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Hal C. Lawrence, III, MD

Executive Vice President and CEO, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Dr. Hal C. Lawrence III, MD, is Executive Vice President and CEO of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. As Executive Vice President, he oversees the day-to-day operations of ACOG, and with his executive team, provides leadership to more than 200 staff. He started at ACOG in fall 2007 as the Vice President for Practice Activities. Dr. Lawrence's undergraduate work was completed at Vanderbilt University, and he attended medical school at Indiana University. Following residency training at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Dr. Lawrence joined a private practice in Asheville, North Carolina. In January 1991, he rejoined the University of North Carolina faculty and worked with the Mountain Area Health Education Center in Asheville to establish an ACGME-approved ob-gyn residency training program in 1992. Dr. Lawrence chaired that department and program until coming to ACOG. He is active in many medical organizations, included the Robert A. Ross Society, North Carolina Ob-Gyn Society, Southern Ob-Gyn Seminar, South Atlantic Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Residency Review Committee for Obstetrics and Gynecology. He has served as an examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inc, as well as a reviewer for the journal, Obstetrics & Gynecology.