Scott Laker, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine

Dr. Laker is board certified in General Surgery and specializes in advanced minimally invasive laparoscopic bariatric surgery. He holds a strong compassion and commitment to the treatment of his patients.

Dr. Laker applies his expertise in laparoscopic surgery and his strong understanding of obesity as a disease to his patients every day, passionately demonstrating the care and concern that has made his bedside manner well known throughout Michigan.

Dr Laker has particular interest in bariatric surgery and it's profound, positive effect on diabetes. He is studying this incredible phenomenon in hopes of being able to provide alternate therapies for diabetes in the future. He is an active member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Dr. Laker is also a member of the Great Lakes Weight Loss physician team.

Dr. Laker completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and his medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Laker completed a surgical residency at New York University and a fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopy and Bariatric Surgery at Hackensack University Hospital in New Jersey, a world renowned center for the treatment of obesity. When not in the hospital or the operating room Dr Laker loves to spend his time with his wife and son.

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