Professor of Surgery, UCSF

General Surgery

Dr. Lawrence W. Way, MD

Lawrence practices General Surgery. He went to University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He over the years received 2 awards: "Top MD" and "Fellow (FACS)". Lawrence is a published physician as well. He has 33 publications published. The latest was: The association between body mass index and severe biliary infections: a multivariate analysis.

Publications

The association between body mass index and severe Biliary infections: a multivariate analysis.
Predictors of Long-term Outcome After Laparoscopic Esophagomyotomy and Dor Fundoplication for Achalasia.
Operative reports: form and function.
The efficacy of medical team training: improved team performance and decreased operating room delays: a detailed analysis of 4863 cases.
Has recognition of the relationship between mortality rates and hospital volume for major Cancer surgery in California made a difference?: A follow-up analysis of anot...
Neuroendocrine tumors of the ampulla of Vater: biological behavior and surgical management.
Evaluation of the Biliary intestinal limb of a Roux-en-Y choledochojejunostomy using computed tomographic cholangiography.
Tumors of the ampulla of vater: histopathologic classification and predictors of survival.
Elderly patients have more severe Biliary infections: influence of complement-killing and induction of TNFalpha production.
The outcome of laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia is not influenced by the degree of Esophageal dilatation.
Laparoscopic enucleation of insulinomas.
Bacteria entombed in the center of cholesterol Gallstones induce fewer infectious manifestations than bacteria in the matrix of pigment stones.
Characterization of cystic Pancreatic masses: relative accuracy of CT and MRI.
Gallstones containing bacteria are biofilms: bacterial slime production and ability to form pigment solids determines infection severity and bacteremia.
Bipolar pulse coagulation for resection of the cirrhotic Liver.
Biliary bacterial factors determine the path of gallstone formation.
Laparoscopic fundoplication in elderly patients with gastroesophageal reflux Disease.
Local resection of ampullary tumors.
Cause and treatment of epiphrenic diverticula.
Spectrum of gallstone Disease in the veterans population.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: how often is it really idiopathic?
Spectrum of Esophageal motility disorders: implications for diagnosis and treatment.
Congenital choledochal cysts in adults.
Right hepatic artery injury associated with laparoscopic bile duct injury: incidence, mechanism, and consequences.
Total fundoplication is superior to partial fundoplication even when Esophageal peristalsis is weak.
Pancreatic resection in the elderly.
Achalasia and chest Pain: effect of laparoscopic Heller myotomy.
Impact of minimally invasive surgery on the treatment of Esophageal achalasia: a decade of change.
Causes and prevention of laparoscopic bile duct injuries: analysis of 252 cases from a human factors and cognitive psychology perspective.
Cholangitis: bacterial virulence factors that facilitate cholangiovenous reflux and tumor necrosis factor-alpha production.
Pathogenesis of pigment Gallstones in Western societies: the central role of bacteria.
Gram-negative bacteria killed by complement are associated with more severe Biliary infections and produce more tumor necrosis factor-alpha in sera.

Schools

University At Buffalo State University Of New York School Of Medicine
University Calif San Francisco Med C
UCLA Med Center

Procedures Preformed

Excision of Esophageal Lesion
Excision of Stomach Tumor
Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer
Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
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Conditions Treated

Abdominal Pain
Atelectasis
Biliary Atresia
Cholecystitis and Gallstones
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Doctors Specialties

General Surgery

Accepted Insurances

Awards

Top MD
Fellow (FACS)

Education

UCSF
University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Hospital

UCSF Medical Center

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