He completed residencies in orthopedics at Louisiana State University, the Shreveport School of Medicine and George Washington University. He has been practicing as an orthopedic surgeon at Northwest Hospital & Medical Center since 1974. He specializes in adult repair and reconstruction of the shoulder, elbow, foot and ankle; total hip and knee arthroplasty; knee arthroscopy and adult trauma surgery. Dr. Clawson has a strong interest in medical history. He produced “Harborview: The Trauma Story,” an account of the pioneering work in trauma care done at Harborview during the 1960s and 1970s.