Our Physicians

Joseph J. Lawton III, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Dr. Joseph James Lawton III, a native of South Carolina, received a B.A. in french from Duke University in Durham, NC and a medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC, where he was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. His cardiology training was completed at the University of North Carolina, UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, NC. He is Board Certified in Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, and Internal Medicine.

In 2000, Dr. Lawton served as Chief of Cardiology at Providence Hospital. He is published in Catherization & Cardiovascular Digest and Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management. Dr. Lawton is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the American Medical Association, the American Heart Association, the American Society of Echocardiography, and the American College of Physicians. His special interests are in Interventional Cardiology and Peripheral Vascular Disease Diagnosis and Intervention.

Dr. Lawton lives in Columbia with his wife, Coles. He enjoys hunting and spending time with his three children.