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Throughout her career in pediatric anesthesiology and pediatric cardiac anesthesiology, Kathy Perryman, MD, recognized how children and adults with congenital heart disease required different approaches to their cardiac care. 

Saint Luke’s trains residents to successfully conduct acute care, trauma, critical care, transplant, and hepatobiliary pancreatic procedures.

At 66, Karen Ferguson was on blood pressure medication, exhausted by the daily toll her weight was taking on her health. But after a life-changing gastric bypass surgery, she’s lost more than 100 pounds—and gained her life back.

Feeling “off” turned into a critical situation within moments when Stacee suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm that led to a hemorrhagic stroke.

After having a SCAD heart attack, Dana Garrison found a cardiologist at Saint Luke's, who specializes in the condition, and joined a study to help further the understanding of it.

Meet Susie Krug, Senior VP and Chief Nursing Executive at Saint Luke’s, leading patient-centered nursing excellence across BJC Health System West Region.

On a chilly Groundhog Day in 2024, while many people checked to see if the animal saw its shadow, Dennis Savage, 75, was working to clear out a damaged tree after a storm. But after the tree fell on him, pinning him to the ground, he found himself in a life-threatening situation.

Typically, patients use the swing bed program to be closer to home so family and friends are nearby during their recovery. Having worked as the CFO for both Wright Memorial Hospital and Hedrick Medical Center for many years, Janet knew Hedrick was exactly where she wanted to go to do rehabilitation and regain her strength.

Meet Sydney McBride, president of Saint Luke’s Bishop Spencer Place, leading compassionate, expert senior care. Learn more about our patient-centered community.

The Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Postdoctoral Fellowship at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute is a National Institutes of Health T32 training program.