Dr. Gary P. Lawton, MD, FACS

Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon

Dr. Gary Lawton is a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon with a holistic approach to patient care. His surgical practice has been exclusively dedicated to Cosmetic Surgery of the Breast and Body for over two decades, making him a true expert in his field. His extensive education, training, and research background demonstrate his commitment to excellence in plastic surgery.

Medical Education

Doctor of Medicine

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Worcester, Massachusetts • 1990

Honors:

  • Senior Scholar in Surgery

Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Minor: Chemistry • 1986

Honors:

  • Summa cum laude
  • Departmental Honors, Second in Class
  • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
  • Golden Key Honor Society

Surgical Training

Plastic Surgery Residency

Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, Connecticut • 1997-2000

Honors:

  • Corso Award for Plastic Surgery Research (1999-2000)

Chief Resident in General Surgery

Yale University School of Medicine

1993-1997

Honors & Fellowships:

  • American College of Surgeons Scholarship for Wound Healing
  • Ohse Foundation Research Fellowship
  • Scientific Presentation Award – Association of VA Surgeons
  • Scientific Presentation Award – CT Society of American Board Surgeons

General Surgery Residency

Yale University School of Medicine

1990-1993

Research Experience

Surgical Research Fellow

Gastrointestinal Pathobiology Research Group

Yale University School of Medicine • 1993-1997

Board Certification

Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)

Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon

Specializing in Cosmetic Surgery of the Breast and Body

Selected Publications & Research

Lawton G.P., Ariyan S., Rasque H., Perez A.
Relationship between fascia preservation and lymphedema after axillary and ilioinguinofemoral lymphadenectomy for melanoma
In Press

Ariyan S., Lawton G.P.
Regional Lymph Node Dissections In: Malignant Melanoma
Clinics in Plastic Surgery. W. B. Saunders Co. Philadelphia. In Press

Lawton G.P., Tang L. H., Kidd M., Chinery R., Miu K., Modlin I. M.
Regulation of mastomys ECL cell function by transforming growth factor alpha
J Surg Research 1996, 60(2):293-302

Lawton G.P., Tang L.H., Miu K., Gilligan C.J., Absood A., Modlin I.M.
Adrenergic and cromolyn sodium modulation of ECL cell histamine secretion
J Surg Research 1995, 58: 96-104

Lawton G.P., Modlin I.M.
Recent advances in the localization and surgical management of duodenal gastrinomas
Current Opinion in General Surgery. Current Science, Philadelphia. 1994: 131-137

Modlin I.M., Lawton G.P.
Duodenal gastrinoma: Solution to the pancreatic paradox
J Clin Gastroenterol 1994, 19:184-188

Modlin I. M., Lawton G.P., Begos D. J.
The dumping syndrome and postvagotomy diarrhea
Mastery of Surgery, Third Edition, Little Brown and Company, Boston 1997

Modlin I.M., Lawton G.P., Miu K., Kidd M., Luque E.A., Sandor A., Tang L.H.
Pathophysiology of the fundic enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cell and gastric carcinoid tumours
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 1996, 78:133-138

Modlin I. M., Lawton G.P.
Observations on the Gallic Gastric Illuminati
Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 1996, 39(4)527-543

Gilligan C.J., Lawton G.P., Tang L.H., West A.B., Modlin I.M.
Gastric carcinoid tumors: The biology and therapy of an enigmatic and controversial lesion
Am J Gastro 1995, 90: 338-352

Powers R. E., Lawton G.P., Modlin I. M.
Genotoxicity and acid suppressing medications
Pharmacol and Therapeutics 1995, 65:303-317

Sgambati S., Lawton G.P., Modlin I.M.
Chronic pancreatitis: A precursor to pancreatic carcinoma?
Dig Surgery 1994, 11:275-285

Modlin I.M., Lawton G.P.
Evolution of an operative strategy for diagnosis and management of duodenal gastrinomas
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 1994, 179: 611-625

Modlin I.M., Lawton G.P.
The evolving clinical uses of octreotide
Drug Therapy 1994, 24: 28-38

Modlin I.M., Lawton G.P., Tang L.H., Geibel J., Abraham R., Darr U.
The mastomys gastric carcinoid: Aspects of ECL cell function
Digestion 1994, 55: 31-37

Modlin I.M., Gilligan C.J., Lawton G.P., Tang L.H., West A.B.
Observations on the relationship between hypergastrinemia, multiple gastric carcinoids, and a pancreatic mass
Dig Dis & Sci 1996, 41(1):105-114

Sandor A., Kidd M., Lawton G.P., Tang L. H., Miu K., Modlin I. M.
Neurohormonal modulation of rat enterochromaffin-like cell histamine secretion
Gastroenterology 1996, 110:1084-1092

Tang L.H., Modlin I.M., Lawton G.P., Kidd M., Chinery R.
The role of transforming growth factor α in the enterochromaffin-like cell tumor autonomy in an African rodent Mastomys
Gastroenterology 1996, 111(5):1212-1223

Modlin I.M., Cornelius E., Lawton G.P.
Use of an isotopic somatostatin receptor probe to image gut endocrine tumors
Archives of Surgery 1995, 130: 367-374

Modlin I.M., Gilligan C.J., Lawton G.P., Tang L.H., West A.B., Darr U.
Gastric Carcinoids: The Yale experience
Archives of Surgery 1995, 130(3)1250-1255

Modlin I.M., Goldenring J.R., Lawton G.P., Hunt R.J.
Aspects of the theoretical basis and clinical relevance of low acid states
American Journal of Gastroenterology 1994, 89(3): 308-318

Modlin I.M., Tang L.H., Lawton G.P., Darr U., Zhu Z.H., Soroka C.J.
Enterochromaffin like cell pathobiology of mastomys
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1994, 733: 365-379

Kidd M., Tang L.H., Miu K., Lawton G.P., Sandor A., Modlin I.M.
Autoregulation of enterochromaffin-like cell histamine secretion via the histamine 3 receptor subtype
Yale J Biol and Med 1996, 69:9-19

Modlin I. M., Zhu Z. Z., Tang L. H., Kidd M., Lawton G.P., Miu K., Powers R. E. Goldenring J. R. Pasikov D., Soroka C. J.
Evidence for a regulatory role for histamine in gastric enterochromaffin-like cell proliferation induced by hypergastrinemia
Digestion 1996, 57:310-21

Dr. Lawton has authored 24 peer-reviewed publications and numerous abstracts in prestigious medical journals.