At Every Step Along Your Weight-Loss Journey Our Compassionate Team Will Be There
AdventHealth, in partnership with The Bariatric Center of Kansas City, understands that achieving a healthier weight is about more than just physical health. Impacting everything from your emotional health to your spiritual wellness, your weight is at the center of your overall well-being. Obesity-related health conditions can be challenging, if not impossible, to overcome all on your own.
You can trust our medical experts to listen to your concerns and work with you to develop a weight loss program that addresses your specific medical needs. We understand the weight related issues you face, and our expert team of clinicians is here to help you every step of the way to improved health, quality of life and a happier, healthier “Future You”!
To learn more about our minimally-invasive weight loss surgery program, visit The Bariatric Center of Kansas City website or give us a call at Call913-677-6319.
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The Future You Is Out There We'll Help You Find It
The Bariatric Center of Kansas City is located in Lenexa, Kansas and is the leading center for weight loss surgery in the greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area and the Midwest.
To learn more about the benefits of weight loss surgery and to meet our surgeons, please visit our website and get your bariatric weight loss journey started.
Helping You Get Back on Track With Expertise, Support and Compassion
- Supporting Your Whole-Person Health and Wellness
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We have a team of weight-loss specialists throughout the Kansas City area that is dedicated to supporting your whole-person health — and we understand that your weight is only the beginning. Within the vast AdventHealth network of care, you’ll have access to the specialists you need to get back to a healthy, active lifestyle, including dietitians, physical therapists, exercise specialists, physicians, and more. Some of our supportive groups and resources include:
- Bariatric Surgery Support Group
- Family Matters Support Group
- INSHAPE One-on-One Program
- Outpatient Nutrition Clinic
- Weight Management University Group Program
Factors like your physical health, weight, and activity level are directly linked not just to your body, but to your mind and spirit as well. We’re on your side. At AdventHealth, we’re proud to offer services that go a step further to soothe your mind and lift your spirit, including access to top-quality mental health services and Behavioral Care.
Bariatric Surgery Support Group
The Bariatric Surgery Support Group is for patients who are awaiting or have undergone bariatric surgery. The purpose is to provide a place where patients can receive ongoing education following surgery from licensed speakers, have questions answered before and after surgery, and where they can share and provide support to one another in a positive way. The Bariatric Coordinator and Dietitian are present at all meetings
For more information, contact Katie Hiller, Bariatric Program Coordinator, at Call913-676-8492.
AdventHealth Prairie Star
Formerly known as AdventHealth Lenexa
Prairie Star Conference Room (located in Building A to the left of the Emergency Department)
23351 Prairie Star Parkway
Lenexa, KS 66227 - Awarded and Accredited Bariatric Care
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You want weight-loss solutions you can trust. We're happy to be able to give you just that. Our facility has been recognized year-after-year for achieving the highest standards of bariatric care. Our accolades include:
- 3-Star Quality Bariatric Center by CIGNA
- Recognized as a Blue Cross Blue Shield Bariatric Center of Distinction
- Accredited Comprehensive Center with Adolescent Qualifications by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP)
- Named one of the Institutes of Quality Bariatric Surgery Facilities by Aetna and included on DocFind®
- National Quality Program by the American College of Surgeons
These awards are a lot to be proud of, but we're mostly honored to be able to give you the best care possible.
- Our Physicians
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Dr. Stanley Hoehn
Dr. Stanley Hoehn, MD, FACS, FASMBS, founded The Bariatric Center of Kansas in 2002 and serves as the Medical Director of the Weight Loss Surgery Program at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission. Dr. Hoehn developed the idea for our free-standing Bariatric Surgical Hospital and partnered with Shawnee Mission to complete this concept in 2010. As a founding member of the BCKC Surgical Hospital, he holds the position of Board President as well as Medical Director.
Dr. Hoehn received his undergraduate degree in Biology from Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska, and graduated from medical school at Loma Linda University in Southern California in 1994. He completed his surgical residency and internship at the University of Kansas in 1999.
Dr. Hoehn has been approved as an ASMBS Bariatric Center of Excellence Surgeon since 2006. He is Board Certified in General Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Hoehn speaks frequently on a national platform for Ethicon Endo-Surgery and hosts monthly preceptorships sharing his expertise at the practice with visiting surgeons.
Dr. Hoehn has been in private practice in the area since the end of his training offering abdominal, advanced laparoscopic, and bariatric surgery. He is committed to outstanding patient care and to leading the highest quality Surgical Weight Loss program in the country. Dr. Hoehn has successfully completed over 10,000 surgical weight loss procedures.
Dr. Brice Hamilton
Dr. Brice Hamilton, MD, FACS, FASMBS, joined The Bariatric Center of Kansas City in 2012. Dr. Hamilton is an accomplished General and Bariatric Surgeon, having practiced in Tennessee and Indiana where he founded bariatric programs for Horizon Medical Center and Clark Memorial Hospital.
After receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in 1993 from Transylvania University, he graduated from medical school at the University of Tennessee in 1997. He completed his General Surgery Residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center in 2002.
Dr. Hamilton is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. As a Fellow of the American Society of Bariatric Surgery, Dr. Hamilton serves as the President of the Kansas ASMBS Chapter.
Dr. Hamilton has performed over 5,000 weight-loss operations and believes successful weight loss requires a multifaceted approach. He believes all patients are deserving of a compassionate, involved physician who will help guide them on their weight loss journey. Dr. Hamilton is dedicated to ensuring that patients have all the tools that they need to maintain a lifetime of success.
Dr. Robert Aragon
Dr. Robert Aragon, MD, FACS, FASMBS, was recruited to join The Bariatric Center of Kansas City in 2014, after completing a fellowship at the University of California, Davis Medical Center, where he became skilled in advanced laparoscopic, bariatric, and robotic surgery.
Dr. Aragon is highly skilled in bariatric surgery and has personally performed over 3,000 successful weight-loss surgeries. He also developed the robotic bariatric surgery program at AdventHealth in Kansas City.
A native of California, and fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, Dr. Aragon completed his surgical residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Southern California in 2013. He completed a surgical research fellowship and has presented and published his research nationally.
Dr. Aragon is Board-Certified by the American Board of Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, where he serves as the Kansas state chapter committee representative and secretary.
Dr. Aragon loves connecting with patients on a personal level and spending quality time with each one to make their experience and weight-loss journey unique and special. He loves taking photos with his patients and praying with them before their surgeries. He is known by his patients as a surgeon with great hands and a great heart!
Dr. Brent Forrest
Dr. Brent Forrest joined the Bariatric Center of Kansas City in 2023. After receiving his Bachelor of Science in Business Management in 2008 at Southern Adventist University, he attended medical school at Loma Linda University on an Air Force scholarship, graduating in 2013.
Following medical school, he served five years on active duty practicing medicine in aviation units with multiple deployments to Europe and the Pacific. From 2018-2023, he completed general surgery residency at the University of Missouri – Kansas City where he won multiple awards for his clinical care and leadership, as well as produced research presented at state and national conferences.
Now as a practicing surgeon he takes pride in the comprehensive perioperative care of his patients, a value instilled in him throughout training. Throughout residency and now in active clinical practice he has also continued service as an officer in the Air National Guard. He enjoys general aviation as a hobby and is one of a very few physicians to have flown in a B-2.
Dr. Forrest loves talking with patients about their passions, learning about their goals, and teaming up with them to make their dreams become reality.
Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery and Managed Care You Can Count On
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Achieve a Healthy Weight With a Whole Team By Your Side
Our expert team of Bariatric and Weight Care specialists is here to help you achieve a healthier weight and a healthier life. Trust our network of care to help guide and support you in your journey to wellness. With access to a wide range of medical professionals, community resources, and local support services, you can count on our multidisciplinary team to help you overcome any roadblocks in your journey to better health. We are here to be your coach — and biggest cheerleader — on the way to success.