Bethany C. Sacks, MD, MEd, FACS

Bethany C. Sacks, MD, MEd

Associate Professor of Surgery
Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Director, Integrated Surgical Clerkship for Medical Students
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency

Specialties

  • Inguinal hernia 
  • Laparoscopic gallbladder removal 
  • Umbilical hernia repair 
  • Gallstones 
  • Cholelithiasis 
  • Cholecystitis 
  • Biliary dyskinesia 

Call for patient appointments: 314-454-8877


Meet Dr. Sacks

Dr. Bethany Sacks is a minimally invasive surgeon specializing in laparoscopic surgery for hernias and gallstones. 

She has expertise in hernia repair surgery and gallbladder treatment. 

Dr. Sacks earned her medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She completed general surgery residency training at Mount Sinai and a minimally invasive surgery fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.  


Degrees

Medical Degree
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 
1999

Masters of Education
University of Houston, Houston, TX 
2010


Residency

General Surgery Residency
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 
2004

Fellowship

Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
Pittsburgh, PA 
2006


Research interests

Minimally invasive and simulation technologies 

Surgical trainee and medical student education 


Locations

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Medical Office Building 4 
1044 N. Mason Road 
Creve Coeur, MO 63141 
Suite 310 
Fax: 877-991-4780 
Appointments: 314-454-8877

 

Hospital affiliations

Barnes-Jewish Hospital 

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital 


Board certifications

  • American Board of Surgery 

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Professional Memberships


American College of Surgeons

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons

Association for Surgical Education

Association for Academic Surgery

Central Surgical Association

Awards and Honors


  • 2018, Department of Surgery William Stewart Halsted Teaching Award, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • 2016, Distinguished Teaching Society of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • 2010, Nominated, The President’s Award for Mentoring Women Committee on the Status of Women, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • 2010, Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, University of Texas Medical School at Houston
  • 2009 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, University of Texas Medical School at Houston