MY DOCTOR'S A CLOWN

Really. Dr. Doug Lakin worked his way through med school at John Hopkins' by being a professional clown.

His office is filled with pictures, artifacts, standees--"Turn left at the Three Stooges to get your blood work." John Wayne is another standee. There's also a rubber chicken in one of the waiting rooms.

The first time I went there, I noticed the Eggo pin that he had on his collar. He also has these posters in his room. One of them states "What Does this Say?"
I Love Paris
in the the
Springtime
I guess most people don't see the second the. I know I didn't.

He's good, he's quick, he e-mails you with a plan, along with your lab results. He encourages, yet tells you where you need to make improvements.

He usually makes Phoenix's top 100 MDs list, which makes up probably the top 2% in the valley.

He doesn't clown around at all. His office just looks like an offshoot of Pee Wee's Playhouse. He doesn't seem to take himself or his patients too seriously, yet he's sympathetic and caring.

At the end of your visit, he always says,"Th,Th, Th That's all folks." Ok, I made that part up.