Overview
Jennifer S. Lawton, M.D., is the Richard Bennett Darnall Professor of Surgery and chief of the Johns Hopkins Division of Cardiac Surgery, as well as director of the Cardiac Surgery Research Laboratory. Dr. Lawton’s clinical area of focus is adult cardiac surgery. She also leads the division’s residency education program, and conduct research in myocyte volume regulation and ATP-sensitive K channels. She has held important leadership roles in several organizations, including chair of the surgery study section of the American Heart Association, vice-chair of the ACGME residency review committee, and president of the Women in Thoracic Surgery. Lawton’s achievements also include 81 peer-review publications, 7 book chapters, and 18 abstracts. She has delivered over 50 invited lectures.
Dr. Lawton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Tumor, Aortic Dissection, Atrial Myxoma, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 201 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Lung Transplant.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 7, Floor 7, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Errol L. Bush, M.D., FACS, is a thoracic surgeon and surgical director of the Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplant Program for the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Transplant Center. He also serves as director of the Ex vivo Lung Perfusion Program (EVLP). Dr. Bush specializes in the surgical treatment of chronic and end stage lung diseases, as well as benign (non-cancerous) and malignant (cancerous) diseases and lesions of the chest. He is skilled in minimally invasive operations such as video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), a type of thoracic surgery performed using a small video camera that is introduced into the patient's chest via a scope to treat lung and esophageal cancers. Dr. Bush also has experience with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a technique of providing both cardiac and respiratory support oxygen to patients whose heart and lungs can no longer serve their function. His research interests include investigations of outcomes and health disparities related to lung cancer, lung transplant and ECMO patients. Dr. Bush is currently leading several open clinical trials. Dr. Bush is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Fibrosing Mediastinitis, Lung Transplant, and Heart Transplant.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Jinny Ha is a Thoracic Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Ha is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, Lung Transplant, and Osteotomy.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Alfred Casillan is a Thoracic Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Casillan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Lung Transplant, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
- Heart Bypass SurgeryDr. Lawton isElite. Learn about Heart Bypass Surgery.
- Advanced
- Aortic DissectionDr. Lawton isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Lawton isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Lawton isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Atrial MyxomaDr. Lawton isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Myxoma.
- Cystic Medial Necrosis of AortaDr. Lawton isAdvanced. Learn about Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta.
- Heart TumorDr. Lawton isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Tumor.
- Experienced
- Aneurysm RepairDr. Lawton isExperienced. Learn about Aneurysm Repair.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Lawton isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Lawton isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Bicuspid Aortic ValveDr. Lawton isExperienced. Learn about Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
- Cantu SyndromeDr. Lawton isExperienced. Learn about Cantu Syndrome.
- CellulitisDr. Lawton isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.