INFOCUS

A PLACE FOR HEALING— MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT

INSPIRATION HEALTH AND WELLNESS

WRITTEN BY JUDY GOPPERT PHOTOS BY JAMI BOWMAN

Dr. Jesse Lopez and his practice, Inspiration Health and Wellness, are here for your complete medical needs with his holistic approach to medicine and surgery. “I have been in practice almost 30 years, and this has always been my philosophy,” says Dr. Lopez. “We take care of the patient from the perspective of mind, body, and spirit. We hear our patients. We find out what is going on inside to see the source and underlying cause of their disease. Often, stress in their life leads to ‘dis-ease,’ which leads to diseases.”

Dr. Lopez is a board-certified general surgeon through the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery. He also specializes in the field of bariatrics, performing procedures such as the Sleeve Gastrectomy, Gastric Band, and the Intragastric Balloon. As a regenerative and holistic specialist, tissue regenerative therapy is also used at Inspiration Health and Wellness. If someone is struggling with knee or joint issues, the person may be able to receive therapies to enhance tissue regeneration, possibly helping avoid surgery. What a person does with their health and body is an investment in themselves rather than an expense, Dr. Lopez explains. “When we discuss our weight loss surgery, for instance, we focus on the underlying metabolic causes that contribute to obesity, such as low thyroid, decreased progesterone

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Dr. Jesse Lopez

or low testosterone levels,” he says. “Once our patients are successful with their physical and medical weight loss, we encourage them to build self-confidence through counseling, coaching, and treating themselves to our spa services such as hydrafacials, microneedling, and dermapeels.”

Patients also choose Inspiration Health and Wellness because they are treated with an individualized approach rather than a standardized approach. T. Lester, a patient at Inspiration Health and Wellness, comments, “Dr. Lopez has been my doctor since 2005. He and his staff are like family to me. They are truly warm and friendly and care for you. There is no one more knowledgeable, skilled, and caring in health care than Dr. Lopez and his team.” For patients battling fatigue, anxiety, hot flashes, night sweats, decreased libido, poor muscle mass, or a poor sense of well-being, Dr. Lopez also offers Bioidentical Replacement Therapy. Dr. Lopez explains, “Much of a person’s healing occurs in the mind and emotions, which influence the body on the cellular level. Anxiety and a poor sense of well-being can create a chemical response in our bodies, and once that is identified true healing can begin.”

Above: (l-r) Valeria Roca, billing coordinator; Stormyee Edmonson, director of clinic administration and services; Micaela Roca, front office medical assistant; Dr. Jesse Lopez (front, seated) Above: Dr. Jesse Lopez meets with one of his patients. Dr. Lopez is able to perform many procedures, including the Sleeve Gastrectomy, Gastric Band, and the Intragastric Balloon.

The Journey

Dr. Lopez was born and raised in St. Joseph, Missouri, but his focus on the spiritual aspects of healing and giving back have taken him to a number of places. After earning his B.A. degree in chemistry from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, he then graduated from medical school at the University of Health Sciences in Kansas City, Missouri, and went on to complete his surgical residency at Midwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. He has been involved in charitable mission trips to many countries, including Ecuador, Mexico, and Tajikistan. At the height of the pandemic, he went to the Bishop Sullivan Center to perform COVID testing for the homeless. “Many of them have no access to the health care services they need, and we were blessed to be able to do that for them,” he explains.

Inspiration Health and Wellness is accepting new patients, and they take patients who have had previous gastric band surgeries or who may be struggling with other bariatric surgeries.

“Dr. Lopez and his staff are like family to me.”

Inspiration Health and Wellness • 7201 West 110th St., Overland Park, KS • 913.647.3999 • www.inspiration.health