Dr. Forster, a nationally recognized hepatobiliary-pancreatic and liver transplant surgeon, performed the first liver transplant in Kansas and helped establish the liver transplant program at Children’s Mercy Hospital.
Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City has received two top honors from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for excellence in the treatment of stroke patients.
The POSE procedure is performed without incisions using a flexible device passed through the mouth into the stomach. Through this device, research doctors use specialized tools to fold and suture the stomach tissue in specific, predefined areas.
Saint Luke’s Health System, in partnership with Centerre Healthcare Corporation headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., today announced their intent to build a freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospital in the Kansas City metropolitan area.