Kenneth W. Hollis, MD
Dr. Hollis has practiced laparoscopic surgery for nearly 20 years, beginning in 1989 as one of the early surgeons in the U.S. performing minimally invasive procedures.
Dr. Hollis received his medical degree in 1979 from the University of Kansas and entered training in General, Thoracic, & Vascular Surgery, becoming Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery in 1985. After this initial training, he pursued a passion he’d always had - Trauma Surgery. He trained with America’s foremost Trauma Surgeons at the acclaimed Maryland Shock - Trauma Center (M.I.E.M.S.S.). Thereafter, as a surgical professor with the University of Kansas Surgical Faculty, he practiced as a General & Trauma Surgeon , critical care specialist, and surgical laparoscopist for nearly a decade before relocating to Houston, with thousands of major operative procedures to his credit. Since in Houston, Dr. Hollis has always been on the leading edge of minimally invasive surgery. He has trained many other surgeons in various advanced laparoscopic procedures, and has himself performed well over 5,000 such operations in his surgical career.
Dr. Hollis is committed to the LAP-BAND system and has helped over 1,000 patients achieve their weight loss goals. He compares LAP-BAND favorably to the over 450 bypass or stapling weight loss operations he logged in earlier years. Dr. Hollis strongly believes that “a properly placed LAP-BAND, in the right patient at the right time, with careful and dedicated aftercare, will be a success.”
Dr. Hollis is very active in the following medical communities:
American Medical Association Member
Texas Medical Association Member
Harris County Medical Society, Board of Directors
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Fellow Member
American College of Surgeons, Fellow Member
