Alyssa D. Wait, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Division of General Surgery
- Phone: 314-454-7177
Specialties
- Minimally invasive colorectal surgery using laparoscopy
- Rectum-sparing operations for cancer
- Diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopies
- Colon and rectal cancer
- Ulcerative colitis
- Crohn’s disease
- Diverticulitis
Call for patient appointments: 314-454-7177
Meet Dr. Wait
Dr. Alyssa Wait is a colorectal surgeon specializing in minimally invasive colorectal surgery.
She has expertise in colon and rectal cancer, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and diverticulitis.
Dr. Wait earned her medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. She completed general surgery residency training also at Indiana University School of Medicine and a colon and rectal surgery fellowship at WashU Medicine.
Degrees
Medical Degree
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana, IN
2005
Residency
General Surgery Residency
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
2012
Fellowship
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship
WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
2012
Research interests
Rectum-sparing operations for cancer, diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopies, colon and rectal cancer, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, diverticulitis
Locations
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
555 North New Ballas Road
St. Louis, MO 63141
Suite 265
Fax: 888-425-7946
Appointments: 314-454-7177
Hospital affiliations
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Board certifications
- Surgery
- Colon and Rectal Surgery