About SLUCare Physician Group

We are the academic medical practice of SSM Health

SLUCare Physician Group is an academic medical practice with more than 600 health care providers in hospitals and medical offices throughout the St. Louis region.

Our physicians are among the most highly trained in their fields: more than 50 specialties in all. We have national and international experts, renowned for research and innovations in medicine.

Firsts and Honors

• First heart transplant at an academic medical center in the Midwest
• First kidney transplant in St. Louis
• First cardiac catheterization laboratory in the region
• First outpatient bone marrow transplant program in the region
• First in Missouri to use BrainPath to treat previously inoperable brain tumors
• First in region to use interventional radiology for treatment of enlarged prostate
• Pioneered new approach for regrowing fingers and saving limbs
• Developed patented tools that have revolutionized neurosurgery
• One of nine National Institutes of Health vaccine research centers in the U.S.
• Developed a national blueprint, promoted by the American College of Surgeons, for restarting elective surgeries during COVID-19
• Ranked by U.S.News & World Report for pediatric neonatology, pediatric gastroenterology and GI surgery, and pediatric nephrology
• Named NPF Pancreatitis Center and NPF Pancreatic Cancer Center by the National Pancreas Foundation
• Sleep Disorders Center accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Areas of Expertise

• National leader in hepatology: Saint Louis University Liver Center specialists credited with helping to cure hepatitis C
• Regional leaders in maternal-fetal medicine, treating high-risk pregnancies in the St. Louis area
• National leaders in interventional radiology procedures
• Midwest leader in forensic psychiatry, providing expert testimony and consultation
• Global expertise in treating hyperhidrosis
• World-class multidisciplinary Center of Abdominal Transplantation
• Leaders in pediatric specialty care
• Leadership in developing and updating national and international patient care guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of allergic disorders and asthma

In addition to treating patients, SLUCare physicians educate the next generation of health care professionals at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Our teaching is guided by our Catholic Jesuit tradition, balancing the science of medicine with the soul of it — keeping people first in all we do.

SLUCare & The Science of Healing

The Science of Healing is a docu-drama series that follows SLUCare physicians who push the envelope when it comes to medicine, finding new innovated ways to heal their patients. These advancements will change the way doctors around the world practice medicine.