Labs & Imaging at SSM Health SLU Hospital - West Pavilion

SSM Health Medical Group, located in Suite 216 at 6400 Clayton Road in St. Louis, Missouri, offers exceptional care for the entire family. Highly skilled physicians and nurse practitioners offer care across more than 100 medical specialties and staff all of our Medical Group locations.

Cheryl Herman, MD, FACR, is fellowship trained in breast imaging and completed her fellowship at the University of Virginia. Prior to that, she attended medical school at Meharry Medical College in Nashville and completed her diagnostic radiology residency at Medical College of Ohio. Practicing since 1997 as a board-certified radiologist, Dr. Herman has special interests in ultrasound, 2D and 3D stereotactic and MRI-guided breast biopsy, mammography and needle localizations of breast lesions. Dr. Herman makes patient comfort her highest priority by providing a space where they can ask questions and express emotions without judgment.

Christy L. Ratkowski, MD, is fellowship-trained in breast imaging and completed her fellowship at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology in St. Louis. Prior to that, she attended medical school at University of Missouri School of Medicine in Columbia and completed her radiology residency from Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. Practicing since 2020, Dr. Ratkowski, a board-certified breast radiologist, has special interests in 3D mammography, breast ultrasound and breast MRI imaging-guided procedures. She is a member of the Society of Breast Imaging, the American College of Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America.