EdwardR.LawsMDFACS

Neurosurgery • Boston, MA

Brain & Spinal Tumor

Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School Director Pituitary/Neuroendocrine Center

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Office
75 Francis St
# Bwh
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-732-6600

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1970 - 1971
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1966 - 1969
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1963 - 1964
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1963

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2007 - Present
MA State Medical License 2008 - 2025
VA State Medical License 1992 - 2010
DC State Medical License 1987 - 2002
MN State Medical License 1972 - 1987
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 2004
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

37 citations
Combined thyrotroph and lactotroph cell hyperplasia simulating prolactin-secreting pituitary adenoma in long-standing primary hypothyroidism
Erik P. Pioro, Bernd W. Scheithauer, Edward R. Laws, Raymond V. Randall, Kalman Kovacs
Surgical Neurology. 1988-03-01
9 citations
Aggressive pituitary neuroendocrine tumors: current practices, controversies, and perspectives, on behalf of the EANS skull base section
Sam Ng, Mahmoud Messerer, Julien Engelhardt, Michaël Bruneau, Jan Frederick Cornelius
Acta Neurochirurgica. 2021-08-08
1127 citations
Acromegaly: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
Laurence Katznelson, Edward R. Laws, Shlomo Melmed, Mark E. Molitch, Mohammad Hassan Murad
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2014-10-30

Journal Articles

A Practical Method for Prevention of Readmission for Symptomatic Hyponatremia Following Transsphenoidal Surgery
Hasan A Zaidi, William T Burke, Edward R Laws, Pituitary

Press Mentions

American Association of Neurological Surgeons Honors 2023 Award WinnersApril 24th, 2023
Narrowing in on Pituitary TumorsJuly 27th, 2015
Brigham and Women's Hospital - Press ReleasesSeptember 29th, 2009

Grant Support

Cortisol After Transsphenoidal Surgery For Cushings DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources1998–2002

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

Spanish, French