W. Dwayne Lawrence, M.D.

Pathologist-in-Chief
Professor and Vice Chair of Pathology
DLawrence@WIHRI.Org

T: 401 274-1122 x 1284
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Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Room 1351
101 Dudley Street
Providence RI 02905

Medical education/Graduate education:

M.D. University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
M.S. (Pathology), University of Alabama School of Medicine

Residency:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Fellowship:

Massachusetts General Hospital, Gynecologic & Obstetrical Pathology

Board certification:

Anatomic Pathology

Research interests:

Gynecologic and Obstetrical Pathology, Application of molecular and immunohistochemical techniques to elucidate the classification and biologic behavior of female genital tract diseases.

Most recent significant publications:

Ramirez NC and Lawrence WD. Pathology of the Uterus. Pathology of the Fallopian Tubes and Broad Ligament. 2 chapters. In Modern Surgical Pathology. Weidner N, Cote RJ, Suster S, and Weiss LM (eds) WB Saunders, 2002.

Zhang C, Zhang P, Sung CJ, Lawrence WD. Over-expression of p53 is correlated with stromal invasion of vulvar Paget’s disease. Hum Pathol 34 (9): 880-885, 2003.

Ali-Fehmi R, Qureshi F, Lawrence WD, Jacques SM. Apoptosis, proliferation, and expression of p53 and Bcl-2 in endocervical intraepithelial glandular lesions and invasive endocervical adenocarcinoma. Int J Gynecol Pathol 23 (1): 1-6, 2004.