UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): APRIL 25, 2003

                    INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORPORATION

             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


            DELAWARE                      0-26224                51-0317849
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)

                              311 ENTERPRISE DRIVE
                              PLAINSBORO, NJ 08536
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
                                 (609)-275-0500
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
                                 NOT APPLICABLE
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



ITEM 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(a) Not applicable

(b) Not applicable

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number    Description of Exhibit
-------    ----------------------
99.1      Press release issued April 25, 2003 regarding earnings for the quarter
          ended March 31, 2003


ITEM 9.  Information Provided Under Item 12 (Results of Operations and Financial
         Condition)

The  information  required by Item 12 is being provided under Item 9 pursuant to
Securities and Exchange Commission interim filing guidance provided in SEC press
release No. 2003-41.

The  following  information  is  furnished  pursuant  to Item  12,  "Results  of
Operations and Financial  Condition."  The  information in this Form 8-K and the
Exhibit  attached  hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18
of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed  incorporated by reference
in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set
forth by specific reference in such filing.

On April 25, 2003,  Integra Life  Sciences  Corporation  issued a press  release
announcing financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003. A copy of the
press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.




                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, as of the 25th day of April, 2003.



                    INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORPORATION


                    BY: /s/ STUART M. ESSIG
                        -----------------------------
                        STUART M. ESSIG
                        PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER




                                  Exhibit Index
                                  -------------


Exhibit
Number    Description of Exhibit
-------   ----------------------

99.1      Press release issued April 25, 2003 regarding earnings for the quarter
          ended March 31, 2003