Internal Advisory Committee

Thomas J. Lawley, MD

Thomas Lawley is Dean and William P. Timmie Professor of Dermatology at the Emory University School of Medicine. Dean Lawley is an internationally known expert in autoimmune skin diseases. He began his career as a clinical investigator and was senior investigator at the National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health (NIH) Dermatology Branch in 1988, when he joined Emory as chair of the Department of Dermatology. Under his leadership, the faculty grew from three to 18, and the department went from zero NIH funding to the third highest NIH-funded dermatology department in the nation. As dean of the School of Medicine, he has more than tripled its NIH-sponsored research funding and has guided Emory to a top 20 ranking among U.S. medical schools. Additionally, he has implemented strategic plans for research, teaching, and service and has initiated an aggressive construction program.

Dean Lawley has published over 150 original articles and book chapters, and his research interests include cell biology of endothelial cells and the regulation of cell adhesion molecules and inflammation. He has served on many boards and committees, including NIH study sections and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council. He currently serves on the Administrative Council of the Association of American Medical Colleges. He is president of the Emory Medical Care Foundation, Emory’s physician practice plan at Grady Hospital, and president of the Emory Children’s Center. He also services on the boards of directors of the Emory Clinic and Emory Healthcare.

Dean Lawley is a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians, and the American Clinical and Climatologic Association. He has received numerous honors and awards including the Pfizer Award, the Hoechst Award, the Public Health Service Superior Award, and the Marion Sulzberger Award given by the American Academy of Dermatology as 1995 Professor of the Year in Dermatology. Additionally, he has served on the editorial boards of several journals and is President Elect of the Society of Investigative Dermatology.

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