Dr. Patricia Diane Lanter, MD

Dr Lanter is unprofessional and rude.

Unprofessional, uncaring and a liar! Completely ignore the reason of my visit yet had the nerve to write on my online medical chart a plan that not once did she talk about which includeedmy great diet, exercise...oh and get this she even wrote she talked to me bout STD’s and safe sex! Not once did she talk about this. So disappointing to go to a professional for help and be treated like this. All this doctor cares about is insurance money nothing else.

She clearly cares about her patient's physical as well as emotional well-being. She is as gentle as possible during checks and takes time to answer any questions you have. But, if all is well she gets you in and out quickly without wasting your time. I like that I can get my appts done in my lunch hour. The staff and nurses are very kind and I've never had an issue getting an appt or having to wait too long to be seen. Great team and the best doctor I've ever had.

Very patient during delivery & attentive. She is conservative in her approach and doesn't intervene unless it is truly necessary. Good at listening to her patients and considering what they want also.

My last pregnancy I had a different doctor whom I loved but when I went into labor Dr. Lanter was on call that night. Even though she was not my doctor I felt very comfortable with her. Now I am pregnant with my second baby and I have her as my OB and I love her. Ya, she doesn't spend as much time as she maybe should but she does have other patients and some people may see her as rude or emotionless but I feel like she is being straightforward. She is a doctor that will be completely honest whether you like the truth or not and that is what I want out of a doctor not someone who would be personal and joke around. She's a great doctor and you can tell she loves what she does.

This is the worst doctor I've had in my life! Very rude and not very sympathetic at all. Since day one she kept telling me that because of my age I could have problems. I know how old I am and there was no need for her to be so cruel. First visit she told me my baby had his organs outside of his stomach. Sent me to a GREAT genetics specialist, I guess that's the only thing I can thank her for. He was great in Westlake Village, love him and his staff, Dr. Shields. He said no, he did not see anything wrong. I kept going to see her and then my lab results came back positive for trisomy 18. They called me from her office said something came back positive, no feedback no nothing, she didn't bother to want to see me, they told me to call Dr. Shields. He was the one that offered me more testing and even asked me if my OB had already explained the situation to me, I said NO, nothing. Haven't even seen her. He told me call her and get this other test Verifi done. I did, it came back positive… again. Two weeks went by and no call from them, I called, they're like oh yeah, it' s still positive, heartless, no sensitivity at all to my situation. I had to google and find out on my own what was going on. They told me oh, we sent the information to Dr. Shields, he'll call you. Hold on, but aren't you my OB?? Wow.. I was speechless, let alone devastated, alone, I didn't know what to do. Dr. Shields called me that afternoon at around 9pm, I knew it was bad for him to call me this late. He said, the test was positive and it's basically 99% accurate, but then I did so much research and I learned that the Verfii test can also be wrong, at times, and other types of invasive testing should be offered. I was offered nothing, not even by Dr. Shields. Which surprised me. He said see your OB for more information and to see what decisions you need to make. I made an appointment with her, she said do you know that this diagnosis means. I said, yes. I googled it. She's like it's INCOMPATIBLE with life. No chances of this baby surviving and kept on rambling, you need to make a decision. I said we want to continue with the pregnancy. I was 5 months pregnancy. She's like you understand the baby will die. I said yes. She told me with I just want to let you know that I will absolutely NOT perform a C Section on you if the baby becomes distressed. My husband then asked her so then what happens, she's like the baby dies. So where do I come in, what if a C Section was needed??? I was so scared. Worst experience ever. She said you need to make a decision but my opinion is that you should have an abortion. I have 4 other children grown up already, this had never happened to me. I was devastated, scared and didn't know what to do. I left the office in tears. I called Dr. Shields told him I wanted to have another ultrasound to see how the baby was growing. The baby had poor growth, he explained in detailed about his hands and feet, they were deformed and his heart had problems and brain too. All I could see was a baby. But I didn't want my baby to suffer at all. I was lost and didn't know that to do. I just think this doctor needs to be more sympathetic an not let her personal opinions or thoughts interfere. I don't know if it was something against me, or that's just how she is. At this point I do not care for her at all. She's not a good doctor to me. My personal experience with her was awful. And others might have different opinions. This is mine and strictly mine. I would not recommend her at all to anyone. In my book she's not even a 1 star, 0, nothing!

Dr Lanter failed to prevent my premature labor. I called several times because of bleeding and abnormal discharge yet she told me it was normal to bleed throughout pregnancy, despite having read that this was not normal I trusted her as my physician. Now I know better and will NEVER be back & do not recommend her to anyone! My son was born 3 months premature & had to spend 4 months in the neonatal intensive care unit. Do yourself & your baby a favor & stay far AWAY!

I absolutely loved dr. lanter as she was my ob when i was pregnant and later delivered my son. she is very professional and caring as I have no family in the area (this was my first pregnancy) and showed me a lot of care and took the time to get to know me, my step daughter, and my spouse. I never once felt like a face and not a name. She always did what i asked her, followed my birth plan, and respected my privacy in the doctors office and at the hospital. I put a lot of trust in her and felt i could ask her very personal questions without judgement. I will be seeing her again when I conceive my future children and highly recommend her as a physician.

I only went 3 time and that was too much. She is rude and arrogant. She implicates that an education less than a MD would not allow a person to comprehend bacis commonsense. I have never been so offend in my life. Then trying to get my records was a nightmare. Pregnancy is a wonderful experience. As long as a woman finds an OB and office better than this one. I did and I am much happier.

I was rescheduled 2 times before I finally got to see Dr. Lanter for my first prenatal visit. The front office staff is very vague and short when speaking to patients as well as to me. Dr.Lanter is the same way. She is insensitive, emotionless,and needs to improve on her bedside manner skills. She made me feel like I was in the way and she could'nt wait to get rid of me. She performed an ultrasound which lasted no longer than 45 seconds. She said she did not see a pregnancy and also said "I am not good at performing ultrasounds,a tech would be better for this." Why bother doing an ultrasound if she does not know how. It is not okay to just say there is not a visible pregnancy when she confesses to not knowing how to really do an ultrasound. Now I have to wait a long 2 days to see a specialist to confirm a pregnancy that "is not visible". Dr. Lanter is lazy, inattentive, and too casual when giving a diagnosis that may or may not be true. I felt like I was at a "drive-thru dr's… office...rushed.