EliseHannaLawsonMD

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Madison, WI

Assistant professor of surgery

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Office
600 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53792
Phone+1 608-242-2800
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Summary

Dr. Elise Lawson is a colorectal surgeon in Madison, WI and is affiliated with University Hospital. She received her medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine and has been in practice 10 years. She is experienced in hemorrhoids, colorectal cancer, and general / gastrointestinal surgery. She has more than 40 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

Lahey ClinicFellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2015 - 2016
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2007 - 2015
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2008 - Present
IL State Medical License 2018 - 2026
WI State Medical License 2016 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2015 - 2016
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Treating acute diverticulitis in pre- and post-solid-organ transplant patients: a single-institution cohort study.
Coen L Klos, Natalie M Bath, Evie Carchman, Glen Leverson, Elise Lawson, Cristina B Sanger, Ray King, Charles Heise> ;Colorectal Disease. 2023 Jun 1
8 citations
Delphi Consensus on Intraoperative Technical/Surgical Aspects to Prevent Surgical Site Infection after Colorectal Surgery.
Jaime Ruiz-Tovar, Marja A Boermeester, Liliana Bordeianou, George J Chang, Emre Gorgun, Christoph Justinger, Elise H Lawson, David J Leaper, Najjia N Mahmoud, Christop...> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2022 Jan 1
4 citations
Overprescription of Opioids Following Outpatient Anorectal Surgery: A Single-Institution Study
Devon Livingston-Rosanoff, Taylor Aiken, Brooks Rademacher, Christopher Glover, Paul Skelton, Marissa Paulson, Elise H. Lawson> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2020 Nov 1
5 citations
Natural history and cost analysis of surgical bypass versus endoscopic stenting for the palliative management of malignant gastric outlet obstruction
Alexander V. Fisher, Bret Hanlon, Sara Fernandes-Taylor, Jessica R. Schumacher, Elise H. Lawson, Sean M. Ronnekleiv-Kelly, Rebecca M. Minter, Sharon M. Weber, Daniel E...> ;HPB. 2020 Apr 1
4 citations
Advances in the management of rectal cancer
Elise H. Lawson, Joseph C. Melvin, Cristina B. Geltzeiler, Charles P. Heise, Eugene F. Foley, Ray S. King, Bruce A. Harms, Evie Carchman> ;Current Problems in Surgery. 2019 Aug 6
4 citations
Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia Screening With Anal Pap Tests: Follow-up and Corresponding Histology.
Cristina B. Geltzeiler, Joohee Son, Evie Carchman, Elise H. Lawson, Bruce A. Harms, Rob Striker, Suzanne M. Selvaggi, Corrine I. Voils> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2019 Dec 1
23 citations
Analysis of 90-day cost for open versus minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy.
Alexander V. Fisher, Sara Fernandes-Taylor, Jessica R. Schumacher, Jeffrey A. Havlena, Xing Wang, Elise H. Lawson, Sean Ronnekleiv-Kelly, Emily R. Winslow, Sharon M. W...> ;HPB. 2019 Jan 1
1 citations
Cohort Study of Overutilization of Preventive Screening for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer.
Alexander V. Fisher, Daniel E. Abbott, Sara Fernandes-Taylor, Jeffrey A. Havlena, Xing Wang, Ying Shan, Elise H. Lawson, Emily R. Winslow, Sharon M. Weber, Jessica R. ...> ;Pancreas. 2018 Oct 1
Should classification as an ACS-NSQIP high outlier be used to direct hospital quality improvement efforts?
Elise H. Lawson, Patricia L. Roberts, Todd D. Francone, Peter W. Marcello, Thomas E. Read, Rocco Ricciardi> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2017 Jul 1
1 citations
Robotic Total Abdominal Hysterectomy With Bilateral Salpingo-oophorectomy and Low Anterior Resection with Transvaginal Specimen Extraction and Intracorporeal Colonic J...
Elise H. Lawson, Valena J. Wright, Todd D. Francone> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2017 Mar 1
19 citations
Variation in hospital use of postacute care after surgery and the association with care quality
Greg D. Sacks, Elise H. Lawson, Aaron J. Dawes, Robert E. Weiss, Marcia M. Russell, Robert H. Brook, David S. Zingmond, Clifford Y. Ko> ;Medical Care. 2016 Feb 1
31 citations
Using Both Clinical Registry and Administrative Claims Data to Measure Risk-adjusted Surgical Outcomes.
Elise H. Lawson, Rachel Louie, David S. Zingmond, Greg D. Sacks, Robert H. Brook, Bruce L. Hall, Clifford Y. Ko> ;Annals of Surgery. 2016 Jan 1
27 citations
Morbidity and Mortality Conference 2.0.
Greg D. Sacks, Elise H. Lawson, Areti Tillou, O. Joe Hines> ;Annals of Surgery. 2015 Aug 1
Using Merged Clinical and Claims Registry Data to Identify High Utilizers of Surgical Inpatient Care 1 Year after Colectomy.
Anne M. Stey, Marcia M. Russell, David S. Zingmond, Melinda Maggard Gibbons, Bruce L. Hall, Jack Needleman, Elise H. Lawson, Nancy Liu, Clifford Y. Ko> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2015 Aug 1
124 citations
Relationship Between Hospital Performance on a Patient Satisfaction Survey and Surgical Quality
Greg D. Sacks, Elise H. Lawson, Aaron J. Dawes, Marcia M. Russell, Melinda Maggard-Gibbons, David S. Zingmond, Clifford Y. Ko> ;JAMA Surgery. 2015 Sep 1
23 citations
Extending the value of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program claims dataset to study long-term outcomes: Rate of repeat ventral hernia repair.
Anne M. Stey, Marcia M. Russell, Catherine A. Sugar, Bruce L. Hall, David S. Zingmond, Elise H. Lawson, Clifford Y. Ko> ;Surgery. 2015 Jun 1
57 citations
Which Patients Require More Care after Hospital Discharge? An Analysis of Post-Acute Care Use among Elderly Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery.
Greg D. Sacks, Elise H. Lawson, Aaron J. Dawes, Melinda Maggard Gibbons, David S. Zingmond, Clifford Y. Ko> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2015 Jun 1
1 citations
Is There Hospital Variation in Long-Term Incisional Hernia Repair after Abdominal Surgery?
Anne M. Stey, Marcia M. Russell, Bruce L. Hall, Andy Lin, Melinda Maggard Gibbons, Elise H. Lawson, David S. Zingmond, Clifford Y. Ko> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2015 Mar 1
40 citations
Hospital costs by cost center of inpatient hospitalization for medicare patients undergoing major abdominal surgery
Anne M. Stey, Robert H. Brook, Jack Needleman, Bruce L. Hall, David S. Zingmond, Elise H. Lawson, Clifford Y. Ko> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2015 Feb 1
61 citations
Comparison Between Clinical Registry and Medicare Claims Data on the Classification of Hospital Quality of Surgical Care
Elise H. Lawson, David S. Zingmond, Bruce L. Hall, Rachel Louie, Robert H. Brook, Clifford Y. Ko> ;Annals of Surgery. 2015 Feb 1
17 citations
Measuring risk-adjusted value using Medicare and ACS-NSQIP: is high-quality, low-cost surgical care achievable everywhere?
Elise H. Lawson, David S. Zingmond, Anne M. Stey, Bruce L. Hall, Clifford Y. Ko> ;Annals of Surgery. 2014 Oct 1
11 citations
Are procedures codes in claims data a reliable indicator of intraoperative splenic injury compared with clinical registry data
Anne M. Stey, Clifford Y. Ko, Bruce L. Hall, Rachel Louie, Elise H. Lawson, Melinda Maggard Gibbons, David S. Zingmond, Marcia M. Russell> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2014 Aug 1
36 citations
Identification of modifiable factors for reducing readmission after colectomy: A national analysis
Elise H. Lawson, Bruce L. Hall, Rachel Louie, David S. Zingmond, Clifford Y. Ko> ;Surgery. 2014 May 1
32 citations
Reliability of evaluating hospital quality by colorectal surgical site infection type.
Elise H. Lawson, Clifford Y. Ko, John L. Adams, Warren B. Chow, Bruce L. Hall> ;Annals of Surgery. 2013 Dec 1
108 citations
Risk Factors for Superficial vs Deep/Organ-Space Surgical Site Infections: Implications for Quality Improvement Initiatives
Elise H. Lawson, Bruce L. Hall, Clifford Y. Ko> ;JAMA Surgery. 2013 Sep 1
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Press Mentions

The July Issue Is Out! Find Out the Top Reasons to Read the July Issue of Diseases of the Colon and RectumJune 21st, 2021
In Rectal Cancer, Fragmented Care Linked to Lower SurvivalOctober 29th, 2019
UW Carbone Cancer Center Study to Look for Ways to Personalize Therapy in Colorectal CancerJune 15th, 2018