Michelle Cowan, MD, FASCRS

Michelle Cowan, MD, FASCRS

Associate Professor of Surgery

Expertise

Specialty Areas


  • Colon and rectal surgery

Conditions Treated & Procedures


  • Anal cancer
  • Carcinomatosis
  • Colon cancer
  • Colon polyps
  • Rectal cancer
  • Constipation
  • Crohn’s disease
  • Diverticulitis
  • Fecal incontinence
  • Fissures
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Peritoneal surface disease
  • Pelvic floor disorders
  • Pilonidal cysts
  • Rectal prolapse
  • Ulcerative colitis
Education

Board Certifications


Colon and Rectal Surgery

Surgery

Degrees


Medical School: Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA, 2007

2003, Graduate Immunology Curriculum, National Institutes of Health – Foundation for Advanced Education, Bethesda, MD

2000, Bachelor of Science, Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Residency


2007-2014, General Surgery Residency, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL

Fellowship


2014-2015, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

Professional Memberships & Appointments


Fellow, American College of Surgeons

Fellow, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

Member, Association of Women Surgeons

Program Reviewer, Fellowship Council Accreditation Committee

Committee Member, Fundamentals of Rectal Cancer Committee, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

Reviewer, Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Reviewer, British Journal of Surgery

Reviewer, Colorectal Disease

Research

Publications


Locations

Hospital Affiliations


Siteman Cancer Center

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Patients Seen At


Barnes Jewish West County Hospital
Medical Building 4
1044 North Mason Road
Suite 310
St. Louis, MO  63141
Fax: (888) 425-7946

Contact


To contact Dr. Cowan , please call 314-454-7177.