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Michael T. Lawton, MD
Professor and Chair, Neurosurgery
Chief, Neurovascular Surgery
- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 406-4402
Michael T. Lawton, MD, is the President and CEO of Barrow Neurological Institute, Robert F. Spetzler Endowed Chair in Neurosciences, and Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Lawton’s neurosurgical expertise includes cerebrovascular disorders (aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, cavernous malformations, and stroke) and skull base tumors. He has experience in treating more than 5,200 brain aneurysms, 1,000 arteriovenous malformations, and 1,000 cavernous malformations, including more than 300 in the brain stem and other highly delicate areas of the brain. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Society of Neurological Surgeons, American Academy of Neurological Surgery, and World Academy of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Lawton received a degree in biomedical engineering from Brown University and his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Barrow, where he also completed a fellowship in cerebrovascular and skull base surgery. After joining the faculty at the University of California, San Francisco, he later completed a fellowship in endovascular surgery there.
Dr. Lawton’s research studies the formation, underlying genetics, and rupture of brain AVMs, as well as the hemodynamics, rupture, and computational modeling of brain aneurysms. His clinical research studies the anatomy of microsurgical approaches and clinical outcomes of microsurgery for aneurysms, AVMs, and bypass surgery. He is the principal investigator for the Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium, a NIH-funded multicenter group studying the genetics and clinical course of rare vascular diseases of the brain. He has published more than 770 peer-reviewed articles, six single-author textbooks, and more than 100 book chapters.
Knowing neurosurgical education must continue during the pandemic, Dr. Lawton launched Seven Series, a series collection of narrated case studies with histories, imaging studies, and illustrations from the Barrow Neuroscience Publications animation studio. He also initiated Barrow Neurosurgery Base Camp, a series of videos capturing resident teaching rounds to help neurosurgeons sharpen their skills. These efforts have helped to make him the one of the most prominent and influential neurosurgeons on Twitter.
Dr. Lawton co-founded Mission: BRAIN, a teaching mission to raise the level of neurosurgery practiced in developing countries that conducts annual missions in Mexico and Asia.
To request an appointment with Dr. Lawton, please call (602) 406-3181.
- Aetna
- Arizona Foundation
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Medicare
- Mercy Care (AHCCCS)
- United Healthcare
- Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco, Endovascular Surgery, 2008-2011
- Fellowship, Barrow Neurological Institute, Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery, 1995-1996
- Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute, Neurosurgery, 1991-1997
- Internship, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, General Surgery, 1990-1991
- MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1990
- ScB, Brown University, Engineering, 1986
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
- Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery of the AANS and CNS
- American Academy of Neurological Surgery
- World Academy of Neurological Surgery
- Society of Neurological Surgeons
- Western Neurosurgical Society
- Cushing Award for Technical Excellence and Innovation in Neurosurgery, AANS, 2023
- William L. Young Achievement Award, The Aneurysm and AVM Foundation, 2017
- Distinguished Service Award, University of California, San Francisco, 2017
- Christopher C. Getch Fellowship Award, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2015
- Honorable Mention, PROSE Award, Textbook in Medicine Category, American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence, Seven AVMS: Tenets and Techniques for Resection, 2015
- Top Doctor, Castle Connolly, 2007-present
- Hunt-Wilson Lecture, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2013
- Finalist, Ben Franklin Award, Professional and Technical Category, Independent Book Publishers Association, Seven Aneurysms: Tenets and Techniques for Clipping, 2012
- Super Doctor, MSP Communications, 2012
- Patients’ Choice Award, American Registry, 2011
- Award of Merit, Association of Medical Illustrators, Seven Aneurysms: Tenets and Techniques for Clipping, 2011
- Top Doctor, 415 Top Doctors, Marin Magazine, 2011-2017
- Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors, 2007-present
- Diane D. Ralston Clinical and Basic Science Teaching Award, University of California, San Francisco, Department of Neurological Surgery, 2006
- Harold Rosegay Teaching Award, University of California, San Francisco, Department of Neurological Surgery, 2005
- Young Neurosurgeon Award, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies and International Congress of Neurological Surgery, 1997
- Resident Research Award, Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society, 1996-1997
- Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Honor Society, 1986
- Honors in Engineering, Brown University, 1986
- Meiklejohn Society, Brown University, 1984-1986
Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers for Diagnosis and the Prognostication of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Anant Naik, Olufunmilola Adeleye, Stefan W. Koester, Ethan A. Winkler, Joelle N. Hartke, Katherine Karahalios, Sandra Mihaljevic, Anupama Rani, Sudhanshu Raikwar, Jarrod D. Rulney, Shashvat M. Desai, Lea Scherschinski, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Michael T. Lawton, Joshua S. Catapano, Ashutosh P. Jadhav, Ruchira M. Jha
Microsurgical Resection of a Callosal Septal Arteriovenous Malformation: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Christopher S. Graffeo, Lea Scherschinski, Visish M. Srinivasan, Jacob F. Baranoski, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Michael T. Lawton, Kay A. Lawton
Approach Selection Strategies for Repeat Resection of Brain Cavernous Malformations: Cohort Study
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Christopher S. Graffeo, Lea Scherschinski, Dimitri Benner, Diego A. Devia, George Thomas, Stefan W. Koester, Joshua S. Catapano, Ethan A. Winkler, Visish M. Srinivasan, Michael T. Lawton, Kay A. Lawton
Clip Reconstruction of a Previously Ruptured Basilar Bifurcation Aneurysm After Failure of Endovascular Coiling and Flow Diversion: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Christopher S. Graffeo, Baltazar Zavala, Tyler S. Cole, Andrew J. Cole, Visish M. Srinivasan, Michael T. Lawton, Kay A. Lawton
Far Lateral Approach for Resection of a Calcifying Pseudoneoplasm of the Neuroaxis: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Christopher S. Graffeo, Lea Scherschinski, Charuta G. Furey, Tyler S. Cole, Andrew J. Cole, Visish M. Srinivasan, Michael T. Lawton, Kay A. Lawton
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- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 406-4402
Michael T. Lawton, MD
Professor and Chair, Neurosurgery
Chief, Neurovascular Surgery
- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 406-4402
Michael T. Lawton, MD, is the President and CEO of Barrow Neurological Institute, Robert F. Spetzler Endowed Chair in Neurosciences, and Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Lawton’s neurosurgical expertise includes cerebrovascular disorders (aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, cavernous malformations, and stroke) and skull base tumors. He has experience in treating more than 5,200 brain aneurysms, 1,000 arteriovenous malformations, and 1,000 cavernous malformations, including more than 300 in the brain stem and other highly delicate areas of the brain. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Society of Neurological Surgeons, American Academy of Neurological Surgery, and World Academy of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Lawton received a degree in biomedical engineering from Brown University and his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Barrow, where he also completed a fellowship in cerebrovascular and skull base surgery. After joining the faculty at the University of California, San Francisco, he later completed a fellowship in endovascular surgery there.
Dr. Lawton’s research studies the formation, underlying genetics, and rupture of brain AVMs, as well as the hemodynamics, rupture, and computational modeling of brain aneurysms. His clinical research studies the anatomy of microsurgical approaches and clinical outcomes of microsurgery for aneurysms, AVMs, and bypass surgery. He is the principal investigator for the Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium, a NIH-funded multicenter group studying the genetics and clinical course of rare vascular diseases of the brain. He has published more than 770 peer-reviewed articles, six single-author textbooks, and more than 100 book chapters.
Knowing neurosurgical education must continue during the pandemic, Dr. Lawton launched Seven Series, a series collection of narrated case studies with histories, imaging studies, and illustrations from the Barrow Neuroscience Publications animation studio. He also initiated Barrow Neurosurgery Base Camp, a series of videos capturing resident teaching rounds to help neurosurgeons sharpen their skills. These efforts have helped to make him the one of the most prominent and influential neurosurgeons on Twitter.
Dr. Lawton co-founded Mission: BRAIN, a teaching mission to raise the level of neurosurgery practiced in developing countries that conducts annual missions in Mexico and Asia.
To request an appointment with Dr. Lawton, please call (602) 406-3181.
- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 406-4402
- Aetna
- Arizona Foundation
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Medicare
- Mercy Care (AHCCCS)
- United Healthcare
- Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco, Endovascular Surgery, 2008-2011
- Fellowship, Barrow Neurological Institute, Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery, 1995-1996
- Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute, Neurosurgery, 1991-1997
- Internship, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, General Surgery, 1990-1991
- MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1990
- ScB, Brown University, Engineering, 1986
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
- Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery of the AANS and CNS
- American Academy of Neurological Surgery
- World Academy of Neurological Surgery
- Society of Neurological Surgeons
- Western Neurosurgical Society
- Cushing Award for Technical Excellence and Innovation in Neurosurgery, AANS, 2023
- William L. Young Achievement Award, The Aneurysm and AVM Foundation, 2017
- Distinguished Service Award, University of California, San Francisco, 2017
- Christopher C. Getch Fellowship Award, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2015
- Honorable Mention, PROSE Award, Textbook in Medicine Category, American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence, Seven AVMS: Tenets and Techniques for Resection, 2015
- Top Doctor, Castle Connolly, 2007-present
- Hunt-Wilson Lecture, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2013
- Finalist, Ben Franklin Award, Professional and Technical Category, Independent Book Publishers Association, Seven Aneurysms: Tenets and Techniques for Clipping, 2012
- Super Doctor, MSP Communications, 2012
- Patients’ Choice Award, American Registry, 2011
- Award of Merit, Association of Medical Illustrators, Seven Aneurysms: Tenets and Techniques for Clipping, 2011
- Top Doctor, 415 Top Doctors, Marin Magazine, 2011-2017
- Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors, 2007-present
- Diane D. Ralston Clinical and Basic Science Teaching Award, University of California, San Francisco, Department of Neurological Surgery, 2006
- Harold Rosegay Teaching Award, University of California, San Francisco, Department of Neurological Surgery, 2005
- Young Neurosurgeon Award, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies and International Congress of Neurological Surgery, 1997
- Resident Research Award, Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society, 1996-1997
- Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Honor Society, 1986
- Honors in Engineering, Brown University, 1986
- Meiklejohn Society, Brown University, 1984-1986
Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers for Diagnosis and the Prognostication of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Anant Naik, Olufunmilola Adeleye, Stefan W. Koester, Ethan A. Winkler, Joelle N. Hartke, Katherine Karahalios, Sandra Mihaljevic, Anupama Rani, Sudhanshu Raikwar, Jarrod D. Rulney, Shashvat M. Desai, Lea Scherschinski, Andrew F. Ducruet, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Michael T. Lawton, Joshua S. Catapano, Ashutosh P. Jadhav, Ruchira M. Jha
Microsurgical Resection of a Callosal Septal Arteriovenous Malformation: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Christopher S. Graffeo, Lea Scherschinski, Visish M. Srinivasan, Jacob F. Baranoski, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Michael T. Lawton, Kay A. Lawton
Approach Selection Strategies for Repeat Resection of Brain Cavernous Malformations: Cohort Study
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Christopher S. Graffeo, Lea Scherschinski, Dimitri Benner, Diego A. Devia, George Thomas, Stefan W. Koester, Joshua S. Catapano, Ethan A. Winkler, Visish M. Srinivasan, Michael T. Lawton, Kay A. Lawton
Clip Reconstruction of a Previously Ruptured Basilar Bifurcation Aneurysm After Failure of Endovascular Coiling and Flow Diversion: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Christopher S. Graffeo, Baltazar Zavala, Tyler S. Cole, Andrew J. Cole, Visish M. Srinivasan, Michael T. Lawton, Kay A. Lawton
Far Lateral Approach for Resection of a Calcifying Pseudoneoplasm of the Neuroaxis: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Christopher S. Graffeo, Lea Scherschinski, Charuta G. Furey, Tyler S. Cole, Andrew J. Cole, Visish M. Srinivasan, Michael T. Lawton, Kay A. Lawton
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