Skip to main content
William Lawson, MD, Cardiology, Islandia, NY

WilliamELawsonMD

Cardiology Islandia, NY

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Heart Failure & Transplantation, Interventional Cardiology

Professor, Stony Brook University School of Medicine

Overview of Dr. Lawson

Dr. William Lawson is a cardiologist in Islandia, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Stony Brook University Hospital and Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and has been in practice 40 years. Dr. Lawson accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 160 doctors at Stony Brook University Hospital and one of 54 doctors at Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center who specialize in Cardiology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

  • Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital
    Stony Brook Medicine/University HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1980 - 1982
  • Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital
    Stony Brook Medicine/University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1980
  • Nassau University Medical Center
    Nassau University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1980
  • Nassau University Medical Center
    Nassau University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1978
  • Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolClass of 1977
  • CMDNJ, Rutgers Medical School
    CMDNJ, Rutgers Medical SchoolM.D, 1977
  • CMDNJ, Rutgers Medical School
    CMDNJ, Rutgers Medical SchoolM.M.S, 1975
  • Brown University
    Brown UniversityA.B, 1971

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1978 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, 2006
  • HANYS Pinnacle Award 2005 honorable mention "Improving Door-to-Balloon Time for Acute Myocardial Infarction with a Code H Team" 2005
  • Outstanding Contribution to Acute Myocardial Infarction Healthcare Association of NYS, IHI 100k Lives Campaign, 2005
  • Join now to see all

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Reversal of conditioned aversions in normal and micrencephalic rats.  
    Woods, S.C., Lawson, R., Haddad, R., Rabe, A., Lawson, W.E, J. Comparative Physiology & Psychology
  • Development of a system for reporting and analyzing laboratory data using a small computer.  
    Lawson, W.E, CMDNJ Summer Fellowship Report
  • Medical consultants guide.  
    Lawson, W.E., Monitz, T., Newmark, I., Thorner, A, Nassau County Medical Center
  • Join now to see all

Books/Book Chapters

  • Join now to see all

Abstracts/Posters

  • Chemical production of brain dysplasias in the ferret.
    Haddad, R.K., Rabe, A., Lawson, W.E., Dumas, R, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
  • Motor learning in rats with chemically induced cerebellar hypoplasia.
    American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, American Psychological Association
  • Prenatal and postnatal chemical induction of cerebellar hypoplasia in the cat with MAM acetate.
    Haddad, R.K., Lawson, W.E., Dumas, R, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
  • Join now to see all

Lectures

  • Acute Coronary Syndromes. 
    3rd Annual Shock-trauma Conf, Stony Brook Emergency Department, Stony Brook and VAMC
  • Diagnostic Modalities in Cardiology. 
    12th Annual Update, Stony Brook Family Medicine, Stony Brook and VAMC
  • New Advances in Echocardiography. 
    13th Annual Update, Stony Brook Family Medicine, Stony Brook and VAMC
  • Join now to see all

Other

  • Acute non-STEMI due to newly discovered myocardial bridge while on epinephrine drip. 
    Beytoula Z, Lawson WE
    http://www.TCTMD.com
  • Important variations on patient radiation exposure from interventional procedures detected by portal film dosimetry. 
    Kuan H, Manzione J, Lawson W, Ferretti J, Papia D, Gallagher D, the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering – Chicago
    http://www.wc2000.org
  • Variation in coronary angioplasty and stenting. 
    Lawson WE, Wilbert L, Pandrangi H, Gomes C, Greene W
    http://www.myamericanheart.org/
    Washington, D.C
  • Join now to see all

Press Mentions

  • Venerated Cardiovascular Disease Physician William Eric Lawson, MD, FACC, FACP, FAHA, FSCAI, Will Be Announced in the Leading Physicians of the World
    Venerated Cardiovascular Disease Physician William Eric Lawson, MD, FACC, FACP, FAHA, FSCAI, Will Be Announced in the Leading Physicians of the WorldSeptember 27th, 2016

Professional Memberships

Insurance Accepted

  • BCBS Blue Card PPO
    CIGNA HMO
    CIGNA Open Access
    CIGNA PPO
    First Health PPO
    GHI PPO
    Great West PPO
    Healthfirst New York
    HIP of New York - Select PPO
    Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
    MagnaCare PPO
    MVP Healthcare PPO
    Oxford Health Freedom
    Oxford Health Liberty
    United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
    United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
  • Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment