Meet the Team
Our program takes a multidisciplinary team approach to your care. Your care team includes fellowship-trained surgeons, a medical weight loss physician, registered nurses, registered dietitians, patient care technicians, a psychologist, nurse practitioners, a program coordinator and insurance coordinators.
Surgeons
Keenan Berghoff, MD, FACS, FASMBS, is the medical director of the Total Weight Loss Center and the 2023 medial staff president for NKCH. He is a board-certified general surgeon with fellowship training in advanced laparoscopic surgery and bariatric procedures. Dr. Berghoff was named to Ingram's Magazine 2023 Top Doctors list.
Joshua Mourot, MD, FACS, FASMBS, is a board-certified general surgeon with fellowship training in advanced laparoscopic surgery and bariatric procedures.
Fellowship training means that after Dr. Berghoff and Dr. Mourot finished their general surgery training, they each completed one-year programs that focused exclusively on bariatric surgery.
Medical Weight Loss Physicians (Bariatrician)
Breann Kelley, MD, DABOM, is board-certified in internal medicine. She specializes in using nonsurgical weight loss methods to treat obesity, overweight people and weight-related health conditions.
Tina Fleres, MD, specializes in helping patients overcome their medical conditions and reach their weight loss goals, but she also focuses on the relationships she gains with her patients.
Psychologist
Amelia Harris, PsyD is a licensed psychologist. She received her Bachelor Of Arts in Psychology from University of Central Missouri and her Masters and Doctor of Psychology from Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Missouri.
Nurse Practitioners
Kelci Couch, APRN, is a board-certified nurse practitioner. She received her degree from Saint Luke's College of Health Sciences and has a Certificate of Advanced Education from the Obesity Medicine Association. She collaborates with Dr. Kelley in providing the best treatment plan for patients, including meeting with patients to help with their accountability and motivating patients to move forward in their weight loss journeys. Kelci helps people live healthy lives by guiding them through their overall journeys in weight loss management.
Allyssa Plymell, APRN, is a board-certified nurse practitioner. She received her master's degree in Nursing at the University of Missouri Kansas City and completed her bachelor's degree in Nursing at Missouri Western State University. She has a Certificate of Advanced Education from the Obesity Medicine Association. Before joining the Total Weight Loss Center team, she worked as a nurse practitioner in gastroenterology for three years and worked as an RN caring for post-operative bariatric patients for four years. Allyssa is committed to helping people live healthy lives and feel good about themselves.
Nicholas Rodriguez, APRN, is a board-certified adult and geriatric acute care nurse practitioner. He earned his bachelor's degree in Nursing at the University of Arkansas and completed his master's in Nursing Science at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Nicholas is a member of the Total Weight Loss Center and the Meritas Health Comprehensive Surgery teams. Before joining the Total Weight Loss Center, Nicholas worked as a nurse practitioner in cardiothoracic surgery and advanced laparoscopic general and bariatric surgery in Northwest Arkansas. Nicholas enjoys caring for patients through each step of their weight loss journey.