Keith E. McEwen, MD, is a native of Chicago, Illinois. He received his bachelor's degree in both psychology with distinction and zoology from Iowa State University. He obtained his medical doctorate from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine. His general surgery residency was completed at Indiana University Medical School. Dr. McEwen is board certified by the American Board of Surgery. He is a member of the American Medical Association, Indiana State Medical Association, Indianapolis Medical Society and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Dr. McEwen has been performing outpatient LAP-BAND® System surgeries since June 2005. Dr. McEwen is credentialed with the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Dr. McEwen decided in his adolescence that he would pursue medicine as his profession. While progressing through his medical education, surgery became his passion. During residency, laparoscopy had been introduced as a new and promising change in surgical technique. Dr. McEwen decided that he would strive to excel at laparoscopic technologies to aid patients with less invasive procedures, decreased post-operative pain and shorter recovery times. Dr. McEwen began private practice with Community Health Network in 1991. He created an outpatient program at Community Surgery Center Hamilton that is dedicated to non-resective gastric surgery. Since 2005, his primary focus has been adjustable gastric banding. Dr. McEwen follows his patients extensively the first year with monthly visits to personalize their weight loss experience. He is dedicated to a team approach toward patient care with a focus on quality satisfaction and results. He believes adjustable gastric banding provides a tool to help patients achieve their personal weight loss goals. He has performed close to 2000 adjustable gastric bands and believes education and follow up is the key to success. He has performed more than 10,000 Lap Band port adjustments. Since 1991, he has performed upwards of 15,000 laparoscopic surgeries. In 2015, the ORBERA® gastric balloon was FDA approved. Dr. McEwen offers Orbera® services and has a medically supervised weight loss program supervised by a Registered Dietititian certified in Adult Weight Management. His philosophy is bariatric medicine and surgery is an involving field and not one service is the answer for all patients.