Dr. Lakin guides a lively discussion with three leading medical specialists - a Gastroenterologist -Dr. Jon Mellen, a Radiologist - Dr. Ron
Korn, and a Cardiologist - Dr. Nik Iyengar!
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Born in
Michigan, but raised in the Scottsdale/
Paradise Valley area, Dr. Lakin earned his undergraduate degree at
Arizona State University in
1983. Graduating first in his class of 6,
000 as a
Philosophy major in the
Honor's
Program, he was the recipient of the Mouer
Award for outstanding scholarship. He was the first person in the history of
ASU to earn a coveted spot at
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in
Baltimore, Maryland, entering in the fall of 1983.
Originally intending to become a medical research scientist, Dr. Lakin developed a greater interest in patient care.
Inspired by his father, Dr.
Mervyn Lakin and
Sir William Osler, the founder of modern internal medicine and first
Chief of Medicine at
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, he focused on clinical medicine.
After completing his medical school training from
Hopkins in
1987, Dr. Lakin performed his
Internship and
Residency in
Internal medicine at the
University of Iowa's Hospitals and Clinics, among the premier
Internal Medicine programs in the country. Dr. Lakin excelled to the highest levels of clinical scholarship, achieving among the highest scores in the country on his Internal Medicine
Board Examinations.
With his training complete, Dr. Lakin joined his father in practice in
1990. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Lakin senior retired. Dr.
Douglas Lakin continues his practice in the tradition of his excellent training, and provides the quality of patient care established by his father before him.
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