Overview
Joe Cates is a General Surgeon and a Vascular Surgeon in Overland Park, Kansas. Dr. Cates and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Pancreatectomy. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Splenectomy, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Cates is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Cigna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Oscar
- Humana
Locations
5721 W 119th St, Overland Park, KS 66209
5100 W 110th St, Suite 300, Overland Park, KS 66211
19600 E 39th St S, Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence, MO 64057
10500 Quivira Rd, Overland Park, KS 66215
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Kansas University Physicians Inc
Sean Kumer is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Kumer and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Pancreatectomy. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Liver Transplant, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Kumer is currently accepting new patients.
Saint Lukes Physician Group Inc
Jameson Forster is a General Surgeon in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Forster and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Pancreatectomy. His top areas of expertise are Gastroparesis, Choledocholithiasis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Forster is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
When evaluating expertise, MediFind pulls from factors such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.
- Distinguished
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
- Arterial Embolism
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Familial Pancreatic Cancer
- Mesenteric Artery Ischemia
- Necrosis
- Advanced
- Arterial Insufficiency
- Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome
- Bile Duct Cysts
- Caroli Disease
- Carotid Artery Surgery
- Cellulitis
- Experienced
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Ampullary Cancer
- Aortic Dissection
- Bile Duct Stricture
- Biliary Dyskinesia