Katherine R Lichtenberg

The SSM Health Medical Group physicians provide expert care in general surgery, vascular surgery, colorectal surgery and interventional radiology. Within these areas we specialize in dialysis access, breast surgery, cutting edge robotic surgery, state of the art vascular surgery and noninvasive vascular intervention.

A board-certified cardiac electrophysiologist and cardiologist, Peter Mikolajczak, MD, attended medical school at Saint Louis University School of Medicine where he completed his internal medicine residency, as well as his fellowship in cardiovascular disease. In addition, he completed a fellowship in clinical cardiac electrophysiology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Dr. Mikolajczak has published more than 10 peer-reviewed articles.

Mohammad Ali Javed, DO, is a board-certified general surgeon & a board-eligible vascular surgeon. He earned his medical degree from Touro University Nevada. He completed a general surgery residency at St. John's Episcopal Hospital in New York & a vascular & endovascular surgery fellowship at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in New Jersey.Prior to joining SSM Health, Dr. Javed worked as an academic vascular surgeon. He found it rewarding, although teaching took time away from patient care, his true passion. He is now focusing on educating his patients about the vascular disease process.Dr. Javed specializes in vascular & endovascular surgery, open & endovascular treatment of aneurysms, carotid endarterectomy & stenting, peripheral vascular disease interventions, Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) venous disease diagnosis & treatment, dialysis access creation & management.