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
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
Publications
Hospital Affiliations
Siteman Cancer Center
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Patients Seen At
Center for Advanced Medicine–South County
5201 Midamerica Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63129
Fax: (888) 425-7946
Barnes Jewish West County Hospital
Medical Building 4
1044 North Mason Road
Suite 310
St. Louis, MO 63141
Fax: (888) 425-7946
To contact Dr. Cowan , please call 314-454-7177.