Plano, TX Bariatric Surgeon - Dr. Stephen Hamn - Texas Center for Obesity
Stephen V. Hamn M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Stephen V. Hamn is board certified and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He specializes in general, laparoscopic, and bariatric surgery in Plano and Frisco, Texas. Dr. Hamn’s original training also included non- cardiac thoracic and peripheral vascular surgery.
Dr. Hamn went to Texas A&M undergraduate graduating in three years Magna Cum Laude. He attended University of Texas Medical School in San Antonio, graduating with honors, and attended University of Missouri for residency in general surgery.
Dr. Hamn joined the Air Force after residency achieving the rank of Major. While there, he served as part of the E.L.I.T.E. team; a trauma rescue group, and was co-commander of the air transportable hospital. He also trained to become a Flight Surgeon and flew combat missions with the Air Force Pilots.
Arriving in Dallas in 1992 after his service in the Air Force, he saw a need for bariatric surgeons and was involved in the initial programs for bariatric surgery in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Dr. Hamn has been on the forefront of general surgery and bariatrics ever since. He is regarded as an expert in the field of general and weight loss surgery.
He has served as Chief of Surgery at Presbyterian Hospital in Plano twice and vice-chief three times. Dr. Hamn is also currently the Chief of the department of Bariatrics at Baylor Medical Center in Frisco, Texas.
In 1993 Dr. Hamn started offering his bariatric patients the Roux-en-y and Gastroplasty procedure. As new bariatric procedures developed, Dr. Hamn followed. He was the second surgeon in Dallas to offer lap bands and added gastric sleeve and laparoscopic bypass after the data became available. He is one of a select few surgeons in the United States to perform general surgery, Lap Band, Realize Band, Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, and the Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass.
Dr. Stephen Hamn continues to strongly support the field of bariatrics and was an early member of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons (ASMBS). He is also a member of the American Medical Association, Texas Association for Bariatric Surgery, Texas Medical Association, Obesity Action Coalition, American Society of General Surgeons, and Collin County Medical Society.
In his free time he enjoys playing the guitar, fishing, skiing, and flying. He and his wife Susan, a registered nurse, are avid animal lovers and support numerous animal charities. They also are contributors to the arts and both have been part of mission trips providing surgical care in underdeveloped countries.