Our Surgeons
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| Dr. K. LeBlanc | Dr. M. Hausmann | Dr. K. Kleinpeter |
Medical techniques and practices can be tracked thousands of years, but the field of bariatrics is an extremely new response to a nearly ancient condition – obesity. The first account of surgery for massive obesity was by Viktor Henrikson in the 1950s when a massive small bowel resection was performed, leaving a ‘short bowel.’
The evolution of these surgeries has brought us a variety of reversible and non-reversible procedures to lengthen life and increase the quality of life for overweight patients.
The bariatric surgeons practicing in the Surgeons Group of Baton Rouge are Louisiana natives who bring national and international flare to the group by distinguishing themselves with advanced research and techniques in this changing field.
Follow the name links of each surgeon to learn more.
Dr. LeBlanc has been in practice in Baton Rouge since 1984.
Member of American Society of Bariatric Surgery
Dr. LeBlanc is from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, and graduated from the Louisiana State University Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, and underwent his internship and residency at the same location.He also received his Masters of Business Administration from Louisiana State University in 1992.
Dr. LeBlanc is currently a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the Society for Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, and is one of the founding members of the American Hernia Society.
Master Surgeon of Laparoscopic Surgery
Dr. LeBlanc is also currently the past president of the American Hernia Society.
He has been active in minimally invasive and laparoscopic surgery since its beginning.
Dr. LeBlanc has also authored three textbooks on minimally invasive surgery and has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed medical literature.
In the News: Dr. Karl LeBlanc discusses legislation regarding bariatric surgery | View Clip
Dr. Hausmann is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, and attended Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he received his Doctorate of Medicine. He then completed his general surgery residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.
Dr. Hausmann has practiced surgery in Baton Rouge since 1992. He joined the Surgeons Group of Baton Rouge in 2003. He has been a fellow in the American College of Surgeons since 1995. He also is a member of a number of surgical societies including the American Society of General Surgeons, the American Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. He also has research affiliation with the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group..
Dr. Hausmann currently performs a wide variety of minimally invasive surgical procedures. His special interests include laparoscopic forgut surgery (fundoplication for GERD and myotomy for achalasia), laparoscopic colon surgery for cancer or diverticulitis, and laparoscopic solid organ surgery for diseases of the adrenal gland and spleen as well as hernia repair. Additionally, he has experience with minimally invasive surgery of the thyroid and parathyroid glands.
Dr. Hausmann is married and is the proud father of four children.
Kenneth Kleinpeter, Jr., M.D.
The surgeons currently affiliated with the Surgeons Group of Baton Rouge have offered expert training and guidance through the council since 2004.
Dr. Kleinpeter may be new to the practice, but he is not new to the Greater Baton Rouge area. He grew up in the area and is a graduate of Catholic High, LSU and LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans.
He held positions at Kleinpeter Farms, LSU Golf Course and Pennington Biomedical Research Center before completing his general surgery residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, N.C.
His affiliations include Alpha Omega Alpha, Resident Admission; American College of Surgeons, Resident Member; Gamma Beta Phi (Academic/Volunteerism Society); and the academic honor society Alpha Epsilon Delta.
On a personal level, this warm and personable surgeon is married to an OB/GYN, and their Golden Retriever is currently the “Boss.” In his spare time, he enjoys golf, fishing and playing the guitar.
Dr. Kleinpeter will experience both general surgery and bariatric surgery during his year with the Surgeons Group of Baton Rouge.
Dr. Kleinpeter fills the position recently vacated by Dr. James Corder, who has accepted voluntary deportation back to Alabama. Dr. Kenneth Kleinpeter Jr. has recently started his yearlong tenure with the Fellowship Council and the Minimally Invasive Surgery Institute. The Fellowship Council offers 132 surgical fellowships at hospitals and centers across the country.