Dr. Thomas A. Franey, MD, is a general surgeon with Surgical Group of Kansas City, a practice serving the needs of the Kansas City, Mo. area. Dr. Franey has more than 20 years of experience and performs a range of surgical procedures. His specialized interests include abdominal hernias, laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy, breast cancer procedures and thyroid/parathyroid surgeries. He also performs procedures for: open liver resection, hernia repair, colon resection, appendectomy, mastectomy, lumpectomy, breast biopsy and facial lesion removal. Dr. Franey earned his medical degree at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and completed his surgical residency at North Shore University Hospital/Cornell University Medical College, where he served as chief resident. In addition to his patient care experience, Dr. Franey has served in teaching roles and has participated in education and training for medical students, family practice residents and general surgery residents. He was honored as outstanding community educator of general surgery residents at Truman Medical Center, has served as Dept. of Surgery Chairman at Research Medical Center and is the former president and board member of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Alumni Association.