Neurosurgery Department, UF College of Medicine
Matthew F. Lawson, MD
Special Interests:
General Neurosurgery
Cerebrovascular Disease
Endovascular Neurosurgery
Skull Base Surgery
MATTHEW F. LAWSON, MD, attended Harvard University and graduated magna cum laude with a degree in biochemical sciences in 2000. He then attended the University of Florida and received his medical degree cum laude in 2004. Currently, Dr. Lawson is a Clinical Lecturer for the Department of Neurosurgery.
In July 2006, Dr. Lawson became a resident in neurosurgery following several years of training in a combined general surgery/plastic and reconstructive surgery program. During his research year he completed an enfolded fellowship in endovascular neurosurgery with Drs. Hoh, Mocco, and Firment. Dr. Lawson was selected as a Council of State Neurological Societies (CSNS) Socioeconomic Fellow for 2009-2010, and following the completion of this fellowship he was appointed a CNS Representative to the CSNS.
He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the Gold Humanism Honor Society, CNS, and AANS. In 2010, Dr. Lawson received the Chuck Shank Award for professionalism in neurosurgery as well as the U.F. Resident Research Award for his research presentation entitled “Stent Flow Remodeling Causes Spontaneous Complete Occlusion of Incompletely Coiled Aneurysms.” In 2011, Dr. Lawson received the Outstanding Resident Educator Award from the U.F. Society of Teaching Scholars for excellence in teaching fellow residents and medical students. At the 2011 CNS Annual Meeting in Washington DC, Dr. Lawson received the Synthes Cerebrovascular Award for his research on the treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms.
Dr. Lawson’s clinical interests are in cerebrovascular disease, endovascular neurosurgery, skull base surgery, and general neurosurgery. He serves on the departmental research and QA committees and has an interest in socioeconomic issues within the field of neurosurgery.
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