Michael T Lawton MD
Professor & Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute
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2910 N 3rd AvePhoenix, AZ 85013
Phone+1 602-406-3489
Fax+1 602-406-4402
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Education & Training
Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1991 - 1997
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1990 - 1991- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
AZ State Medical License 1995 - 2027
CA State Medical License 1997 - 2026
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Cerebral Hemorrhage Risk in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 08
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsStereotactic radiosurgery versus observation for intracranial low-grade dural arteriovenous fistulas.Andrea Becerril-Gaitan, Pedram Peesh, Collin Liu, Cheng-Chia Lee, Huai-Che Yang
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. 2025-10-15 - Risk of Future Hemorrhage From Unruptured Brain Arteriovenous Malformations: The Multicenter Arteriovenous Malformation Research Study (MARS).Helen Kim, Jeffrey Nelson, Charles E McCulloch, Christopher Hess, Steven W Hetts
JAMA Neurology. 2025-10-06 - Geographic Disparities in Neurosurgery Workforce Adequacy Across the United States: Projections to 2037.Jason Silvestre, Joseph M Abbatematteo, Sydney Seeger, Charles A Reitman, Michael T Lawton
Neurosurgery. 2025-10-02
Journal Articles
- Original Article Anatomical Analysis of the Vagoaccessory Triangle and the Triangles Within: The Suprahypoglossal, Infrahypoglossal, and Hypoglossal-Hypoglossal TrianglesMichael Lawton, MD, ScienceDirect
Lectures
- A2 Anterior Cerebral Artery-to-A3 Anterior Cerebral Artery Interpositional Bypass with Radial Artery Graft for a Ruptured Mycotic Fusiform Aneurysm: 2-Dimensional Oper...Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Houston, Texas - 8/23/2012
- A2 Anterior Cerebral Artery-to-A3 Anterior Cerebral Artery Interpositional Bypass with Radial Artery Graft for a Ruptured Mycotic Fusiform Aneurysm: 2-Dimensional Oper...San Francisco, CA - 2/12/2014
- Early Resection of Ruptured AVMs: Patient Selection and Surgical TechniquesSan Francisco, CA - 2/12/2014
Press Mentions
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation Announces Its 2025 Research Grant RecipientsSeptember 10th, 2025- Redefining Neurosurgery Through AI at the EdgeDecember 2nd, 2024
- Health Care Heroes 2024: Innovator Winner Dr. Rahmi OkluAugust 29th, 2024
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Grant Support
- Risk Assessment of Cerebral Aneurysm Growth with 4D flow MRIPURDUE UNIVERSITY2013–2025
- Radiation Arteriopathy In A Transgenic AV Fistula ModelNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000–2004
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