She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish and Chemistry from the University of Virginia and her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, where she graduated with Honors. While there, she was named the William Todd Midgett Scholar for Superior Clinical Practice. Dr. Lawson completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and trained in Cardiovascular Disease at the Cleveland Clinic. She was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award during her cardiology fellowship. She returned to Johns Hopkins for subspecialty training in Interventional and Structural Cardiology. Outside of the cath lab, Dr. Lawson’s interests include medical education and critical care cardiology.