Dr. Anthony Lawrence completed a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Biochemistry (Bsc Honours) prior to commencing his medical degree at Monash University. He graduated in 1978 with a Medical Honours Degree (MBBS Honours). Residency and Specialist Membership Training were completed at the Queen Victoria Medical Centre Melbourne. He spent two and a half years in the United Kingdom in Salisbury and Plymouth completing his Advanced Obstetric and Gynaecological training prior to commending his Senior Registrar year at Monash Medical Centre. He became a fully accredited Obstetric and Gynaecological Specialist in 1989.

He holds Membership and Fellowship of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Dr Lawrence is a member of the American Association of Gynaecological Laparoscopists, the Australian Gynaecological Endoscopy Society and the Australian Medical Association.