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Dr. Edward Lawton, MD

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(Edward S. Lawton, MD)

(371 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease) and Adult Pulmonology

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School (1994)

Professional interests include: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis, asthma, and more.

2141 North Harbor Boulevard Suite 25000
Fullerton, CA 92835

(714) 626-8650

Dr. Edward Lawton, MD is a pulmonologist in Fullerton, CA specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and adult pulmonology. He graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School in 1994 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. Edward Lawton, MD is affiliated with Providence Medical Foundation, St. Jude Heritage Fullerton - Plaza and St. Jude Heritage Medical Group.

Office Locations

Address:

2141 North Harbor Boulevard Suite 25000
Fullerton, CA 92835

Address:

433 W. Bastanchury Road
Fullerton, CA 92835

Some issues Dr. Edward Lawton, MD can help you with:

Asthma

Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.

Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:

Allergens (dust mites, pet fur, mold, pollen, grass)
Irritants (smoke, pollution, dust, chemicals)
Viral infections
Physical activity, especially outdoors
Certain medications or chemicals in foods (aspirin, sulfites)

Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.

There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.

doctor visit	952
pulmonary testing	104

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	69
Less than 65	25

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	21

doctor visit	941
pulmonary testing	93

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	323
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	75
Less than 65	25

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	20

doctor visit	923
pulmonary testing	80

**Gender**
Male	386
Female	440

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	662
Black	0
Hispanic	78
Asian	56
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	314
85 and over	170
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	40
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

doctor visit	799
pulmonary testing	73

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	241

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	329
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	86
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	48
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	19

bronchoscopy	13
doctor visit	762
minimally invasive procedures	14
pulmonary testing	100

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	314
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	40
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	72
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	17

doctor visit	659
pulmonary testing	73

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	37
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	65
Less than 65	16

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	17

bronchoscopy	11
doctor visit	713
minimally invasive procedures	12
pulmonary testing	60

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	266
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	64
Less than 65	15

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

doctor visit	567
pulmonary testing	52

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	59
Less than 65	14

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

bronchoscopy	11
doctor visit	1243
pulmonary testing	485

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Lawton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Edward Lawton, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Fullerton, CA were pulmonary testing, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

bronchoscopy	12
doctor visit	841
minimally invasive procedures	13
pulmonary testing	125

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Lawton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	23
Non-Hispanic White	272
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	32
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	140
85 and over	66
Less than 65	18
65 to 74	122

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Lawton, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Edward Lawton, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	26
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	13
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Edward Lawton, MD graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School in 1994. He completed residency at Methodist Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School (1994)

Residency: Methodist Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Edward Lawton, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Providence Medical Foundation

St. Jude Heritage Fullerton - Plaza

St. Jude Heritage Medical Group

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Edward Lawton, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, Cigna PPO, Cigna HMO, Multiplan PPO, Blue Shield of CA HMO, SCAN Medicare Advantage, HealthSmart (Interplan) PPO, United Healthcare Medicare Advantage, Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO, Health Net - TriCare, Anthem Blue Cross HMO, Choice /Humana PPO, Anthem Blue Cross PPO, Health Net PPO, Health Net HMO, Vivity by Anthem Blue Cross, Coventry/First Health PPO, United HealthCare PPO, Providence Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare HMO, US Family Health Plan - TriCare, Aetna Medicare Advantage PPO and Insurance Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Edward Lawton, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna PPO

Aetna HMO

Cigna PPO

Cigna HMO

Multiplan PPO

Blue Shield of CA HMO

SCAN Medicare Advantage

HealthSmart (Interplan) PPO

United Healthcare Medicare Advantage

Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO

Health Net - TriCare

Anthem Blue Cross HMO

Choice /Humana PPO

Anthem Blue Cross PPO

Health Net PPO

Health Net HMO

Vivity by Anthem Blue Cross

Coventry/First Health PPO

United HealthCare PPO

Providence Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare HMO

US Family Health Plan - TriCare

Aetna Medicare Advantage PPO

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Edward Lawton, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.89 out of 5 stars based on 371 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Edward Lawton, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Fullerton, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Edward Lawton, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$2,461 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $819	ANORO $597	BREO $395	NUCALA $235	INCRUSE $152	Other $262
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$732 OFEV $425	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $254	JARDIANCE $21	STIOLTO $16	Spiriva $10	Other $6
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$675 SYMBICORT $524	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $82	BREZTRI $50	CRESTOR $19
Genentech USA, Inc.	$480 Esbriet $480
Amarin Pharma Inc.	$119 Vascepa $119
Other	$338 PROAIR $71	Prolastin-C Liquid $43	NIOX VERO DEVICE $41	ELIQUIS $34	DULERA $29	Other $120

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,787
Education	$18

Biography

Dr. Edward Lawton is a specialist in adult pulmonology in Fullerton, CA. His clinical interests include intensive care, asthma, and pulmonary fibrosis. He is affiliated with Providence Medical Foundation. Dr. Lawton's education and training includes medical school at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School and residency at Methodist Hospital. Patient ratings for Dr. Lawton average 5.0 stars (out of 5). He accepts Anthem, Blue California, and HealthSmart, in addition to other insurance carriers. His practice in Fullerton, CA is open to new patients as reported by Yext.