UCSF Neurological Surgery faculty since 1997
 
Read about Dr. Lawton's current research
 
Dr. Lawton specializes in the surgical treatment of aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), arteriovenous fistulas, and cavernous malformations. He has special expertise in carotid endarterectomy and cerebral revascularization surgery using intracranial bypasses. He is also on the faculty of the UCSF Center for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, in coordination with colleagues in Interventional Neuroradiology and the Department of Neurology.
 
Dr. Lawton's work as a principal investigator is focused on developing gene therapies for cerebrovascular disorders. Previously at the Barrow Neurological Institute, Dr. Lawton initially investigated the role of venous hypertension and angiogenesis in the formation of dural arteriovenous fistulas - work that was recognized by the World Federation of Neurological Societies and the International Congress of Neurological Surgery with the Young Neurosurgeon Award. Currently, Dr. Lawton is investigating the biology of radiation-induced arterial occlusion in order to develop a gene therapy that enhances radiosurgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs).
 
 
Education, Training, and Previous Positions
 
1986: BS, Brown University
1990: MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1990-1991: General Surgery Internship, Johns Hopkins Hospital
1991-1997: Neurosurgical Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute
1994-2000: Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Arizona State University
1995-1996: Fellowship in Cerebrovascular/Skull-base Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute
 
Selected Professional Memberships and Appointments
 
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Cerebrovascular Section of the AANS and CNS
American Academy of Neurological Surgery
Western Neurological Society
San Francisco Neurological Society
 
Selected Honors and Awards
 
1996: Sigma Xi
1996: Resident Research Award, Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society
1997: Resident Research Award, Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society
1997: Young Neurosurgeon Award, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies and International Congress of Neurological Surgery
 
Contact
 
Michael T. Lawton MD
University of California, San Francisco
Department of Neurological Surgery
505 Parnassus Ave. Rm. M779
San Francisco, CA 94143-0112
Phone: (415) 353-3998 (academic)
            (415) 353-2529 (clinical)
 
Selected Recent Publications
 
Sanai N, Fullerton H, Karl TR, Lawton MT. Aortocarotid bypass for hemispheric hypoperfusion in a child. J Neurosurg Pediatrics 2008;1(4):343-7.
 
Narvid J, Hetts SW, Larsen D, Neuhaus J, Singh TP, McSwain H, Lawton MT, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV. Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae: clinical features and long-term results. Neurosurgery 2008;62(1):159-67.
 
Frenzel T, Lee CZ, Kim H, Quinnine NJ, Hashimoto T, Lawton MT, Guglielmo BJ, McCulloch CE, Young WL. Feasibility of minocycline and doxycycline use as potential vasculostatic therapy for brain vascular malformations: pilot study of adverse events and tolerance. Cerebrovasc Dis 2008;25(1-2):157-63.
 
Johnston SC, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Lawton MT, Duckwiler GR, Gress DR; CARAT Investigators. Predictors of rehemorrhage after treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms: the Cerebral Aneurysm Rerupture After Treatment (CARAT) study. Stroke 2008;39(1):120-5.
 
Boussel L, Wintermark M, Martin A, Dispensa B, Vantijen R, Leach J, Rayz V, Acevedo-Bolton G, Lawton M, Higashida R, Smith WS, Young WL, Saloner D. Monitoring Serial Change in the Lumen and Outer Wall of Vertebrobasilar Aneurysms. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2007;[Epub ahead of print].
 
Achrol AS, Kim H, Pawlikowska L, Trudy Poon KY, McCulloch CE, Ko NU, Johnston SC, McDermott MW, Zaroff JG, Lawton MT, Kwok PY, Young WL. Association of tumor necrosis factor-alpha-238G>A and apolipoprotein E2 polymorphisms with intracranial hemorrhage after brain arteriovenous malformation treatment. Neurosurgery 2007;61(4):731-40.
 
Sanchez-Mejia RO, Lawton MT. Distal aneurysms of basilar perforating and circumferential arteries. Report of three cases. J Neurosurg 2007;107(3):654-9.
 
Kim H, Sidney S, McCulloch CE, Poon KY, Singh V, Johnston SC, Ko NU, Achrol AS, Lawton MT, Higashida RT, Young WL; UCSF BAVM Study Project. Racial/Ethnic differences in longitudinal risk of intracranial hemorrhage in brain arteriovenous malformation patients. Stroke 2007;38(9):2430-7.
 
Dispensa BP, Saloner DA, Acevedo-Bolton G, Achrol AS, Jou LD, McCulloch CE, Johnston SC, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Ko NU, Lawton MT, Martin AJ, Quinnine N, Young WL. Estimation of fusiform intracranial aneurysm growth by serial magnetic resonance imaging. J Magn Reson Imaging 2007;26(1):177-83.
 
Lawton MT, Lu DC, Young WL; University of California, San Francisco Brain Arteriovenous Malformation Study Project. Sylvian fissure arteriovenous malformations: an application of the Sugita classification to 28 surgical patients. Neurosurgery 2007; 61(1):29-38.
 
Wang VY, Barbaro NM, Lawton MT, Pitts L, Kunwar S, Parsa AT, Gupta N, McDermott MW. Complications of lumboperitoneal shunts. Neurosurgery 2007;60(6):1045-1049.
 
Lawton MT, Narvid J, Quiñones-Hinojosa A. Predictors of neurosurgical career choice among residents and residency applicants. Neurosurgery 2007;60(5):934-9.
 
Fan Y, Ye J, Shen F, Zhu Y, Yeghiazarians Y, Zhu W, Chen Y, Lawton MT, Young WL, Yang GY. Interleukin-6 stimulates circulating blood-derived endothelial progenitor cell angiogenesis in vitro. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2008;28(1):90-8.
 
Young WL, Kwok PY, Pawlikowska L, Lawton MT, Kim H, Hysi PG, Marchuk DA. Arteriovenous malformation. J Neurosurg 2007;106(4):731-3.
 
Du R, Keyoung HM, Dowd CF, Young WL, Lawton MT. The effects of diffuseness and deep perforating artery supply on outcomes after microsurgical resection of brain arteriovenous malformations. Neurosurgery 2007;60(4):638-48.
 
Du R, Hashimoto T, Tihan T, Young WL, Perry V, Lawton MT. Growth and regression of arteriovenous malformations in a patient with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Case report. J Neurosurg 2007;106(3):470-7.