Walter Lawrence Jr. Explained

Birth Date:31 May 1925
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation:Surgical oncologist
Education:Ph.B., S.B., M.D., University of Chicago
USN training, Dartmouth College
Internship and residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Residency, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Othernames:Walter M. Lawrence Jr.
Known For:Founding father of the discipline Surgical oncology

Walter Lawrence Jr. (May 31, 1925 – November 9, 2021) was an American surgical oncologist at Memorial-Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Cornell Medical College, and at the Medical College of Virginia. He was a leader in civil rights health equity efforts.

Early life and education

Born on May 31, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois,[1] Walter M. Lawrence Jr., was the son of Walter Lawrence, a primary care physician,[2] and Violette (née Mathews) Lawrence.[3] He attended Oak Park and River Forest High School and the University of Chicago, earning a Ph.B. in 1943, and an S.B. degree in 1945.[4] He also attended Dartmouth College training[5] and served in a non-combat role in the United States Navy during World War II from 1943 to 1946.

Lawrence wed Susan Grayson Shryock in Winchester, Virginia, on June 20, 1947.[6] He earned his M.D. at the University of Chicago, with his dissertation, Constrictive Pericarditis with Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins, in 1948.[7] He had surgical training residencies at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,[8] then served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in Korea as Chief of Surgery of a MASH hospital from 1952 to 1954.

Career

From 1956 to 1996, Lawrence conducted both clinical and research activity at Memorial-Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of Cornell Medical College.

Focus on issues of medical equity

Robert Winn wrote, "The real mark Dr. Lawrence leaves behind is his mission to help those less fortunate than us and to ensure that some do not bear the burden of health and cancer burden. And he never rested on this mission. Until last year, he was using his platform to speak on behalf of the least heard voices, ensuring that everyone has access to affordable, world-class healthcare."

Harry D. Bear wrote, "...he may be the only person admitted to the membership of the Southern Surgical Society twice. He resigned from this group when they would not admit an African American candidate; he was later re-admitted to the Southern after that black candidate had achieved membership some years later. This is a typical example of his sense of what is right. That is just one area where he has been a valued source of advice over the years."

Academic positions

In 1966, Lawrence became Vice-Chair of Surgery and Chair of the first academic Division of Surgical Oncology in the United States at the Medical College of Virginia. There he was also appointed Director of the NCI-accredited Massey Cancer Center, Medical College of Virginia, at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) campus from 1974 to 1990.[9] [10] He served on the VCU School of Medicine Admissions Committee where his primary focus was also on medical school teaching. Later, the teaching portion of his career consisted entirely of medical student teaching at Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center.[11]

Selected publications

According to Bear, "Lawrence's bibliography includes more than 260 papers on a wide variety of topics, as well as half a dozen books, and 35 book chapters."

Books

Articles

Awards and honors

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 31 May 1925. Walter Lawrence in the Cook County, Illinois Birth Index, 1916-1935. 2022-01-06. www.ancestry.com.
  2. Web site: Center. Blake BeldenVCU Massey Cancer. In memoriam: Walter Lawrence Jr., founding director of Massey Cancer Center. 2022-01-06. VCU News. en-us.
  3. Web site: 1930 United States Federal Census for Walter M Lawrence. 2022-01-06. www.ancestry.com.
  4. Web site: Dr. Walter Lawrence Jr. Obituary (1925 - 2021) Richmond Times-Dispatch. 2022-01-06. Legacy.com.
  5. Web site: Winn. Robert A.. Ginder. Gordon D.. 2021-11-12. Walter Lawrence, cancer surgeon and civil rights hero, dies at 96. 2022-01-06. The Cancer Letter. en-US.
  6. Web site: June 20, 1947. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014 for Walter Lawrence. subscription. 2022-01-06. www.ancestry.com.
  7. Constrictive pericarditis with obstruction of pulmonary veins.. 1948. English. Walter Jr. Lawrence. 83934259.
  8. Bear . Harry D. . 2005 . Walter Lawrence Jr.: A tribute to a surgical oncologist. 'Been there, done that' . . 90 . 3 . 109–112 . 10.1002/jso.20212 . 1096-9098 . 15895456 . registration . Wiley . 44737880.
  9. News: 1984-12-08 . Avoiding Amputation In Cancer Is Evaluated . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-01-11 . 0362-4331.
  10. Web site: Winn . Robert A. . Winn statement on the passing of Walter Lawrence Jr., M.D . 2022-01-06 . www.masseycancercenter.org . en.
  11. Steele . Glenn D. . 2002-07-01 . Honoring Walter Lawrence Jr., MD: Society of surgical oncology president 1979–80 . Annals of Surgical Oncology . en . 9 . 6 . 519–523 . 10.1007/BF02573883 . 1534-4681 . 12095963. 195242792 .
  12. News: 1964-03-19. Receives Sloan Cancer Study Award in N.Y.. 143. Chicago Tribune. 2022-01-06.
  13. News: 1964-03-11. CANCER OUTLOOK HEARTENS SLOAN; Foundation Head Optimistic Problem Can Be Solved.. en-US. The New York Times. 2022-01-11. 0362-4331.
  14. News: 1971-11-08. Two in state named to new professorships. 16. The Bee. 2022-01-06.
  15. Book: Journal of the National Cancer Institute: JNCI.. November 1999. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health. en.

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