All Specialties & Services

We recommend everyone age 45 years and older get a screening colonoscopy. This is because colorectal cancer commonly develops in middle age. At Saint Luke's, our expert physicians and other team members strive to make the experience as comfortable as possible.

When dealing with gastrointestinal problems, top-notch care close to home is convenient when prioritizing your health. Our specialists are among the top gastrointestinal doctors in the region. They offer care from routine colonoscopies to treatment for complex digestive diseases.

Experts at Saint Luke’s Hospital performed the first liver transplant in Kansas City in 1980, becoming just the third hospital in the U.S. to perform the procedure. Our surgical team includes some of the most experienced physicians in the area.

Patients who receive organs from living donors tend to have better outcomes than those who receive organs from deceased donors. Our living kidney donor experts perform living kidney donor surgeries and offer personalized support and unmatched expertise to donors who consider this selfless act.

The surgeons at Saint Luke's Center for Surgical Weight Loss offer the sleeve gastrectomy procedure, which involves removing a large portion of the stomach.