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Ken Hollis, M.D.
Ken Hollis, M.D., is a general surgeon with more than 20 years of surgery experience, with extensive experience in advanced laparoscopic surgery.
Dr. Hollis completed his Bachelor of Science from Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, in 1975. He completed medical school at Kansas University, Kansas City, Missouri, in 1979, before fulfilling his internship and residency at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.
He has served as director of the Department of Surgery at Clear Lake Regional Medical in Webster, Texas, and also at Memorial Southeast Hospital in Houston and Alvin Medical Center in Alvin.
Dr. Hollis currently operates a private practice which specializes in advanced laparoscopic procedures. Upon learning about the health benefits of the LAP-BAND, he became interested in performing this weight-loss surgical procedure. He currently does the LAP-BAND procedure at the True Results of Houston.
Dr. Hollis holds licenses with the Texas Board of Medical Examiners and the Kansas Board of Healing Arts. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery. He is a fellow with the American College of Surgeons, is a member of the Society of the Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, and serves on the board of directors with Harris County Medical Society. Dr. Hollis also holds membership with the Texas Medical Association and the American Medical Association.
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Felix Spiegel, M.D.
Dr. Felix Spiegel has dedicated his practice to Lap-Band surgery. Listed in the "Who's Who in Medicine", Dr. Spiegel is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He has extensive experience in all abdominal surgery, specializing in Lap-Band surgery for obesity.
Dr. Spiegel completed his pre-medical training at Columbia University in New York, one of the country's top Ivy League schools. He graduated from New York University School of Medicine and trained at Bellevue Hospital with world-renowned surgeons. He completed his residency at Beth Israel Medical Center, NYC, where he began performing laparoscopy surgery.
In 2001, Dr. Spiegel was recruited by several hospitals in southeast Texas for his expertise in laparoscopic surgery. He moved his family to Texas and opened a private practice known as the Texas Laparoscopy Center, TLC. In 2004 Dr. Spiegel expanded TLC to the Houston area and became one of the busiest Lap-Band surgeons in the state.
To-date, Dr. Spiegel has performed more than 3,000 successful surgeries, and his reputation brings people to Texas Laparoscopy Center and AIGB from all over the country. Dr. Felix Spiegel continues to develop this minimally invasive technique, which keeps him on the cutting edge of Lap-Band surgery.
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Hadar Spivak, M.D.
Dr. Spivak completed General Surgery residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital and Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. After completing two exclusive fellowships - one in Surgical Endoscopy at Beth Israel Medical Center and the other in Laparoscopic Surgery at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta -he went on to direct the Advanced Laparoscopy Unit at Rabin Medical Center, Israel. He moved to Houston, Texas in 1999 and established a practice dedicated to the surgical treatment of obesity.
Board certified by the American Board of Surgery and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Spivak's work has been recognized internationally. He has received awards and distinctions for his contributions in furthering the field of minimally invasive surgery. He teaches advanced surgery to surgeons from the US and abroad. He also participates in several professional societies such as the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), the American Society of Bariatric Surgery (ASBS), and the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT). Dr. Spivak is well published and has presented his laparoscopic achievements in many scientific meetings. He is a reviewer for scientific publications such as Surgical Endoscopy, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), and Obesity Surgery.
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Richard Wilkenfeld, M.D.
After receiving his Medical Degree in 1977 from the University of
Louvain in Belgium, Dr. Wilkenfeld completed a surgery internship
and residency, and was selected Chief Surgical Resident at St.
John Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. He then completed a fellowship
in cardio-vascular surgery under Dr. Michael DeBakey at
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.
Dr. Wilkenfeld founded and was medical director of the
Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory at Conroe Regional Medical
Center and served on and chaired most committees there,
including Chairman of the Department of Surgery and an officer
on the Medical Executive Committee. Dr. Wilkenfeld has also
served as Chief of Staff at Doctor's Hospital, Conroe, as well as
Chairman of the Department of surgery at that hospital. He was Chairman of the Department of
Surgery at Hermann-Memorial Hospital, The Woodlands, and has been Chief of Staff and head of
the MEC at Conroe Surgery Center. Dr. Wilkenfeld currently has a private practice in bariatric,
vascular and general surgery. He has received several medical honors, including Physician of the
Year Award in 1998, from the Montgomery County Cattle Barons Association of the American
Cancer Society.
After learning of the health improvements associated with the LAP-BAND, Dr. Wilkenfeld formed Texas Gastric Banding; he has undergone intense training, including a mini-fellowship in bariatric surgery at UT Southwestern in Dallas.
He is a member of the Texas Medical Association, the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, the
Texas Society of Bariatric Surgeons, and is an Associate Clinical Professor at UT Health Science
Center Houston for the Family Practice Residency in Conroe.
"I have found that the LAP-BAND Procedure is the most gratifying, life enhancing procedure that
I have ever done. To see the smiles and happiness on my patients as they lose weight is
fantastic."
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Frank Felts, M.D.
Dr. Frank Felts completed the undergraduate and medical program at Texas A & M University in 1983. Following graduation he began a five-year general surgery program at Scott & White Hospital in Temple, Texas.
He began in private practice as a general surgeon in 1988 in Jacksonville, Texas. Dr. Felts has performed a wide variety of general surgical procedures during his years in practice, but found a high level of personal satisfaction performing laparoscopy and advanced laparoscopic procedure. During his many years in practice, he noticed the association of obesity and other several medical conditions. He also recognized the struggle that most overweight people endure to lose weight and to maintain their weight loss. Dr. Felts was interested in finding a safe and effective solution to the ever-growing problem and began investigating all the procedures available.
As the LAP-BAND System procedure became more and more accepted here in the United States, and the safety and effectiveness were continually proven, his interest in the procedure grew. As a colleague of Richard Benavides, M.D., one of the nation's more experienced LAP-BAND surgeons, Dr. Felts took the next step and contacted Dr. Benavides regarding the program and procedure at the American Institute of Gastric Banding (AIGB). With his extensive laparoscopic experience and skill, Dr. Felts is excited this new opportunity to transition his practice solely to the LAP-BAND System procedure.
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Duc C. Vuong, M.D.
Dr. Vuong graduated from Rice University in 1996 and went on to obtain his medical degree from Texas A&M Health Science Center.
During his first year of residency at Christus St. Joseph’s Hospital in Houston, he was awarded the Intern of the Year Award. He has completed various training rotations at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Hermann Hospital, Brackenridge Hospital in Austin and post graduate training in advanced laparoscopic surgery.
With the HealthStyles Program at Texas City Surgical, he has specialized in weight loss with an emphasis on comprehensive, structured medical care for patients in the Clear Lake and surrounding areas. He has partnered with AIGB and True Results because he only offers the best for his patients.
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Accepted: Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Aetna, United Healthcare, Humana, Others
Not Accepted: Medicare, Medicaid, Tri-Care
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