Dr. Lawrence is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a sub-specialty certification by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery in Sports Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, American College of Sports Medicine, American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy Association of North America, International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedics Sports Medicine, and several other professional associations. His areas of special interests are sports medicine, arthroscopy, and knee and shoulder surgery. 

Dr. Lawrence has served on the boards of the Arthritis Foundation, Youth Encouragement Services, and Rise and Walk Ministry. He has been in private practice in Nashville since 1989. He has taken care of many high school, college, and professional athletes, as well as giving sports medicine care to several local and national sporting events.

A native Tennessean, Dr. Lawrence was born in Nashville and grew up in Memphis. He attended Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas on a football scholarship. After graduating Summa cum Laude, he returned to his home state to attend the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. After receiving his medical degree, he completed a general surgery internship and a five-year orthopaedic surgery residency, including one-year as Chief Orthopaedic Resident at the University of Tennessee. He was a member of the Tennessee Army Nation Guard from 1985 to 1995.

He is on the medical staff of Centennial Medical Center and maintains courtesy affiliations with Baptist Hospital, Saint Thomas Hospital, and Williamson Medical Center. His is also affiliated with Premier Orthopaedics Surgery Center, Centennial Surgery Center, and Baptist Ambulatory Surgery Center. He is a volunteer physician with Metropolitan General Hospital.