Greg Laffitte, PA | James Parker, MD

Greg Laffitte, PA served an honorable 35 years combined in the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel after deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq. While in the Air Force, he earned a Master of Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Nebraska and served as a Family Medicine PA and Aerospace Physiologist.
During his military service, Greg developed and led the Comprehensive Airman Fitness program—a resilience-based initiative that taught service members how to manage stress and transition from combat to home life. Through this work, he coached service members to better understand how they make decisions. That experience, combined with his background in medicine and leadership, shaped his ability to connect with
patients and guide them through meaningful change. In his current role as a PA specializing in bariatrics, Greg helps patients pursue healthier
lives through a personalized approach that includes nutrition, medication or surgery. His mission goes beyond numbers on the scale; he works with patients to shift their focus toward real-life improvements, like enjoying daily activities with ease and seeing positive changes in their lab results.

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James Parker, MD, is part of the team at TMH Physician Partners – General Surgery, focusing on minimally invasive and robot-assisted procedures. A Trinity School of Medicine graduate, Dr. Parker completed his surgical training at Mercer University in Macon, GA, then did a fellowship with specialized training in Minimally Invasive Surgery at Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City.
Dr. Parker performs a variety of minimally invasive procedures, including anti-reflux surgery, bariatric surgery, simple and complex hernia surgery, colectomies and other robot-assisted procedures. He has been designated as a “Surgeon of Excellence” in robotic and hernia surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation.