Cape Girardeau, Missouri - Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome pain management specialist and new Saint Francis Medical Partner Robert Bowers, MD. He joins two other pain management specialists at the Pain Management Center.

Dr. Bowers earned his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio, and later completed an anesthesiology residency and a pain management fellowship at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City. His primary clinical interests include chronic pain and interventional procedures, including low back and neck pain and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).
 
“Dr. Bowers comes to Saint Francis with a wealth of advanced pain management expertise,” says Steven C. Bjelich, FACHE-D, President and Chief Executive Officer of Saint Francis Healthcare System. “His knowledge will prove to be incredibly beneficial to residents in the region who need the latest pain management tools.”

To learn more about Dr. Bowers or the Pain Management Center, visit sfmc.net or call 573-331-3996.

Saint Francis Medical Center is a 289-bed facility serving more than 713,000 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; Cancer Institute; and Fitness Plus.