- Dr. Alex S Befeler, MD
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Dr. Alex S Befeler, MD
Internal Medicine
- Missouri, Saint Louis
Overview
Dr. Alex S Befeler, MD works in Saint Louis, Missouri is a specialist in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and graduated University Of Chicago Hospitals in 1997. Dr. Befeler is affiliated with Saint Louis University Hospital and practicing for 31 years
Specialties
- Internal Medicine
- Gastroenterology
Conditions
• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy• Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
• Arthritis of the Spine
• Blindness
• Blood Cancer
• Bunion
• Chronic Pain Management
• Cirrhosis
• da Vinci® Prostate Removal
• da Vinci® Prostate Surgery
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• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Duodenitis
• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Endophthalmitis
• Ethmoidectomy (Sinus Surgery)
• Exercise Management
• Female Pelvic Disorders
• Glaucoma - Ectopia Microspherophakia - Stiff Joints - Short Stature
• Guar Gum Allergy
• Herpes Simplex Virus Antenatal Infection
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Islet Cell Adenoma
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Lens Disorders
• Lower Back Injuries
• Maxillary and Malar Fractures
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Orbital Fracture
• Orbital Lymphoma
• Panic Disorder With Agorapobia
• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
• Pterygium
• Pulmonary Incompetence
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Radiesse® Injections
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Restylane® Injections
• Retinal Laser Photocoagulation
• Retinal Testing
• Retrograde Pyetograms
• Rheumatoid Lung Disease
• Scrambler Therapy (ST5)
• Screening Colonoscopy
• Shoulder Arthroscopy
• Stomach Surgery
• Throat Culture
• Throat Swab
• Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
• Tonsillitis
• Vaginal Cancer
• Vulvar Cancer
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Procedures
• Abdominal Pain• Anemia
• Barrett's Esophagus
• Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
• Biliary Atresia
• Biopsy
• Cholecystitis and Gallstones
• Cirrhosis
• Colonoscopy
• Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
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• Colorectal Cancer
• Crohn's Disease (Regional Enteritis)
• Diaphragmatic and-or Hiatal Hernia
• Diverticulitis, Intestinal
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
• Diverticulum of Esophagus
• Duodenal Ulcer
• Duodenitis
• Dysphagia
• Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
• Enteritis
• ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
• Esophageal Ulcer
• Esophageal Varices
• Esophagitis
• Gas-Bloat Syndrome
• Gastric Ulcer
• Gastritis
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Gastrointestinal Bleeding
• Gastrointestinal Malabsorption
• Gastroparesis
• Heartburn
• Hemochromatosis
• Hemorrhoids
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B - Immune Response
• Hepatitis C
• Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
• Hepatorenal Syndrome
• Ileus
• Indigestion
• Intestinal Obstruction
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Lactose Intolerance
• Liver Biopsy
• Liver Diseases and Disorders (incl. Hepatitis and Cirrhosis)
• Malnutrition
• Megacolon
• Non-Neonatal Jaundice
• Pancreatitis
• Peptic Ulcer
• Pyloric Stenosis
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Unexplained Weight Loss
• Vascular Insufficiency of Intestines
• Vomiting Disorders
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Years Since Graduation
- 31
Education & Training
Fellowship Hospital
University Of Chicago Hospitals
Chicago, IL, USA
Year completed: 1997
Chicago, IL, USA
Year completed: 1997
Medical School
University Of Chicago/The Pritzker School Of Medicine
Chicago, IL, United States
Graduated: 1992
Chicago, IL, United States
Graduated: 1992
Internship Hospital
Ut Southwestern University Hospitals
Dallas, TX, USA
Year completed: 1995
Dallas, TX, USA
Year completed: 1995
Awards
1 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
2 Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
3 Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
4 Liver Cancer Research Network
5 Medical Director, Liver Transplantation
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Office Locations
Primary location
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
12855 North 40 Drive
Missouri (MO)
Saint Louis
63141
Phone:(314) 977-4440
Other Office Locations
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
1402 South Grand Boulevard
Missouri (MO)
Saint Louis
63104
Phone:(314) 977-4440
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
3635 Vista Avenue At Grand Boulevard
Missouri (MO)
Saint Louis
63110
Phone:(314) 577-8764
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
3660 Vista Avenue
Missouri (MO)
Saint Louis
63110
Phone:(314) 977-4440
Accepting New Patients
- No
Map & Directions
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 12855 North 40 Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), 63141
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
- Blue Preferred Plus POS
- Blue Preferred Select
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Illinois
- Coventry Health Care of Illinois PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Kansas, Inc.
- Coventry Health Care of Kansas, Inc. PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Missouri
- Coventry Health Care of Missouri PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Health and Life PPO
- HealthLink
- HealthLink PPO
- Homestate Health Plan
- Humana
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Platinum PPO
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Saint Louis University Hospital
3635 Vista Avenue At Grand
Missouri MO,
Saint Louis,
63110
(888) 888-8898
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