Dr. David G. Davtyan is one of the most experienced and successful LapBand® surgeons in the U.S. and a prominent and respected surgeon in Los Angeles. His deep understanding of the gastric banding procedure is related to the fact that he is a LapBand® patient himself. He specializes in several procedures such as gastric banding surgery, LAP-BAND Surgery, bariatric surgery and obesity surgery. Dr. Davtyan studied the LAP-BAND® procedure in the exact place where it was first introduced: in Brussels, Belgium. He performed his first LAP-BAND® intervention in October 2001 in Brussels with one of the LAP-BAND® pioneers himself, namely Professor Guy-Bernard Cadiere. In fact, Dr. Davtyan was one of the first surgeons in the United States to offer the LAP-BAND® after FDA approved it, in April 2001.
Procedures Dr. David Davtyan Performs at Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Blue Cross / Blue Shield
- Cigna
- HealthNet
- The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Languages Spoken
- English
- French
- Russian
- Spanish
Education & Training
Medical Degree
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Internship(s)
Anderson Cancer Center - General Surgery
University of Texas Houston: Department of Surgery
Residency(ies)
Anderson Cancer Center - General Surgery
University of Texas Houston: Department of Surgery
Fellowship(s)
UCLA Department of Surgery: American Cancer Society Clinical and Research Fellowship - Surgical Oncology
John Wayne Cancer Institute: National Institute of Health Clinical and Research Fellowship - Surgical Oncology
Honors & Awards
Memberships & Affiliations
American College of Surgeons
International College of Surgeons
American Society of Bariatric Surgery
American Society of Breast Surgeons
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Surgical Oncology
European Society of Surgical Oncology
Publications & Media
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Wernicke’s encephalopathy in AIDS patient treated with Zidovudine (AZT)
Davtyan DG, Vinters H, Lancet 1987, 1: 919-920
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A Lap-Band Revolution
Dr. Davtyan’s Personal WLS Journey. OH Magazine, 2006(2)
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Surgical Treatment of Obesity: Questions Physicians Often Ask About Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding.
Davtyan C, Davtyan D. Consultant, 2004, 44(8): 1101-1103
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Multivariate Analysis of the Relationship between Survival and the Microstage of Primary Melanoma by Clark Level and Breslow Thickness
Morton DL, Davtyan DG, Wanek LA et al, Cancer 1993,71(11): 3737-3743
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Prolongation of Survival in Metastatic Melanoma after Active Specific Immunotherapy with a New Polyvalent Melanoma Vaccine
Morton DL, Foshag LJ, Hoon DSB, Nizze JA, Wanek LA, Chang C, Davtyan DG et al, Annals of Surgery 1992,216(4): 463-482
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Modulation of Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TIL) in Melanoma after Active Specific Immunotherapy
Davtyan, DG, Hoon D, Morton DL, AACR Proceedings 1991 V-32, 252
