Our Kansas City Bariatric Surgeons

Stanley Hoehn, MD

Stanley Hoehn, MD, Stanley Hoehn, MD, is the founder of the Bariatric Center of Kansas City. He is a Bariatric Center of Excellence Surgeon and currently serves as the Medical Director of the Bariatric Surgery Program at SMMC. Hoehn received his undergraduate degree from union College in Lincoln, Neb., and graduated from medical school at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, Calif. He completed his surgical training at the University of Kansas Hospital in 1999.

Board-certified in general surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Hoehn is also a member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. In 2002, he received specialized training from doctors Wittgrove and Clark, founders of the laparoscopic technique for Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery. In 2004, he also trained with the InaMed Corporation, a developer of the LapBand system. Hoehn is a proctor for Allergan, as well as faculty for Ethicon Endosurgery. He offers three types of bariatric surgery: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding.

Hoehn has performed more than 3,000 weight-loss surgeries and is well-known for his advanced laparoscopic surgery practice in the Kansas City metropolitan area. His goal is to provide surgical excellence within a compassionate atmosphere, along with lifelong quality patient support. 

Christopher Kowalski, MD

Christopher Kowalski, MD, received his undergraduate degree from King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Penn., and graduated from the Temple University School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery residency at The Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, and then went on to complete a one-year fellowship in advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgery at Saint Peter’s University Hospital.

Board-certified in general surgery, Kowalski is a member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. He trained with Robert E. Brolin, MD, one of the past presidents of the Society, and has completed advanced endoscopic training at Ohio State University relating to bariatric surgery.

Kowalski served as Director of Bariatric Surgery at Jeanes Hospital in Philadelphia, a hospital within the Temple Health System, from 2006-2009. He has also served as Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Temple University School of Medicine and established the school’s Living Kidney Donor Program.

Kowalski has performed more than 1,500 bariatric procedures and offers three types of bariatric surgery: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding.