Family Doctors in Sappington, MO

It's a very exciting time for cancer treatment right now with the developments in immunotherapy, targeted therapy and personalized medicine. We're able

I've been doing oncology for about 20 years. Things have changed a lot. Before, we were just doing chemotherapy drugs and patients would have issues wi

I would say that I'm a very down-to-earth guy, and I think that probably carries through very quickly when someone meets me. I am not someone who tries

The most gratifying thing is when you have a patient who had cancer and you are able to take it out and then it's years later and they're still cancer-fre

I want patients to know that I'm passionate - I want to help them and really spend time listening to them. In one hour of a doctors visit, you should spend

The most gratifying thing is when you have a patient who had cancer and you are able to take it out and then it's years later and they're still cancer-fre

With oncology there are new developments every week, if not daily. I think just keeping up with advancements is important. It makes me happy to see patien

I chose hematology and oncology because it interested me throughout medical school and residency, and then over time I became very interested in being part

No longer with Mercy.

I decided to go into primary care to be more involved in patient care before a patient enters the hospital. My goal is to help patients lead healthier liv

I fell in love with cardiology because it is so broad. It has the preventative aspect, but then you can also treat disease. Specifically with cardiology y

The aspect of my work that I'm most excited about is that it allows me to continue to learn and find new ways to help my patients - new ways to address o

I enjoy almost everything in cardiology, but I have certain interests in heart failure - I run our heart failure program. I certainly enjoy prevention. I li

Dr. Perschbacher is a certified American Hypertension Specialist (formerly the ASH Hypertension Specialists Program) from the American Society of Hypertensio

Electrophysiology has been around for years, but mostly it was just a diagnostic field. They couldn't do anything. I really hit the wave perfectly. Ablatio

I'm generally a very caring, loving kind of person. I like to know my patients and their families. I don't start talking about the medical issues right off t

There's a lot of instant gratification for what I do. A patient walks into the procedure room with a problem and they walk out fixed. There's a lot of rewa

The patient tells you what they have, and that's how we learn to diagnose you. If you have the patience to listen to the patient, that's what's going to hel

I grew up in a small town in India. My father was a surgeon at an American mission hospital. I became fascinated with the heart at an early age. I think I s

There's this misconception that when people see a cardiologist they all must be over the age of 80 and that's not true. Half our population is probably und

I think it's so exciting to be a part of that special moment in somebody's life where they get to see their son or daughter for the first time. I think th

For me, the gratitude comes when my patients say, 'This is my doctor.' That's the relationship that I'm looking forward to - to be part of their life, to kn

For me, the best part of being a physician is twofold. First, I do very delicate and technical surgery, so having a good outcome is my top priority. But

I always involve my patients when it comes to the medical decision-making process. We work together as a team to come up with what things are going to be be

For me, the best part about being a physician is having long-term relationships with patients. In vascular surgery, it's just a 'one and done' situation whe

I think being a doctor is more of a calling than a job. I think it's something especially at a place like Mercy where being able to live your values in a w

The best part of being the physician is the patients because you get to see them after you've operated on them and see how they grow. You get to see how th

My main clinical interest is treatment of atrial fibrillation. It's the most common thing I see in my clinic. I also treat other arrythmias - extra beats th

As a gastroenterologist, detecting and preventing colon cancer is a priority for me. Colon cancer rates are higher than they were years ago, especially

I became a doctor because of my sense of responsibility for patients. It's also one of the most selfless jobs. Doctors think about patients more than patien