Jurani Carlo

read moreThe Bariatric Center of Kansas City, located in Lenexa, Kansas, is the leading center for weight loss surgery in the greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area and the Midwest. First in the region to receive designation as a Center of Excellence in 2006 by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), we are proudly one of the highest volume weight loss centers in the country with over 8,000 operations performed since we opened in 2002. More recently, the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation & Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), a joint program by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), has awarded our bariatric facility program partner, Shawnee Mission Health at Prairie Star, accreditation as a Comprehensive Bariatric Center, an accreditation only awarded to those centers that meet the highest standards in patient care.

read moreWhen I was asked to write a story for The Bariatric Center of Kansas City patient success page, I jumped at the opportunity! I love telling the WORLD about how this surgery forever, positively changed my life! I want to let you know- I used to be you. Obese and unhappy with my appearance and overall health. Sitting there- hoping, wishing and praying I was thinner! Being jealous of. We would like to introduce you to Linda. Linda had Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery with Dr. Hoehn in December of 2014.