award given by the International Society for Tech. in Arthroplasty

2006: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - 1st Place Overall Scientific Poster Award

2005: Robert E. Fairer Award - ASTM Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices

2004: The Hip Society's Otto Aufranc Award

2003: Hip Society's John Charnley Award
"Society Efficacy of BMP-2 to Induce Bone Ingrowth in Gap and Non-Gap Regions of a Total Hip Replacement Model"

2002: International Society of Orthopaedics & Traumatology/ International Research Society of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology (SICOT/SIROT) - XXII World Congress - Best Poster

2001: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) - Marshall R. Urist Young Investigator Award

2000: Partners in Excellence Award of Partners Health Care System

1999: The Maurice Muller Award for Life-term Achievements in Orthopaedic Surgery

1999: HAP Paul Award given by the International Society for Tech. in Arthroplasty (given for research that outlines new developments in the field of Arthroplasty)
"A Novel method of cross-linking ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene to improve wear, reduce oxidation, and retain mechanical properties"

1997: European Orthopaedic Research Society - Best Poster

1996: The Hip Society's Otto Aufranc Award
"The Skeletal Response to Well-Fixed Cemented and Cementless Component"

1992: Hip Society's John Charnley Award

1991: Hip Society's John Charnley Award
"The Mechanism of Loosening of Cemented Acetabular Components in Total Hip Arthroplasty: Analysis of Specimens Retrieved at Autopsy"

1989: The Hip Society's Frank Stinchfield Award
"Studies of Femurs Retrieved From Patients who had Undergone Cemented Total Hip Replacement Up to 17 Years Earlier"

1986: The Otto Aufranc Award of The Hip Society

1977: The Hip Society's Frank Stinchfield Award

1976: Kappa Delta Award for Outstanding Orthopaedic Research

1975: The Hip Society's Frank Stinchfield Award

1975: Hip Society's John Charnley Award

1970: Kappa Delta Award for Outstanding Orthopaedic Research

Hip Society's John Charnley Award: Given for innovative research, either clinical or basic, which focuses on important advances in the management of hip disorders.

HAP Paul Award given by the International Society for Tech. in Arthroplasty: Given for research that outlines new developments in the field of Arthroplasty.

The Hip Society's Otto Aufranc Award: Given for innovative research, either clinical or basic, encompassing important advances in the management of hip disorders

The Hip Society's Frank Stinchfield Award: Given for given to a resident or fellow in training who submits an outstanding contribution concerning hip problems