He is a New York native, who graduated from the State University of New York at Binghamton with B.A. in the Biological Sciences and a Minor in Sociology. After graduating college it was his hope to combine his studies in the practice of medicine. A year after graduating, Dr. Lawrence went on to attend Indiana University School of Medicine and later completed his training at the Savannah Family Medicine Residency program at Memorial Health in Savannah Ga. After graduating Dr. Lawrence traveled throughout Georgia providing care to patients as a solo practitioner in a rural setting and also a wound care physician but Savannah remained close to his heart. He is now in the process of establishing his own practice in Savannah, Georgia as a direct primary care physician.