1. What are your office hours?
2. How do I reach my doctor after office hours?
3. How do I get my prescription refilled?
4. Do you take my insurance?
5. What information do I need to bring with me to my office visit?
6. Do you provide treatments for varicose veins and spider veins?
7. I have been reading about abdominal aortic aneurysms, and I’d like to know more about them and how they are treated.
8. I have been hearing a lot about stents for treating blockages in arteries, and I'd like to know more.
9. What clinical trials are currently available through your offices?

Our office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday thru Friday.
Our telephones are on from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

You may call our exchange with emergencies after 5 p.m. at (314) 388-6563.

Please call your pharmacy with your refill request 24 hours before you need it. Your pharmacy will contact our office. In order to have your prescription refilled, you must have been in to see your doctor within the past 12 months.

For a partial list of accepted insurance plans, please go to our Insurance Information page and call our office at 314-251-4200 if your insurance is not listed.

For detailed appointment information as well as our registration forms, please go to our Appointment Information page.

Yes. Our vascular surgeons use endovenous laser treatment (EVLT) or micro phlebectomy (vein removal) to treat varicose veins. We also use sclerotherapy (injections) to treat spider veins. All of these procedures are office-based, outpatient procedures. For more information on varicose veins, spider veins and these three procedures, please go to our Procedures and Treatments page.

For detailed information on stents for treating a stenosis (blockage), please go to our Procedures and Treatments page.

For detailed information on stents for treating a stenosis (blockage), please go to our Procedures and Treatments page.

For information about any of the clinical trials that the surgeons are involved in, please contact the Vascular Surgical Center at St. John’s Mercy at 314-251-4200.

General surgical patient education material. Includes information about patient choice along with helpful brochures on frequently performed procedures.

http://www.facs.org/public_info/ppserv.html

A source of patient education on cardiovascular health and diseases as well as strokes.

http://www.americanheart.org

Patient support and education materials on stroke diagnosis, treatments, rehabilitation and support.

http://www.strokeassociation.org

A patient site for understanding aneurysms and sharing experiences and information.

http://www.aneurysm-help.org/

An excellent General Medical Information website, with a variety of useful interactive tools, including a virtual fitness center, and osteoporosis and diabetes diaries.

http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/clients/haz/general/custom/default.jsp

Another excellent General Health Information website, associated with John's Hopkins University.

http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/408/408.html

For current or potential Medtronic device or therapy recipients. Learn more about specific diseases and disorders & the Medtronic products that can treat them.

http://www.medtronic.com/

Information on common vascular diseases and treatments including carotid artery disease, aortic aneurysms, and lower leg disease.

http://www.pvss.org/PatientInfo/qanda.htm

Another helpful patient education site for understanding strokes.

http://www.stjohnsmercy.org/services/heartcenter/clinical/adult/cardiac/stroke.asp

An extensive collection of patient education material on numerous vascular diseases, surgeries and treatments.

http://www.vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoint/Index.html

A popular resource for general information on a variety of medical topics.

http://www.webmd.com/

A patient education site which provides a library of surgical procedures presented in an easy to understand format.

http://www.yoursurgery.com/

http://www.stjohnsmercy.org

http://www.stjohnsmercy.org/services/heart/default.asp