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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Edward R. Laws is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a strong emphasis on endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism. They have contributed extensively to subfields including surgery, genetics, epidemiology, and neurology.

The scientist's work covers various topics, notably:

  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
  • Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
  • Meningioma and Schwannoma Management
  • Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances

Edward R. Laws has published numerous articles in key venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Pituitary
  • Neurosurgery
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "Multidisciplinary management of acromegaly: A consensus" (2020) published in Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
  • "Aggressive pituitary tumours and carcinomas, characteristics and management of 171 patients" (2022) published in European Journal of Endocrinology
  • "Surgical management of craniopharyngiomas in adult patients: a systematic review and consensus statement on behalf of the EANS skull base section" (2020) published in Acta Neurochirurgica
  • "Diabetes Insipidus After Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery" (2020) published in Neurosurgery
  • "Mapping cognitive and emotional networks in neurosurgical patients using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging" (2020) published in Neurosurgical FOCUS

Among frequent collaborators, they have coauthored many works with:

  • Michael P. Catalino
  • Ursula B. Kaiser
  • Timothy R. Smith
  • Wenya Linda Bi
  • David J. Coté

Edward R. Laws has also contributed to book publications, including a recent work titled Advances in Craniopharyngioma: From Physiology to Clinical Management published by Frontiers Media in 2023.

Recognition for their contributions includes election as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Acromegaly: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

    Laurence Katznelson;Edward R. Laws;Shlomo Melmed;Mark E. Molitch

  • Randomized controlled trial of intraputamenal glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor infusion in Parkinson disease.

    Anthony E. Lang;Steven Gill;Nik K. Patel;Andres Lozano

  • Guidelines of the Pituitary Society for the diagnosis and management of prolactinomas

    Felipe F. Casanueva;Mark E. Molitch;Janet A. Schlechte;Roger Abs

  • Guidelines for Acromegaly Management: An Update

    S. Melmed;A. Colao;A. Barkan;Mark E Molitch

  • Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor : a surgically curable tumor of young patients with intractable partial seizures. Report of thirty-nine cases

    Catherine Daumas-Duport;Bernd W. Scheithauer;Jean-Paul Chodkiewicz;Edward R. Laws

  • Randomized, double-blind trial of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) in PD

    J.G. Nutt;K.J. Burchiel;C.L. Comella;J. Jankovic

  • Survival following surgery and prognostic factors for recently diagnosed malignant glioma: data from the Glioma Outcomes Project.

    Edward R. Laws Jr.;Ian F. Parney;Wei Huang;Frederick A. Anderson Jr.

  • Seizures after head trauma A population study

    John F. Annegers;Jack D. Grabow;Robert V. Groover;Edward R. Laws

  • Neurosurgical management of low-grade astrocytoma of the cerebral hemispheres

    Edward R. Laws;William F. Taylor;Marvin B. Clifton;Haruo Okazaki

  • Proliferative Activity and Invasiveness among Pituitary Adenomas and Carcinomas: An Analysis Using the MIB-1 Antibody

    Thapar K;Kovacs K;Scheithauer Bw;Stefaneanu L

  • Pathology of invasive pituitary tumors with special reference to functional classification

    Bernd W. Scheithauer;Kalman T. Kovacs;Edward R. Laws;Raymond V. Randall

  • National survey of patterns of care for brain-tumor patients.

    Mahaley Ms;Mettlin C;Natarajan N;Laws Er

  • Brain tumor survival: results from the National Cancer Data Base.

    Tanya S. Surawicz;Faith Davis;Sally Freels;Edward R. Laws

  • A retrospective analysis of pituitary apoplexy.

    Douglas C. Bills;Fredric B. Meyer;Edward R. Laws;Dudley H. Davis

  • The incidence, causes, and secular trends of head trauma in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1935–1974

    John F. Annegers;Jack D. Grabow;Leonard T. Kurland;Edward R. Laws

  • Guidelines for Acromegaly Management

    S. Melmed;F. F. Casanueva;F. Cavagnini;P. Chanson

  • The history and evolution of transsphenoidal surgery

    James K. Liu;Kaushik Das;Martin H. Weiss;Edward R. Laws

  • Exome sequencing identifies BRAF mutations in papillary craniopharyngiomas

    Priscilla K Brastianos;Amaro Taylor-Weiner;Peter E Manley;Robert T Jones

  • Patterns of Care for Adults With Newly Diagnosed Malignant Glioma

    Susan M. Chang;Ian F. Parney;Wei Huang;Frederick A. Anderson

  • Radiation therapy in the management of low-grade supratentorial astrocytomas

    Edward G. Shaw;Catherine Daumas-Duport;Bernd W. Scheithauer;David T. Gilbertson

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Jane
John A. Jane University of Virginia Health System
Jason P. Sheehan
Jason P. Sheehan University of Virginia
Mary Lee Vance
Mary Lee Vance University of Virginia
Kalman Kovacs
Kalman Kovacs St. Michael's Hospital
Ursula B. Kaiser
Ursula B. Kaiser Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sandro Santagata
Sandro Santagata Brigham and Women's Hospital
Aaron S. Dumont
Aaron S. Dumont Tulane University
Nader Pouratian
Nader Pouratian University of California, Los Angeles
Paolo Cappabianca
Paolo Cappabianca University of Naples Federico II

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