David Lautz Bariatric Surgeon MD, FACS, FASMBS

Dr. Lautz was considerate and kind. He explained my options and the procedure and he took my concerns seriously. The office staff was pleasant, patient and very helpful.
Overall my expaerience thus far has been good. The office is quite busy and sometimes when you call it may take time to get through. However, once you get through they are helpful and attentive.

I meet with Dr. Lautz on the 13th and he seemed really nice Im have lap done with him. his assitent (spelling sorry) was great. They are so busy in the office its hard to get information from them but they do their best. Slyvia is great. She has to handle so much and I dont know how she does it but she does.

I liked Dr. Lautz as soon as I met him. He is very down to earth He told me he has done many of these operations. All have been successful.
His office staff was very helpful,Dr. Lautz told me the first time I met him any questions I had, all I had to do was call him or his office. I have called and they were very helpful. He did explain the risks of the surgery, and I do understand.
There s a definate aftercare program, and I think it needs to be followed to the letter. I would highly rate Dr. Lautz so far. I have not had the surgery yet. But I am not nervous about it at all. I feel I'm in good highly qualified hands. Surgical competence certainly would be the best, but I think Dr. Lautz has both. He is a very nice man.
These statements are all my own personal impressions and experiences.

my first impression of Dr. Lautz was a very good one. He is a very calm and laid back man. Very even toned in his speech. Did I mention thqt he has beautiful blue eyes?
I've only met him once on the intial consult.
His office staff is absolutely wonderful! I can not have enough good to say about Jennifer. She is an ultimate sweetheart. I have never met her in person,only by phone and she is wonderful!
My only regret is that they do not do the procedure LAP. I would prefer to have it done this way reather than open because I have read that the recovery is much quicker.
I ma still in the beginning stages of pre-op and they have stressed the importance of the aftercare and yes they do have a structured program.
Dr. Lautz PA adressed the risks associated w/ the surgery. They give you a printout explantion and go over it step by step. They also stress if you have any questions, do not hesitate to call.
Again, I have only met Dr. Lautz once, I have another appointment scheduled before surgery so I am not sure how to rate him but as for the people he has working w/ him I think they are great.
Surgical competence has to be the key because you are not going to hang out w/ the doctors after your surgery and build a friendship outside of your visits but it is also nice to have a compatible doctor/patient relationship and this surgery is quite emotional so bedside is a very important dey factor and so far I believe Dr. Lautz has a good bedside manner.

Dr. Lautz is the most compassionate man/doctor I have ever met. I feel 100% comfortable with him. I can't say enough good things about him & the staff at Brigham & Women's hospital. I haven't had my surgery yet so after that I will update more about him & the hospital.

Dr. Lautz is a very nice man. He is an excellent surgeon, not judgemental very caring. His staff is excellent, especially Nicole his PA. I would highly recommend him.

Dr. Lautz is a surgeon at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston, MA.

From my first consultation with him, all the way through my post-operative appointments, Dr. Lautz has showed nothing but compassion and concern for my well-being and success with the surgery. He did a FANTASTIC job with me, and I had ZERO surgery complications. I would recommend him to anyone and everyone! Thank You Dr. Lautz!

He was very attentive, interested and comforting.


Too soon. Only one week postop

Polite enough, but lax re: giving information i.e. he's in surgery. You can or can't see his P.A..



Seemingly strongly

I think follow up visits, use website, nutritionist, exercise, call with questions.

Not carefully enough. His surgery went well, but I suffered severe bruising and pain from being handled on the operating table.
Both seem good although did not see him until 2 days after surgery.

Dr. Lautz is very softspoken, but I had trmemndous confidence in him as soon as we met. He has a gentle manner, and explains everything in detail. Never felt he was pushing me, and also felt he understood all my reasons for undergoing surgery. He was very up-front about risks, as was the physician's assistant who was with us.

Dr Lautz was pretty straight forward and cut to the chase. He just wanted to make sure that I understood that I was going to have major surgery and I was changing my entire life by having it. I had two short office visits with him prior to surgery. Mostly I had discussion with one of the PA's named Gina ...who was very good also. On the day of my surgery Dr. Lautz was tied up in another operation and I was delayed for about 5 hours (it was a Friday the 13th!!!!)
by the time he got to me I'm sure he was exhausted. The nurses had asked him if he wanted to reschedule his next case (meaning me!) and he had said no that he was going to do me that day. I felt sorry for him because he'd had such a long day I would have understood If I would have had to be rescheduled. When he was finally able to operate on me he was very kind to me right before I went under the gas. He felt bad that I had been waiting so long. To top of his Friday the 13th...My spleen was in the wrong place (on top of my stomach) and he had to remove it before he proceded with the RNY. Boy he had a long day!!!!