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Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Become a Member
Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Become a Member
ACS
ACS Fellow Since 2004

James Lau, MD, MHPE, FACS

Board Certification

  • American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Society Memberships

  • Am Soc for Metabolic & Bariatric Surg
  • Soc of Am Gast End Surgs
  • Assoc of Prog Dir in Surg
  • Assn for Surg Ed
  • Pacific Coast Surg Assn

Additional Information

Gender

Male

Type of Practice

Academic medical center

General Surgery

2301 Holmes Street

Department of Surgery

University Health

Kansas City, MO 64108

United States

Contact Information

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Bariatric (Severe Obesity) Procedures

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

Minimal Access Surgery

Hospital Appointments

University Health Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

Chairman

07/2025—Present

Academic Appointments

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Kansas City, MO

Chairman

07/2025—Present