Lawrence Gordon (doctor)

Lawrence Gordon, MD is the Chief Surgeon and Medical Director of the New York Center for Advanced Parathyroid Surgery and founder of Waiting Room Solutions a CCHIT and ONC-ATCB certified EHR and Practice Management System. Waiting Room Solutions was one of the first web-based systems available to help physicians run their medical office.

Dr. Lawrence Gordon

Education and surgical career

Dr. Gordon received his undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania in biophysics where he graduated magna cum laude in 1985. He received his M.D. degree from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1989. He was trained in Head and Neck Surgery at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary under other notable surgeons Dr. John Connely, Dr. Hyun Cho and Dr. Steven D. Schaefer.

He has obtained board certification from the American Board of Otolaryngology. In addition, Dr. Gordon has expertise in Thyroid Gland Removal (Thyroidectomy) and Parathyroid Surgery.

Medical practice

Dr. Gordon's practice focuses on minimally invasive parathyroid surgery. He has experience with both thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Dr. Gordon is trained in the full range of ENT/Head and Neck Surgery and he also see patients with other ENT/Head and Neck Surgical disorders and diseases.

Affiliations include: American College of Surgeon, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, St. Anthony's Community Hospital Dr. Lawrence Gordon practices Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in Goshen, NY.

New York Center for Advanced Parathyroid Surgery

Dr. Gordon is the Chief Surgeon and Medical Director of the New York Center for Advanced Parathyroid Surgery, an integrated center focusing minimally invasive parathyroid surgery. The center distinguishes itself in localizing parathyroid tumors before surgery. Most patients have their surgery on an ambulatory basis. The advanced mini-incision technique that leads to a smaller scar, less operative time, and enables patients to go home the same day as their surgery.

Waiting Room Solutions

Dr. Gordon was an early adopter of digital and electronic technologies. Waiting Room Solutions (WRS) provides a complete, affordable integrated web-based EMR and Practice Management Solution for healthcare providers. WRS was founded by Dr. Gordon in 2000. Through the years, the WRS system and company was built from the perspective of practicing doctors, and has grown with the continuous feedback from hundreds of clinicians. Waiting Room Solutions is a profitable and rapidly growing privately held company headquartered in Goshen, NY. Currently Waiting Room Solutions has over 4000 users in all 50 states. The rapid growth of the company is based on the affordable delivery of an Enterprise solution through the web to medical practices of all sizes.