Dr. Abdel-Rahman Lawendy successfully defends PhD

Congratulations to Dr. Abdel-Rahman Lawendy on successfully defending his PhD thesis, "Pathophysiology of Compartment Syndrome". Dr. Lawendy defended his thesis on April 11, 2014 and will receive his doctorate from the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University this fall.

Dr. Lawendy received his medical degree from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western in 2003. He completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery in 2008, also at Western, followed by a fellowship in trauma. He then completed an arthroscopy fellowship with Dr. Peter Fowler, in Doha, Qatar. Dr. Lawendy was appointed as Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery in 2009 and received the H.S. Cameron Award for Teaching Excellence (Surgical and Clinical) in 2010.

Dr. Lawendy is the Associate Graduate Program Chair of the MSc in Surgery graduate program, and Director of the Trauma Research Lab, Centre for Critical Care Illness Research at the Lawson Health Research Institute. He also serves on the University's Internationalization Committee, and the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery's Program Training Committee and Orthopaedic Research Committee.

Dr. Lawendy's current research focus is in describing the pathophysiology of Compartment Syndrome; a traumatic disease that leads to loss of limb or life. His laboratory has established a small animal model to study microvascular changes that occur in this low flow ischemic state. The goal of his research is to implement medical therapies demonstrating efficacy in the reduction of tissue injury.
Dr. Lawendy presently holds grants from the AMOSO Opportunities Fund, the Department of Surgery, and the Lawson Health Research Institute. He has published 13 peer-reviewed journal articles and one book chapter.