Thomas Lawson, APRN-CNP

About

Gender

Male

Biography

As a critical care nurse practitioner in the neuroscience critical care unit, I treat patients with diseases like ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, seizures, neuromuscular crisis, traumatic brain injury, subdural hemorrhage and brain and spine tumors. I also see more general critical care conditions such as sepsis, shock, heart failure, myocardial infarction and pneumonia.

I use a philosophic approach to patient care that incorporates diagnostic reasoning to avoid errors and make sure that patients have the best outcomes. I’m passionate about providing efficient, well-coordinated care to my critically ill patients.

I have worked at Ohio State as a nurse practitioner since 2006 and enjoy all the resources that are available at our disposal to take care of complex patients. I also enjoy working with our group of neurocritical care nurse practitioners and physicians.

When I’m not working, I enjoy long-distance running, triathlons and spending time with my family. I’m also pursuing my PhD in nursing.

Highlights

• Published a chapter in the AACN procedure manual on ECMO/ECLS, 2017
• Published an article on status epilepticus in the Critical Care Nurse journal, 2016
• Member of the Neurocritical Care Society ethics committee
• Teach critical care nurse practitioner fellows and numerous nurse practitioner students

Conditions and expertise

• Brain Aneurysm
• Brain Cancers
• Brain Injuries
• Brain Stem Tumor
• Central Nervous System Diseases
• Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders
• Guillain-Barre Syndrome
• Intensive Care
• Meningioma
• Meningitis
• Metastasis Cancers
• Myasthenia Gravis
• Neurosurgery
• Pulmonary Medicine
• Seizures
• Skull Base Tumors
• Stroke

Credentials