"What can I say about Dr Laguna? He was absolutely amazing and there are not enough words to describe how wonderful of a surgeon he is! My WLS clinic has three surgeons, and the head surgeon is the reason I picked this program. I knew the least about Dr Laguna (not as much info online), so initially I was not considering him. He was the surgeon at my info session, and I immediately felt a connection with him. When it came time to pick a surgeon, I decided to meet with him. He was running late, but I later found out why. At no time did he rush me in my appointment, and it was over an hour long. He turned his chair so he was sitting by me, and read through a booklet with me. At the end, he would joke and say "C'mon, ask me questions!" But he was so thorough, nearly all of my two pages worth of questions were already answered by him. He has a great educational background (a year long fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, and schooling Northwestern University), and on top of being extremely smart, he has a WONDERFUL bedside manor and very personable. I felt like I was in good hands, and on top of that, I felt like he cared. On the day of surgery, he was just as warm, joked around a bit, and helped to make my mom feel at ease as well. When I first checked in, the nurse said "Ohhh, you have Dr Laguna. All the nurses around here love him." And during my first walk after surgery, another nurse raved about what an excellent surgeon he is, and how he's not only great with his patients, but with rest of the staff as well. Even the x-ray tech went on about how I couldn't have had a better surgeon. I couldn't be more pleased with my decision to have Dr Laguna operate on me, and I would recommend him to anyone going through this process. He is also very current in his methods. He does not use drains, and prescribes Actigall to prevent gall stones post op for patients who don't need theirs removed. My only complaint is that I don't get to see him for all of my follow up care unless there is a problem! But he told me to make appointments on the day he's in the office if I want to at least say hi. I really believe I could not have picked a better surgeon! Thank you Dr Laguna for my second chance!"
