Jennifer Lawton, MD

Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Professor of Surgery

Jennifer Lawton, MD

Expertise: Aortic Aneurysms, Aortic Dissections, Aortic Surgery, Cardiac Care, Cardiac masses, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Surgery, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG), Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Bypass Surgery, Heart Bypass, Heart Conditions, Heart Failure, Ischemic Heart Disease, Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Mitral Stenosis, Mitral Valve Repair, Off pump coronary artery bypass grafting, Pacemakers, Pericardial constriction, Valvular Heart Surgery.

Research Interests: Myocyte Volume Regulation; ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels; Myocardial Protection.

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