Treating Adult and Pediatric Patients
The goal of sports medicine is to keep people active. For some that means continuing to play basketball or hockey, for others it means climbing up stairs or lifting objects to shoulder-level.
Specializing in both traumatic athletic injuries and in chronic problems caused by overuse, our team is made up of fellowship-trained sports medicine physicians from the SLUCare departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Family Medicine. We treat both adult patients and kids. When you see a SLUCare Sports Medicine doctor, you'll be getting high-quality treatment, from state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging to minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery and comprehensive rehabilitation services.
Please call 314-977-4440 to schedule an appointment with a SLUCare sports medicine doctor.
Caring for Athletes
On the athletic side, our experts treat athletes in any sport and at all ages and skill levels. As our patient, you have access to the same specialists who treat the Saint Louis University Billikens, local NCAA playoff games, Missouri Valley Conference basketball tournaments, the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, six area high schools and more.
Procedures Performed
- Treatment for knee ligament, cartilage and meniscus injuries of all types, including:
- ACL, PCL, LCL, MCL and other ligament repair/reconstruction
- Meniscus repair and transplantation
- Advanced cartilage repair, resurfacing and transplantation
- Lower extremity realignment procedures, including osteotomies
- Patellar stabilization procedures
- Care for shoulder dislocations and complex shoulder injuries
- Repair of rotator cuff tears
- Treatment for shoulder arthritis, including replacement surgery
- Care for elbow injuries, such as arthritis and ligament reconstruction surgery
- Elbow arthroscopy
- Hip arthroscopy
- Repair of femoroacetabular impingement, labral tears and snapping hip injuries
- Treatment for early knee arthritis
- Platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections
- Evaluation and treatment for sports-related concussion
SLUCare Sports Medicine Providers
Scott Kaar, MD
William Mitchell, III, MD
Jamil Neme, MD
Lauren Smith, PA
Call 314-977-4440 to schedule an appointment with a SLUCare sports medicine doctor.
Current patients with questions or issues should call their doctor directly.
Dr. Kaar's patients should contact Meghan at 314-977-1082 or meghan.gehrs@health.slu.edu.
Resources for PT Professionals
PT Protocols | SLU-SSM Health Physical Therapy Residency |
SLUCare Sports Medicine Locations
Center for Specialized Medicine 1225 South Grand St. Louis, MO 63104 314-257-3390 See MapSSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis 1031 Bellevue Avenue, Suite 280 A Richmond Heights, MO 63117 314-977-4440 See Map St. Francis Building at SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton
1011 Bowles Ave., Suite 400
Fenton, MO 63026
314-977-4440
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SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital 1465 S. Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63104 314-268-4010 See Map SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Pediatrics
3878 Pershall Rd
Ferguson, MO 63135
314-738-2785
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SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis 400 Medical Plaza, Suite 220 Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367 636-755-3400 See Map Des Peres Medical Arts Pavilion II
2315 Dougherty Ferry Road, Suite 205
St. Louis, MO 63122
314-977-4440 See Map