Julie Sturm M.D. is a board-certified Ophthalmologist with fellowship training in the areas of anterior segment, cataract and refractive surgery.  She is a native of St. Louis and a graduate of the UMKC School of Medicine.  After her residency at Case Western Reserve, she completed a fellowship at the Assil Eye Institute in Los Angeles. In 2005, she... Read more »

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Dr. Matthew Melander is a board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon providing a wide variety of orthopaedic and sports medicine services.  As a Sports Medicine specialist, he has cutting-edge expertise with Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction, rotator cuff and labral tears of the shoulder, cartilage restoration, and hip arthroscopy.  As an endurance athlete himself, Dr. Melander understands how important it is to get... Read more »

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Dr. John Galanis is a board-certified and fellowship-trained eye surgeon (ophthalmologist) whose specialties include custom bladeless LASIK and advanced technology cataract surgery. He founded Galanis Cataract & Laser Eye Center which offers a full range of eye care services including glasses and contact lenses, diabetic eye exams, and the evaluation and treatment of glaucoma and macular degeneration. Dr. Galanis provides... Read more »

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Ricardo Rao, MD FACS, the son of an Italian immigrant and local St. Louis surgeon, is trained in General Surgeryand Vascular Surgery from Saint Louis University and Case Western Reserve University.  The founder and director of Midwest Vascular and General Surgery and Midwest Vein Center at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, Dr. Rao also serves as the Medical Director of their Non-invasive Vascular... Read more »

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Anthony Margherita, MD is a board-certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation specialist practicing spine, sports and musculoskeletal medicine in the West County area.  He earned his MD from Georgetown University and completed his residency at the University of California-Davis, followed by academic appointments at the University of Washington and Washington University in St. Louis.  After 14 years in academic... Read more »

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Podiatrist Richard Wittock DPM is a native of Michigan and alumnus of Michigan Technological University. He received his doctorate from Barry University in Miami, FL and earned Magna Cum Laude honors in both his undergraduate and doctoral degrees.  His post-doctoral training included a surgical residency at the Detroit Medical Center at Wayne State University in... Read more »

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Karen Goodhope, MD, FACR & Paula George, MD, MA of Central Radiology Group offer expertise in many areas of radiology including CT, ultrasound, musculoskeletal MRI, general MRI and breast imaging including breast biopsy 2207and breast MRI.  Dr. Goodhope completed a fellowship in Nuclear Medicine and Dr. George completed her fellowship training in body imaging including musculoskeletal MRI. Successful in an... Read more »

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Beginning in late summer, SLPA will introduce a different physician member and facility member each week here on our website. We hope that by providing more information about our various members, everyone will get to know these outstanding doctors and facilities a little better and feel comfortable contacting them for a referral or an appointment.

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(St. Louis, Missouri – January 2014) – The St. Louis Physician Alliance (SLPA) is a physician-led clinically integrated network (CIN) of providers committed to delivering high quality care in an efficient, integrated manner to provide value for the people of St. Louis. SLPA believes that accountable, evidence-based, value-driven efforts will lead to a better health... Read more »

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