LifeCare Chouteau

SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, a LEVEL 1 Time Critical Diagnosis hospital in Stroke, Trauma and STEMI, is at the forefront of ground-breaking medical treatments, procedures, clinical trials and comprehensive patient care. Our commitment to research and innovation allows us to treat you and your family with the care you deserve. SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital has been an academic hospital in the St. Louis community for more than 80 years.

As an academic medical center, SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, is at the forefront of ground-breaking medical treatments and procedures—providing them to our patients, teaching them to our students and developing them through research and innovation. While we all strive to provide the latest in high-technology medicine, we also share a deep, Catholic heritage that empowers us to be caregivers at every level. We treat our whole patients—their bodies as well as their minds and spirits—with compassion and respect.

Dr. Grace Montenegro is a colon and rectal surgeon and general surgeon. She provides specialty care for diseases of the colon, rectum and anus, including colon and rectal cancer, benign anorectal disease, inflammatory bowel disease, pelvic floor dysfunction and complex diverticular disease. Dr. Montenegro uses minimally invasive techniques, including laparoscopic, robotic and transanal minimally invasive surgery. Her special interests include rectal and colon cancer, robotic surgery and inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Montenegro is an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.