Theodore Lawrence
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| education =PhD, cell biology, 1979, Rockefeller University
MD, 1980, Cornell University
| thesis_title =The transmission of hormonal stimulation by cell-to-cell communication.
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|thesis_url=https://www.nature.com/articles/272501a0
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| workplaces = University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
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Theodore Steven Lawrence is an American radiation oncologist. In 2015, Lawrence was appointed the director of the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center.
Early life and education
Lawrence was born in Queens, New York but raised in Port Washington, New York on Long Island.{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Christopher |last2=Gressen |first2=Eric |title=Theodore Lawrence |url=https://www.astro.org/About-ASTRO/History/Theodore-Lawrence |publisher=ASTRO |access-date=October 29, 2021 |date=July 1, 2016}} After graduating from Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School Lawrence enrolled at Rockefeller University for his PhD and Cornell University for his medical degree. With his medical degree, Lawrence then completed his residency in internal medicine at Stanford University and National Cancer Institute.{{cite web |title=Theodore S. Lawrence, MD, PhD |url=https://www.uofmhealth.org/profile/128/theodore-s-lawrence-md-phd |publisher=University of Michigan |access-date=October 29, 2021}}
Career
Upon completing his residency, Larence joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 1987.{{cite web |last1=Fawcett |first1=Nicole |title=Dr. Theodore Lawrence named director of University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center |url=https://www.uofmhealth.org/news/archive/201502/dr-theodore-lawrence-named-director-university-michigan |publisher=University of Michigan |access-date=October 29, 2021 |date=February 19, 2015}} During his early tenure at the institution, he developed combined treatments of intensified chemotherapy and radiation for patients with pancreatic cancer.{{cite web |last1=Erickson |first1=Jim |title=Two U-M faculty named to Institute of Medicine |url=https://news.umich.edu/two-u-m-faculty-named-to-institute-of-medicine/ |publisher=University of Michigan |access-date=October 29, 2021 |date=October 8, 2007}} He was soon promoted to the rank of associate professor of radiation oncology and interim chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology.{{cite web |title=Regents approve administrative appointments |url=https://news.umich.edu/regents-approve-administrative-appointments-sept-18-1997/ |publisher=University of Michigan |access-date=October 29, 2021 |date=September 18, 1997}} In 2007, Larence was recognized for his scientific achievements with an election to the National Academy of Medicine. A few years later, he was the recipient of the 2009 Gold Medal from the American Society for Radiation Oncology.{{cite news |title=2009 Gold Medal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87976570/2009-gold-medal/ |access-date=October 29, 2021 |publisher=Detroit Free Press |date=August 13, 2009|via=newspapers.com}} In 2015, Lawrence was appointed the director of the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center.
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Category:Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School alumni
Category:Rockefeller University alumni
Category:Weill Cornell Medical College alumni
Category:American radiologists
Category:Members of the National Academy of Medicine