Saint Francis Healthcare System welcomes vascular surgeon Scott Gard, MD, FACS, as a new Saint Francis Medical Partner. He joins fellow surgeons Joseph F. Mayo Jr., MD, FACS; Colleen J. Moore, MD, FACS, RPVI; Chad N. Stasik, MD, FACS; and Alexandra Powell, PA-BC, at Cape Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery.

Gard earned his medical degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine in Kansas City, Missouri. He completed his general surgery residency at Truman Medical Center and St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, and his vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. He is passionate about all aspects of vascular and endovascular surgery. 

Outside of work, Dr. Gard enjoys spending time outdoors hunting and fishing or on his farm. 

To learn more about Dr. Gard or Cape Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, call 573-3155 or visit www.sfmc.net. 

Saint Francis Healthcare System is guided by our mission to provide a ministry of healing, wellness, quality and love inspired by our faith in Jesus Christ. Founded by Franciscan Sisters in 1875, our priority remains the same: serve all who enter with dignity, compassion and joy. Serving nearly 713,000 people across Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas, our focus is on patients' outcomes, experience and value.

Anchored by Saint Francis Medical Center, a 308-bed tertiary hospital, and supported by nearly 2,800 employees and more than 250 providers in 11 communities, the Healthcare System is a driving economic force in the region. Major services include Cancer Institute, Emergency and Level III Trauma Center, Family BirthPlace and the region’s first Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Heart Hospital, Neurosciences and Orthopedics.