Lindsay M. Lawson

B. Sc., M. Sc., MDCM, FRCPC

Clinical Professor, Division of Respiratory Medicine
University of British Columbia

Dr. Lawson earned her medical degree from McGill University and went on to complete specialty and sub-specialty training in Internal Medicine and Respiratory Medicine at the University of British Columbia. She has been in active clinical practice since 1982.

Dr. Lawson sees the full scope of lung and chest problems in her practice but her special areas of interest are asthma and the pulmonary complications of HIV disease. She is the Managing Associate of PLHC.

Other Activities
At St. Paul's, Dr. Lawson is the Physician Leader for Ambulatory Care for the Department of Medicine and is also Medical Director of the Medical Short Stay Unit. She sits on the editorial board of the BC Medical Journal, is an examiner for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, and a Governor of the American College of Chest Physicians.

Education/Training
B. Sc: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, 1968
M. Sc: McGill University, Montreal, PQ, 1974
MDCM: McGill University, Montreal, PQ, 1974
Internship in Internal Medicine, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, 1974-75
Resident in Internal Medicine, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, 1975-76
Resident in Internal Medicine, UBC, Vancouver, BC, 1977-79
Fellowship in Respiratory Medicine, UBC, Vancouver, BC, 1979-82