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Nov 11, 2021 · Nov 11, 2021. Walter Lawrence, Jr., M.D., who died this week at age 96, was respected and beloved worldwide for his expertise as a surgical oncologist. He ran a surgical hospital during the Korean War, oversaw the first Division of Surgical Oncology at VCU and served as the inaugural director of VCU Massey Cancer Center for more than a decade.
Nov 12, 2021 · Walter Lawrence, cancer surgeon and civil rights hero, dies at 96. November 12, 2021. Vol.47 No.42. BYLINE DOWNLOAD PDF TABLE OF CONTENTS. Few people can say they have contributed more to our field than Dr. Walter Lawrence, Jr., and we are so deeply saddened by his passing Nov. 9 at age 96.
BY DR. WALTER LAWRENCE JR. Jun 19, 2016. 1 of 2. Dr. Walter Lawrence Jr., photographed Friday, March 11, 2016, at the McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where (at age 90) he still...
November 12, 2021. Walter Lawrence Jr. in 2015. He was “a legend at VCU,” said VCU President Michael Rao. (Photo: Allen Jones, University Marketing) By Blake Belden. Walter Lawrence Jr., M.D., who died Nov. 9 at age 96, was respected and beloved for his expertise as a surgical oncologist.
June 6, 2023. Surgical oncology pioneer Walter Lawrence Jr. was a gifted MCV and VCU Health surgeon, a diligent cancer researcher and a staunch social justice advocate who leaned on and lived by a resolute moral compass.
Walter Lawrence Jr. (May 31, 1925 – November 9, 2021) was an American surgical oncologist at Memorial-Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Cornell Medical College, and at the Medical College of Virginia. He was a leader in civil rights health equity efforts.
