Dr. David G. Davtyan is a prominent and respected surgeon in Los Angeles. He is not only one of the most experienced surgeons currently performing the LAP-BAND® procedure but he is also a LAP-BAND® patient himself.

Dr. Davtyan studied the LAP-BAND® procedure in Brussels, Belgium where it was first introduced. He performed his first LAP-BAND® operation in October 2001 in Brussels with one of the LAP-BAND pioneers, Professor Guy-Bernard Cadiere. Dr. Davtyan became one of the first surgeons in the United States to offer the LAP-BAND® after FDA approval in April 2001.

He is currently on the Editorial Advisory Board of Obesity Help magazine (OH), a well-known publication that offers support and provides education to the millions of people worldwide who suffer from obesity. He has also written and published several LAP-BAND® related articles for various medical journals.

Dr. Davtyan sees patients at his Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Glendale and Orange County clinics and operates at affiliated hospitals and outpatient centers.

Dr. David G. Davtyan is a prominent and respected surgeon in Los Angeles. He is not only one of the most experienced surgeons currently performing the LAP-BAND® procedure but he is also a LAP-BAND® patient himself.

Dr. Davtyan studied the LAP-BAND® procedure in Brussels, Belgium where it was first introduced. He performed his first LAP-BAND® operation in October 2001 in Brussels with one of the LAP-BAND pioneers, Professor Guy-Bernard Cadiere. Dr. Davtyan became one of the first surgeons in the United States to offer the LAP-BAND® after FDA approval in April 2001.

He is currently on the Editorial Advisory Board of Obesity Help magazine (OH), a well-known publication that offers support and provides education to the millions of people worldwide who suffer from obesity. He has also written and published several LAP-BAND® related articles for various medical journals.

Dr. Davtyan sees patients at his Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Glendale and Orange County clinics and operates at affiliated hospitals and outpatient centers.

I believe that each individual's needs are unique and require specific care. I am very actively involved in promoting and refining current techniques in my field of Surgery, and advancing the science of Morbid Obesity.

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Dr. David G. Davtyan is a prominent and respected surgeon in Los Angeles. He is not only one of the most experienced surgeons currently performing the LAP-BAND® procedure but he is also a LAP-BAND® patient himself.

Dr. Davtyan studied the LAP-BAND® procedure in Brussels, Belgium where it was first introduced. He performed his first LAP-BAND® operation in October 2001 in Brussels with one of the LAP-BAND pioneers, Professor Guy-Bernard Cadiere. Dr. Davtyan became one of the first surgeons in the United States to offer the LAP-BAND® after FDA approval in April 2001.

He is currently on the Editorial Advisory Board of Obesity Help magazine (OH), a well-known publication that offers support and provides education to the millions of people worldwide who suffer from obesity. He has also written and published several LAP-BAND® related articles for various medical journals.

Dr. Davtyan sees patients at his Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Glendale and Orange County clinics and operates at affiliated hospitals and outpatient centers.

What Makes Our Team Unique

Our success is based on our partnership with our patients to create the winning team. Because of Dr. Davtyan's personal experience with obesity and overcoming it with the help of gastric banding, we have a profound sense of compassion and empathy for our patients. We also identify with their dreams and strive together to achieve most optimal results utilizing most sophisticated technology and our highest level of expertise.

Dr. Davtyan is Board Certified by the American Board of Bariatric Medicine, thus he firmly believes in comprehensive management of excess weight. Consequently, we always have a team approach collaborating with numerous experts in related sub-specialties to ensure complete and thorough pre-operative evaluations and safe and successful post-operative recovery. To ensure best outcomes, we offer patients easy and frequent access to our numerous clinics for close and attentive follow-ups.