Cape Girardeau, Missouri - Saint Francis Medical Center welcomes neurosurgeon Kaywan (Kev) Gamadia, DO, as a new Saint Francis Medical Partner. He joins fellow neurosurgeon Brandon J. Scott, DO, at the Cape Spine & Neurosurgery practice.

Gamadia earned his medical degree from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Mo., and later completed his neurosurgical residency at Ohio University in Dayton, Ohio. He has extensive neurosurgical training, and his clinical interests include the treatment of spine abnormalities and brain tumors, using minimally invasive surgical techniques, traditional procedures and disc replacement.

“Another knowledgeable neurosurgeon at Cape Spine & Neurosurgery will greatly benefit patients in the region,” says Steven C. Bjelich, FACHE-D, President and Chief Executive Officer of Saint Francis Medical Center. “We welcome Dr. Gamadia’s talents and his ability to help patients find relief from chronic pain, so they can get back to their active lives more quickly.”

Prior to joining Saint Francis, Gamadia served as a neurosurgeon at Neurosurgical Associates of North Texas in Fort Worth, Texas.

For more information about Dr. Gamadia or Cape Spine & Neurosurgery, call 573-331-3996.

Saint Francis Medical Center is a 289-bed facility serving more than 650,000 people throughout Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas. Guided by its mission to provide a ministry of healing and wellness inspired by its Christian philosophy and values, the Medical Center has become a progressive, innovative regional tertiary care referral center. Saint Francis’ major service lines, which have received national recognition, include the Neurosciences Institute; Orthopedic Institute; Family BirthPlace, featuring the region’s first Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Heart Hospital; Emergency and Level III Trauma Center with Convenient Care; Cancer Institute; and Fitness Plus.