David Lawrence

David Lawrence

David Lawrence

  • Medical Director
  • Staff Physician, practising sport and exercise medicine
  • Associate Professor, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
MacIntosh Sport Medicine Clinic
100 Devonshire Place, North Entrance, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5S 2C9
416-978-4678

About David

Biography
Dr. David Lawrence is a sport and exercise medicine physician and Lead Team Primary Care Physician for the Toronto Blue Jays and Toronto Maple Leafs. He completed his medical degree, residency in Family and Community Medicine, and fellowship in Sport and Exercise Medicine at the University of Toronto. He also holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology from the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health.
 
Dr. Lawrence holds hospital privileges at Mount Sinai Hospital (Sinai Health), Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (University Health Network), and Haliburton Highlands Health Services in Haliburton, Ontario. He cares for athletes of all ages and abilities, from recreational participants to elite professionals, and is committed to helping people remain active throughout their lives.
 
Actively involved in research and clinical teaching, Dr. Lawrence’s research interests include sport-related concussion and injury prevention. He has published extensively in leading sports medicine journals and presented his research at international conferences in sports medicine, concussion, and brain injury.
Research Interests

Sport-related concussion
Traumatic Brain Injury
Injury Prevention
Sports Sociology

Full Research Profile
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Selected Publications

Lawrence DW, Comper P, and Hutchison MG. Extrinsic risk factor identification for
concussions and musculoskeletal injuries in the National Football League (NFL).
Orthop J Sport Med. 2016 (epub ahead of print DOI:10.1177/2325967116639222).

Lawrence DW and Sharma B. A review of the neuroprotective role of vitamin D in traumatic brain injury with implications for supplementation post-concussion. Brain Injury. 2016 (epub ahead of print DOI:10.3109/02699052.2016.1147081).

Lawrence DW, Comper P, and Hutchison MG. The role of apolipoprotein E episilon (ε)-4 allele on outcome following traumatic brain injury (TBI): A comprehensive systematic review. Brain Injury. 2015; 29:1018-1031.

Professional Memberships

Canadian Academy of Sports and Exercise Medicine (CASEM)
Canadian Academy of Emergency Physicians (CAEP)
College of Family Physicians of Ontario (CFPC)
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO)