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Why Dr. Davtyan’s Patients Get Better Results

Choosing an experienced and knowledgeable surgeon is the most important decision a patient can make.

When choosing a surgeon for weight loss it’s critical to ask the right questions For example: What are his qualifications? How long has he been doing this particular procedure? Where did he study? How well is he acknowledged in the medical community?

And, in the case of bariatric surgery… How well does he understand your ongoing frustration with weight-loss?

The surgeon you choose should be the best when it comes to expertise, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness.

Expertise

Dr. David Davtyan has performed Lap-Band surgery for more than two decades. Dr. Davtyan has performed thousands of LapBand procedures with outstanding results. Dr. Davtyan pioneered in educating the physician community about the LapBand as early as 2003 by publishing articles in peer-reviewed medical journals and in general surgery news as recently as June 2017.

• UCLA School of Medicine
• UT Houston Trauma and MD Anderson Cancer Center Residency
• John Wayne Cancer Institute and UCLA Cancer Fellowship
• Pioneering breast surgery and liver cancer surgery at Century City
• Dr. David Davtyan’s Story
• Publications, lectures, and TV presentations on cancer
• Doximity
• Healthgrades

Honors and Special Awards:

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons-FACS
Fellow of the International College of Surgeons-FICS
American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Member
American Society of Bariatric Physicians (ASBP) Member
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Member
Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) Member
American Cancer Society Board of Directors Member for the Los Angeles Chapter-ACS
European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) Member
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Member
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Member
American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBS) Member
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member
Southern California Academy of Clinical Oncology (SCACO) member
American Society of Cosmetic Surgery Member
UCLA Alumni Association Member
American Cancer Society award # 91-187, 1990
A Toast to the Masters from INAMED Health, 6/15/2004
Honorary Doctor Title from Yerevan State Medical University, Armenia, 2000
Strathmore’s WHO’S WHO 2000-2001
National Republican Congressional Committee National Leadership Award Honorary
Co-Chairman Physician Advisory Board, 2000

Authoritativeness

Dr. Davtyan pioneered in educating the physician community about the LapBand as early as 2003 by publishing articles in peer-reviewed medical journals and in General Surgery News as recently as June 2017. Dr. Davtyan presented dozens of conferences to the physicians at UCLA, Cedars Sinai, Century City, and other hospitals, as well as to the local societies of Hispanic, Russian, and Armenian physicians, business community (slides Los Angeles Business Coalition Lecture), and patient community at large. Dr. Davtyan has been an invited expert on television programs such as PBS, KDOC, Azteca, and Univision.

A pioneering surgeon, A pioneering patient.

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Dr. Guy-Bernard Cadière of Brussels is one of the pioneers of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, the LAP-BAND® procedure. The FDA approved the LAP-BAND on June 5, 2001. In October 2001, Dr. David Davtyan traveled to Brussels to learn the technique from Dr. Cadière, and he also had the procedure himself. Dr. David Davtyan became one of the first U.S. surgeons to offer the Lap-Band surgery. Dr. David Davtyan also performs Sleeve Gastrectomy and Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS).

Trustworthiness

As a LapBand patient himself, Dr. David Davtyan possesses a deep understanding of what it means to struggle with obesity and the physical and psychological problems that being severely overweight can cause. He also knows how well this procedure works and how to avoid potential pitfalls that can interfere with weight-loss success.

Dr. Davtyan’s weight loss success as a Lap-Band patient gives him a greater degree of empathy for his own patients’ weight loss journeys. He understands that weight loss is a difficult process, and partners with his patients every step of the way to provide compassionate care. Many patients in their testimonials reflect on their experience as “being part of a family“. Many of Dr. Davtyan’s patients have become leaders among the “bandsters” weight loss surgery patient community.

Excellence. Compassion. Expertise.

Davtyan Medical Weight Loss and Wellness is proudly led by Dr. David Davtyan, a weight loss surgeon. Dr. David Davtyan is Board certified by the American Board of Surgery and a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine and has decades of experience. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals including The Lancet, Annals of Surgery and Cancer. With Dr. David Davtyan’s vigilant and attentive care, his patients receive bariatric surgical care in Los Angeles.

Weight Loss And Bariatric Surgery In Los Angeles

Davtyan Medical Weight Loss and Wellness is a private surgery center in Beverly Hills, California. Our center was founded by Dr. David Davtyan who has always been focused on patient care and current treatments.

We have assisted many patients to overcome their weight loss difficulties and find hope again. We maintain the highest standards of patient care and satisfaction by always adhering to the following principles:

Our Goal: to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to each and every patient.

Our Promise: to always put our patients first and to guide and counsel them every step of the way.

Our Mission: to provide careful surgical weight loss care.

Excellence. Compassion. Expertise.

Davtyan Medical Weight Loss and Wellness is proudly led by Dr. David Davtyan, a weight loss surgeon. Dr. David Davtyan is Board certified by the American Board of Surgery and a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine and has decades of experience. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals including The Lancet, Annals of Surgery and Cancer. With Dr. David Davtyan’s vigilant and attentive care, his patients receive bariatric surgical care in Los Angeles.

Our Facilities

Why go to a hospital when you can get your treatment in one of the most technologically advanced facilities in the field of bariatrics. We strive to provide our patients with the utmost in comfort and quality care, and we take full advantage of modern day medical advancements in order to do so.

Contact Davtyan Medical Weight Loss and Wellness

Bariatric surgery is a life changing procedure. You want well-trained, experienced doctors. You want precise and comfortable treatment in a modern facility. Davtyan Medical Weight Loss and Wellness.

Before, During And After.

Comprehensive support, from consultation through surgery and beyond, is the hallmark of Dr. David Davtyan’s treatment program.

Each consultation is complimentary, as are all follow-up support regimens, including comprehensive weight loss programs, diet counseling, recipes, medications, online support systems, nutritional counseling, exercise programs, and lifestyle coaching.

For patients who have reached their weight loss goals, we also offer cosmetic procedures such as liposuction, abdominoplsty (tummy-tuck), brachioplasty (arm tuck), thighplasty (thigh lift) and total body lift.

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