Best General Surgeons and General Surgery Doctors in Leawood, KS

Board Certified general surgery

Dr. Hettinger completed 5 years of training in general surgery and urology at Mayo Clinic. US News and World Report has frequently ranked Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN the #1 Hospital and the #1 Urology Department in the United States. After growing up in Kansas City, Dr. Hettinger moved to Memphis, TN to attend Rhodes College, where he graduated cum laude. He graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in 2005. Afterward, he moved to Rochester, MN to complete his internship and residency at Mayo Clinic. While at the Mayo Clinic, he had extensive training in robotic surgery and treatment of cancers of the urinary tract. In addition to robotic radical prostatectomy, Dr. Hettinger performs multiple other robotic surgeries, including robotic radical nephrectomy, partial nephrectomy, radical nephroureterectomy, pyeloplasty, radical cystectomy, ureteral reimplantation, simple prostatectomy, ureterectomy, and bladder diverticulectomy. Dr. Hettinger was the first surgeon in the region to perform surgery with daVinci SP single port robot. Additionally, he performs robotic prostate Aquablation. Dr. Hettinger is trained in all aspects of urology and also has interests in the treatment of stones and enlarged prostates. He has completed additional training at Mayo Clinic in microsurgery. He is a member of the American Urological Association, American Association of Clinical Urologists, and Kansas Urological Society. He has served as the Chairman of Surgery and Chairman of Robotics at Menorah Medical Center, a designated Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery. Additionally, he has served as the President of the Kansas Urological Society. Dr. Hettinger is Board Certified by the American Board of Urology and is licensed to practice medicine in Kansas and Missouri.

Dr. Freyaldenhoven calls the Midwest her home. She grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and has lived in Kansas City for the last 20 years. Dr. Freyaldenhoven attended the University of Kansas. She obtained an undergraduate degree in Psychology and was part of the University Honors program. She then attended medical school at the University of Oklahoma and was awarded membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha society indicating top 10 percentile of her graduating class.Dr. Freyaldenhoven moved to Kansas City in 2000 and completed her internship and residency at the University of Kansas Medical School. She then began working in Kansas City at her current practice. She is board certified in general surgery with the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons.Dr. Freyaldenhoven also enjoys being a mom to two children and spending time with her husband, friends, and family.

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Board Certified general surgery