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 Jennifer S. Lawton, M.D., F.A.C.S.Cardiothoracic Surgery
Associate Professor, Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Thoracic Surgery--Certified
Surgery--Certified
Dr. Lawton specializes in cardiac surgery, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) (on- and off-pump), beating heart surgery and valve surgery.
Other areas of clinical interest include coronary artery revascularization, valve repair and replacement, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, myocardial preservation, and women and heart disease.
Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1992
Residency: Surgery, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 1998
Chief Residency: Surgery, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 1999
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 2001
Center for Advanced Medicine
Heart and Vascular Center
4921 Parkview Place, Suite A, Floor 8
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 747-9461
Fax: (314) 747-4216
(314) 362-7260 or 1-888-800-9484
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Myocardial protection, hyperpolarizing cardioplegia, ATP-sensitive potassium channels, and myocyte volume changes during cardioplegic arrest.
American Heart Association Beginning Grant in Aid (7/1/2005 - 6/30/2007)
Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education
Nina Starr Braunwald Career Development Award
(7/1/2007 – 6/30/2009)
Caring Spirit Award (chosen by Barnes-Jewish Hospital employees)
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
Genetech/American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Meetings Grant, 1996
Bigger-Lehman Award of the Virginia Surgical Society, 1996
American College of Cardiology/Bristol-Myers Squibb Affiliate-In-Training Travel Award, 1996
National Research Service Award, National Institutes of Health, 1994-1996
American Medical Women's Association Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation, Hahnemann University, 1992
Al-Dadah AS, Voeller RK, Schuessler RB, Damiano RJ Jr, Lawton JS. Maintenance of myocyte volume homeostasis during stress by diazoxide is cardioprotective. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2007;84(3):857-862.
Schena S, Wildes T, Beardslee MA, Lasala JM, Damiano RJ Jr, Lawton JS. Successful management of unremitting spasm of the nongrafted right coronary artery after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2007;133(6):1649-1650
Kaiser SP, Melby SJ, Zierer A, Schuessler RB, Moon MR, Moazami N, Pasque MK, Huddleston C, Damiano RJ Jr, Lawton JS. Long-term outcomes in valve replacement surgery for infective endocarditis. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2007;83(1):30-35.
Lawton JS, Moon MR, Curci JA, Rubin BG, Smith TW, Gleva MJ, Damiano RJ Jr. Management of arterial injuries caused by laser extraction of indwelling venous pacemaker and defibrillator leads. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 2006;29(8):917-920.
Mizutani S, Al-Dadah AS, Bloch JB, Prasad SM, Diodato MD, Schuessler RB, Damiano RJ Jr, Lawton JS. Hyperkalemic cardioplegia-induced myocyte swelling and contractile dysfunction: prevention by diazoxide. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2006;81(1):154-159.
Prasad SM, Al-Dadah AS, Byrd GD, Flagg TP, Gomes J, Damiano RJ Jr, Nichols CG, Lawton JS. Role of the sarcolemmal adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channel in hyperkalemic cardioplegia-induced myocyte swelling and reduced contractility. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2006;81(1):148-153.
Mizutani S, Prasad SM, Sellitto AD, Schuessler RB, Damiano RJ Jr, Lawton JS. Myocyte volume and function in response to osmotic stress: observations in the presence of an adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channel opener. Circulation. 2005;112(9 Suppl):I219-I223.
Diodato MD Jr, Shah NR, Prasad SM, Racen EL, Mizutani S, Lawton JS, Damiano RJ Jr. Progress towards a more physiologic approach to donor heart preservation: the advantages of hyperpolarized arrest. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2005;24(9):1362-1368.
Kreisel D, Pasque MK, Damiano RJ Jr, Medoff G, Kates A, Kreisel FH, Lawton JS. Bartonella species-induced prosthetic valve endocarditis associated with rapid progression of valvular stenosis. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005;130(2):567-568.
Lawton JS, Barner HB, Bailey MS, Guthrie TJ, Moazami N, Pasque MK, Moon MR, Damiano RJ Jr. Radial artery grafts in women: utilization and results. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2005;80(2):559-563.
Lawton JS, Deshpande SP, Zanaboni PB, Damiano RJ. Spontaneous atrioventricular groove disruption during off pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2005;79:339-341.
Choong CK, Lawton JS, Moon MR, Damiano RJ. Failure of medical therapy for pulmonary “thromboembolic” disease: beware the unsuspected primary sarcoma of the pulmonary artery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2004;128(5):763-765.
Diodato MD, Shah NR, Prasad SM, Gaynor SL, Lawton JS, Damiano RJ. Donor heart preservation with pinacidil: the role of the mitochondrial KATP channel. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2004;78(2):620-626; discussion 626-627.
Lawton JS, Brister SJ, Petro KR, Dullum M. Surgical revascularization in women: unique intraoperative factors and considerations. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2003;126(4):936-938.
Damiano RJ, Ducko CT, Stephenson ER, Lawton JS, Kuenzler RO, Chambers CE. Robotically assisted coronary artery bypass grafting: a prospective single center clinical trial. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2000;15(4):256-265.
Lawton JS, Hsia P, Damiano RJ. The adenosine-triphosphate-sensitive potassium channel opener, pinacidil, is effective in blood cardioplegia. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1998;66(3):768-773.
Abstracts:
Mizutani S, Prasad SM, Sellitto AD, Schuessler RB, Damiano RJ Jr, Lawton JS. The role of the mitochondrial KATP channel in myocyte osmotic stress. Circulation Suppl 2004;110(17):III-504, #2367.
Mizutani S, Bloch J, Diodato M, Schuessler R, Damiano R, Lawton J. Opening the mitochondrial KATP channel ameliorates cell swelling secondary to hyperkalemic cardioplegia. Circulation (Suppl. IV) 2003;108(17):IV-511.
Mizutani S, Bloch J, Diodato M, Schuessler R, Damiano R, Lawton J. Pinacidil ameliorates myocyte swelling secondary to traditional hyperkalemic cardioplegia. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2003;197(3S):S20.
Pub Med page for Jennifer S. Lawton, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Lawton JS. Complications of Extracorporeal Circulation. In: Complications in Surgery. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & wilkins; 2006:277-285.
Barnes - Jewish Hospital
Queeny Tower, Suite 3106
One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 362-2821
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