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
- Phone: 314-454-8877
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
Dr. Sacks in the news
- Three surgeons admitted into American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators®
- Surgery recognized at 2024 Distinguished Service Teaching Awards
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