Dr. Thomas Hitchcock
Dr. Hitchcock, with the longest history of weight loss surgery in this area, has experience with many procedures including laparoscopic gastric bypass and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. He began using the LAP-BAND® System in 2004, and today having abandoned the bypass, performs the LAP-BAND® Procedure exclusively.
As an associate clinical professor for KUMC, he helped train their surgical residence for 29 years. He was Chief of Surgery and Medical Staff President at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Dr. Hitchcock is a Board Certified General Surgeon, a member of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.