Meet Our Medical Leaders

Dr. Laband is a board-certified internist with over 30 years of experience in primary and hospital-based care. Strongly influenced by the experiences of his father and grandfather—dentists who fled Nazi Germany—Dr. Laband’s pursuit of medicine was also guided by a deep fascination with the science and philosophy of the human condition. He received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and completed his chief residency in internal medicine at Maine Medical Center in Portland before spending nearly two decades providing primary care services in small rural community hospitals throughout the state.

While he currently specializes in hospice and palliative care, it was the years spent in primary care that shaped Dr. Laband’s desire to deliver quality medical solutions where it’s needed most. In the absence of specialists and state-of-the-art facilities, Dr. Laband served as the sole provider for full-spectrum patient care, from preventive care and chronic disease management to opiate detoxification, rehabilitation, and end-of-life care. These experiences left Dr. Laband with profound insights into the value of patient-centric medicine and the importance of maintaining quality of life as we age, ultimately prompting him to earn the designation of Certified Hospice Medical Director from the Hospice Medical Director Certification Board in 2019. He now serves as the Medical Director of Hospice and Community Palliative Care and the Adult Day Care Program at Collabria Care in Napa, where multidisciplinary teams provide a full range of comprehensive services to both patient and caregiver.

In joining SculptMD MedSpa, Dr. Laband brings his passion for helping patients feel their best and live with dignity. He believes that, while medicine can’t yet stop the aging process, it can give people as much say as possible in how they age. For Dr. Laband, the aesthetic and medical therapies offered at SculptMD MedSpa allow some control over many of the aspects of aging we used to just tolerate, making them clearly aligned with the dynamic, whole-person medicine he has dedicated his life to.

In his free time, Dr. Laband enjoys mountain biking (no e-bikes allowed), sharing his woodworking skills through special keepsake gifts, caring for his dogs and a blended family, and spending time with his fiancé.