Eric Lazar, MD

Arrogant.

Dr Lazar performed a fistulotomy on our 7 month old son after he was diagnosed with a perianal abscess at 4 weeks old. According to Dr Lazar this is standard practice and it would heal.... well it didn’t and on a follow-up visit from surgery he saw that another abscess had formed and decided to put a qtip into my sons abscess to try to quarantine it with no numbing or medication. My son screamed at the top of his lungs for 3 hours after that, not being able to calm him no matter what we did. We decided we would not go back to him and went to CHOP to see another surgeon who advised us that surgery before 1yo is no longer advised as most of the time, these abscesses go away. We waited and just around when my son turned 1, everything healed. Dr Lazar did unnecessary surgery on our son, and also causes our son a tremendous amount of pain for no reason. He has absolutely no bedside manor at all and I would not recommend him to anyone

I do not know what the good reviews are for. I brought my son to Morristown hospital and have had a terrible experience. The medical handling of my son's perforated appendix was a nightmare. They waited for surgery too long and left my son tortured throughout the night. Delayed responses to urgent need for care continuously. Dr. Lazar, who had zero bedside manor conducted the surgery and we have not seen him since...we have interns and 1st year residents evaluating and making calls that brought my son to have another urgent medical care situation which was the result from Dr. Lazar opting not to put in an NG tube as a preventative measure after surgery which brought my son..again..3rd time in 3 days at this hospital into an obscene level pain situation which took an intern 10 min to arrive to try (no sense of any urgenct) to assess the situation (by poking someone in writhing pain) only to need a more expetienced resident to assess the situation. Needless to say, an NG tube had to be… put in to a 14 year patient who had been through enough discomfort already. Dr. Lazar and the interns and residents did a inept job at handling this case. The decisions that were made with his fluids and medications as well as the overlooking of his inability to eat or drink, led to the unfortunate event and pain my son had to suffer through. The only doctor who offered any competency was resident Dr. Flanigan. I came to Morristown for the best treatment for my son and this experience was nothing short of low rate, disappointing and unacceptable.

Dr. Lazar operated on me more than a decade ago, when I was a 14 year old. As a very scared child, he was an extremely calming presence, and he took the time to explain to me what he was going to do and why he was going to do it. I still think about how kind he was, and how he affected my life. - Hugh

Dr. Eric Lazar is a phenomenal surgeon who saved our daughter's life a few years ago. He has true compassion and knowledge beyond what you find in many doctors today. He took the time to explain the surgery and how it could benefit our child. I highly recommend him to any parent who needs a knowledgeable and trustworthy surgeon for their child. He is a doctor who truly cares about the well-being of his patients.

My almost adult daughter has to have the sistrunk procedure for a thyroglossal duct cyst. We were all a bit nervous at our surgical consult. But Dr. Lazar was not only very informative but answered all our questions which helped to put our minds at easy. He connected with my daughter and spoke to her as an adult which I think help her understand the need for the surgery.

Dr. Lazar saved my son's life 11 years ago when his organs began shutting down from appendicitis. His diagnosis was 100% accurate and he recuperated fully without incident. He later corrected my son's umbilical hernia as well. A great physician!

Not a good doctor

Dr. Lazar is a wonderful surgeon and person. He was a professional, took time to explain the procedure in detail, is kind and was very understanding of our situation. I appreciate his care and highly recommend his services.

Dr lazar was wAs wonderful through gave all the info we needed answered all questions without hesitation.... And is always there when we need this a great bunch of surgeons and I have trusted them from day 4 of my sons life!