Kelly J. Vallar, MD

Kelly J. Vallar, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Expertise

Specialty Areas


  • Wound care
  • Limb salvage
  • Robotics and minimally invasive surgery
  • Abdominal wall reconstruction

Common Procedures


  • Robotic ventral, incisional, and inguinal hernia repair
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Appendectomy
  • Sigmoid resection
  • Lower extremity amputation

Common Diagnoses Treated


  • Penetrating trauma injuries
  • Cholecystitis
  • Appendicitis
  • Abdominal wall hernia
  • Necrotizing soft tissue infections
Education

Board Certifications


Surgery

Surgical Critical Care

Degrees


Medical School: University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, 2011

Residency


General Surgery Residency, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2011-2016

Fellowship


Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2016-2017

Surgical Ethics Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2020-2021

Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, Good Samaritan Hospital, Brockton, MA, 2021-2022

Professional Memberships


FACS

EAST

St. Louis Surgical Society

Research

Area of Research Interest


Surgical ethics

Publications


Locations

Hospital Affiliations


Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Patients Seen At


Barnes-Jewish Hospital
One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63110

Contact

To contact an Acute & Critical Care surgeon, please call 314-362-5298.