Christopher E. Bauer, MD, cardiac electrophysiologist, will join SSM Heart Institute and Patients First Health Care, a multi-specialty physician group based in Washington, Mo., on August 1, 2011. He will have offices at SSM St. Mary’s Health Center in Richmond Heights, SSM St. Clare Health Center in Fenton and Patients First Health Care in Washington.
A cardiac electrophysiologist is a cardiologist who specializes in the diagnoses and treatment of abnormal heart rhythms, including atrial fibrillation. Dr. Bauer performs both catheter-based interventional and device-based surgical procedures to treat cardiac arrhythmias, including ablation of complex cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac resynchronization therapy, and implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators.
Dr. Bauer received his undergraduate degree from Rockhurst University where he graduated magna cum laude. He earned his medical degree from Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He completed a residency with the Department of Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., followed fellowships in cardiovascular diseases and clinical cardiac electrophysiology, both at Oklahoma University, Oklahoma City.
Dr. Bauer is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases and board eligible in clinical cardiac electrophysiology. He is a published author and has presented at both national and international medical conferences.
Dr. Bauer will see patients at three locations, including the Patients First Cardiovascular Division in Washington, which includes cardiologists John Mohart, MD; Brian Seeck, MD; Michael Beardslee, MD; Michael Wood, MD; and Tim Schloss, MD. He will perform testing and procedures at SSM St. Clare Health Center and SSM St. Mary’s Health Center. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (314) 647-8269.
About SSM Heart Institute
A service of SSM Health Care – St. Louis, SSM Heart Institute is the St. Louis region’s most experienced provider of comprehensive heart care. A team of more than 100 skilled cardiologists, electrophysiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons provides the most advanced treatment, advanced techniques and unparalleled experience for the best clinical outcomes. Combined with expert nursing and technical staff, this team offers a full range of services to prevent, diagnose and treat heart disease. SSM Heart Institute services are available at five SSM hospitals located in St. Louis and St. Charles counties. For more information, go to www.ssmhealth.com/heart.
About Patients First Health Care
Patients First Health Care is a Washington, Missouri-based health care system offering quality, convenience and value close to home for more than 215,000 patients throughout east central Missouri. Patients First Health Care takes a team-approach to health care, providing patients with access to quality, board-certified or board-eligible physicians, including primary care and 20 specialties in 21 convenient patient centers across six counties. Established in 1998, as a physician-directed organization the needs of the patient come first. Patients First offers six treatment centers, urgent care, outpatient surgery, and a community hospital (scheduled to open in 2011). With the addition of numerous new jobs and expanding facilities, Patients First has become one of the largest employers and real estate taxpayers in Franklin County. For more information, please contact (636) 231-3629 or visit www.PatientsFirstHC.com