John Lawrence MD

Interventional Cardiology

Interventional Cardiology/Structural Heart Disease

2730 Ambassador Caffery PkwyLafayette, LA 70506
Phone+1 337-988-1585
Fax+1 337-981-4694

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Summary

Dr. John Lawrence is an interventional cardiologist based in Lafayette, LA, specializing in interventional cardiology with expertise in coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, aortic stenosis, and mitral regurgitation. He completed his medical degree at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2014, followed by a residency in internal medicine at Tulane University from 2014 to 2017. He pursued fellowships in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, finishing in 2022. Currently, Dr. Lawrence practices at the Cardiovascular Institute of the South. His research has been published in several journals, including JACC: Case Reports and the Journal of Invasive Cardiology.

Education & Training

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2020 - 2022
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2017 - 2020
Tulane UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2014 - 2017
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2014, MD

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Certifications & Licensure

LA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2017 - 2022
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology
American Society of Nuclear CardiologyDiplomate - Nuclear Cardiology
National Board of EchocardiographyDiplomate - Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Percutaneous Decommissioning 11 Years After Initial CF-LVAD Placement.
Max Ruge, Stefanie Marek-Iannucci, H Todd Massey, Nicholas J Ruggiero, John Lawrence
JACC. Case Reports. 2022-12-21
Lessons to Be Learned: Case Reports and Complications.
John Lawrence, David L. Fischman
JACC. Case Reports. 2020-12-01
4 citations
Atrial Tachycardias After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Manifest Different Waveform Characteristics: Implications for Characterizing Tachycardias.
Angelo B. Biviano, Edward J. Ciaccio, Jessica Fleitman, Robert Knotts, John E. S. Lawrence
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2015-11-01

Journal Articles

Lessons to Be Learned: Case Reports and Complications
Lawrence, John, and David Fischman, JACC: Case Reports, 2020
The Original Coronary "Full Metal Jacket"
Lawrence, John, Michael Savage, Sheldon Goldberg, and David Fischman, Journal of Invasive Cardiology, 2020
Atrial Tachycardias after Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Manifest Different Waveform Characteristics: Implications for Characterizing Tachycardias
Biviano, Angelo, Edward Ciaccio, Jessica Fleitman, Robert Knotts, John Lawrence, Norrisa Haynes, Nicole Cyrille, Kathleen Hickey, Vivek Iyer, Elaine Wan, William Whang..., Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 2015

Abstracts/Posters

Percutaneous Closure of Aorto-atrial Fistula
Lawrence, John, Konstadinos Plestis, Alec Vishnevsky, Nicholas Ruggiero, TCT 2022, Boston, Massachusetts, 9/19/2022
A Series of FFR Complications
Lawrence, John, Paul Walinsky, David Fischman, Michael Savage, TCT 2019 Conference, San Francisco, CA, 11/2019
Persistent Alterations in Myocardial Infarction Circadian Rhythm After Hurricane Katrina: Nine Years After the Storm
Gonzales, Holly, John Lawrence, Matthew Peters, Kapil Yadav, Derar Albashaireh, Hassan Baydoun, Muhammad Raja, Christopher Westley, Henry Quevedo Diaz, Sudesh Srivasta..., ACC 2016 Scientific Session and Expo, Chicago, IL, 4/2016

Other

Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Exciting New Proposition or a Practically Non-Feasible Alternative?
Basu Ray, Indranill, and John Lawrence, The Cardiology Advisor
http://www.thecardiologyadvisor.com/arrhythmia/laa-closure-proposition/article/454556
2015