Dr. Robert O. Carpenter

Wess Blackwell is a General Surgeon in La Grange, Texas. Dr. Blackwell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Choledocholithiasis, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Obesity in Children, Hip Replacement, and Endoscopy. Dr. Blackwell is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. John Mason, Jr. is a board certified surgeon through the American Board of Surgery. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons. Dr. Mason, Jr. completed his B.S. in Biology with a strong minor in Engineering Studies from the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1981. He then completed medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas in 1986. Dr. Mason, Jr. completed an internship and residency in general surgery at the USAF Medical Center Keesler in Biloxi, Mississippi. He was named one of Texas Monthly's Super Doctors for 2004, 2005, and 2014. Dr. Mason is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Breast Cancer, Hernia, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.

Bryan Parrent, MD, is a board-certified surgeon by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Parrent is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons. He completed his Bachelor's in Biology with a minor in Chemistry at Texas A&M University in 1996, graduating Magna Cum Laude. In 2000, Dr. Parrent completed medical school at the Texas A&M Health Science Center in College Station, Texas, followed by his general surgery residency at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. As a general surgeon, Dr. Parent specializes in treatment using the Davinci Robot for minimally invasive procedures. Dr. Parrent was named one of Texas Monthly's Rising Stars from 2012 to 2014 and Super Doctors from 2015 to the present. Dr. Parrent is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Ileostomy, and Hip Replacement.