In that capacity, he expressed the willingness of doctors in the region to submit to a rate freeze proposed by Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, noting that this was "a reaffirmation of a long-held tradition and obligation that patients are to be treated regardless of ability to pay".
[3] He espoused selecting a doctor with a board certification, but cautioned that neither an Ivy League education nor conspicuously displayed awards served as indicators of professionalism in practice.
[2] In addition to How to Choose a Good Doctor, LeMaitre "published numerous articles and books, including a surgical textbook".
[6] In a 1985 letter published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, LeMaitre lamented the transition he had observed of the practice of medicine into increasingly businesslike models.
[12] In 1981, LeMaitre treated an elderly colleague who required a procedure to reroute blood flow in his leg in order to avoid a potential amputation.
[4] LeMaitre was so pleased with the success of this new device that he spent the next two years attempting to interest medical product companies in producing it.
[4] LeMaitre married Cornelia Weldon of Andover, a fellow Boston College student,[1][15] with whom he had three sons and two daughters.