Dr. Terry Weis is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery and has been practicing medicine for over 45 years. He earned his medical degree at Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency at Normandy Osteopathic Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Weis most recently practiced medicine at SSM Orthopedics in Bridgeton, Missouri.

Dr. Weis is the Co-Founder of the SSM Joint Replacement Center located at DePaul Health Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Over the years, Dr. Weis has served as Chairman for the Department of Orthopedics, ER Review Committee, Surgical Review Committee, and the Director of Medical Education and Chief of Staff.
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Dr. Weis received the Donald Siehl Appreciative Award from the Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics (AOAO) at its 2012 Annual Conference in Colorado Springs. He was only the sixth person to win the rarely bestowed honor. This award is presented to a member who, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, has made a major contribution and commitment to the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics during his/her professional career. Dr. Weis has treated generations of patients over the years and has impeccable bedside manner.

Dr. Daniel Mattson is board certified in neurology and clinical neurophysiology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine training at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis. He completed his neurology residency at Harvard Medical School at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the The Children's Hospital in Boston, where he served as clinical chief resident. Dr. Mattson completed his fellowship in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Mattson is the director of epilepsy services for SSM Health Neuroschiences.

Dr. Steve Fern is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He is a National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners Diplomat and has been a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Internist since 2000. His professional memberships include the American Osteopathic Association, the American College of Osteopathic Internists, the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease. He is the President of the Saint Louis Capsule Endoscopy Club.

Dr. Fern did his undergraduate work at the University of Dayton and is a graduate of the University of the New England College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Dr. Fern is active in the teaching of programs of several medical schools and has lectured extensively on several GI topics locally, nationally, and abroad. He is passionate about teaching health care providers about colon cancer, colon cancer screening, performance of a quality colonoscopy, as well as, wireless capsule endoscopy.

Dr. Fern cares for adults with gastrointestinal disorders with an emphasis on colon cancer screening, Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), including Barrett's esophagus, and the care and treatments of patients with inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. His special interest include liver disease (including the treatment of patients with Hepatitis C), and esophageal motility disorders. He has expertise in wireless capsule endoscopy, and the SmartPill GI motility testing.

Dr. Fredric Prater is board certified in Family Medicine and has been in practice for over 29 years. He completed his residency at University General Hospital in Seminole, Florida. He earned his medical degree at Kansas City College of Osteopathy. Dr. Prater is a member of the American Osteopathic Association, the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians. He is ranked 5 out of 5 stars on the patient online review systems. Dr. Prater’s patient database numbers 3,500+ between the ages of 18 and 65 years. The practice he is a member of has a base of over 10,000 among the physicians.

Dr. Timothy Jennings is board certified in Family Medicine and has been in practice for over 21 years. He is one of the country’s top ranked doctors. Based on an in-depth analysis of Dr. Jennings’ network, credentials and experience, he has been found to be in the top 20% of doctors nationwide by Better Doctors. As a family practitioner, Dr. Jennings is often the first doctor a patient sees for assessment of potential health problems and the management of chronic conditions.

Dr. Jennings earned his medical degree at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency at Normandy Hospital and Deaconess Hospital West (now Des Peres Hospital) in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Jennings is a member of the American Osteopathic Association, the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Family Physicians, and the Saint Louis Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons. He is the chairman of the MAOPS Membership Committee as well as a member of the MAOPS Physicians Health Committee and the MAOPS Legislative Committee. Dr. Jennings is a past president of MAOPS.

Dr. Jennings is a board member of Primaris. Primaris has played an integral role in improving healthcare for Missouri’s one million Medicare beneficiaries and beyond by providing a team of experts in assisting providers with quality improvement, medical case review, electronic data reporting and health information technology.

Dr. Jennings has a large, successful practice with over 4,300 patients in his database. Rankings from patients per online websites rate Dr. Jennings 5 stars out of a possible 5 star rating. Between Dr. Jennings and his partners, they have well over 10,000 patients.

Dr. Richard Summa is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine. His special interests include asthma, COPD, interstitial lung disease, tuberculosis and autoimmune lung disease. He has worked extensively helping patients with tobacco cessation.

Dr. Summa earned his medical degree at St. Louis University Medical School. He did his internship at St. Mary's Health Center in St. Louis, Missouri. He then attended the Naval Aviation Medical Institute in Pensacola, Florida and became a Naval Flight Surgeon serving with the United States Marine Corps for 3 years. Dr. Summa completed his training with residency training in Internal Medicine and fellowship training in Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care medicine at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego, California.

Dr. Summa completed 10 years of active duty service with the United States Navy based at the Naval Hospital in San Diego and participated in multiple deployments including 2 tours in the Middle East during the Gulf War conflicts. He then moved to St. Louis, Missouri where he has been practicing Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in a multi­ specialty medical group.

Dr. Summa has expertise in fiberoptic bronchoscopy, thoracentesis and pulmonary function testing and interpretation. He is a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians. He has been recognized as one of the Top Doctors in St. Louis by his peers 2009-2012 and has been recognized with the Most Compassionate Physician award 2010 and 2011.

Dr. Siddharth Kaul has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is board certified in Neurology. He specializes in migraines, epilepsy, myasthenia gravis and Parkinson’s disease.   Dr. Kaul’s online patient satisfaction rating is five stars out of five stars.

He attended medical school at A.C.P.M. Medical College in India and completed his residency training at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology.  He has a PhD in Neuroscience and has conducted extensive research for seven years in the field of Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders.  His experience also includes treating stroke, neuropathy, epilepsy, infectious meningitis and pediatric neurology.  He is highly proficient in performing electromyography (EMG) and reading electroencephalogram (EEG) tracings.

Dr. Kaul is a member of the American Headache Society, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and the American Academy of Neurology.  He speaks proficiently in the languages of English, Hindi and Kashmiri.