Patient Care

Our surgeons – physicians of Washington University School of Medicine on staff at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital – strive to provide you with the very best surgical care available.

The Department of Surgery consists of more than 80 surgeons who offer surgical care in the following specialties:

Cardiothoracic Surgery:

• Heart Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery
• Pediatric Heart and Lung Surgery

General Surgery:

• Acute and Critical Care Surgery
• Breast and Endocrine Surgery (including treatment of breast and thyroid cancer)
• Colon and Rectal Surgery
• Hepato-biliary, Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Surgery (for diseases of the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts and pancreas)
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Transplant Surgery (for liver, kidney and pancreas)
• Vascular Surgery 
• Weight Loss Surgery

Pediatric Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (including Cosmetic Surgery)

Urologic Surgery

To identify which surgeons perform specific procedures and treat specific condtions, see Find a Surgeon.

For information about other specialists, see the Washington University Physicians website.