Dr. Lawrence graduated from Adelaide University in 1982 and trained initially at Royal Adelaide Hospital and Flinders Medical Centre. She commenced training in Plastic Surgery at Christchurch and Wellington (NZ) and obtained specialist qualifications in 1991 as a member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in the division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Dr. Lawrence undertook post-graduate training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 1991 at Oxford University, England, and in Specialist Hand Surgery from 1992 to 1993 in Indianapolis, USA.