Faculty and Staff
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital is equipped with some of the most advanced technologies (including intraoperative MRI and MEG technologies), providing the highest level of care for our patients. Patients will find personalized care provided by multidisciplinary teams dedicated to specific neurosurgical diseases in this world-class neurosurgical department.
All administrative and clinical inquiries should be directed to Philippe Mercier, M.D., division director, at philippe.mercier@health.slu.edu.
Faculty
Aziz S. Alali, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor
Assistant professor
Richard D. Bucholz, M.D.
Professor
Jeroen Coppens, M.D.
Professor
Joanna Kemp, M.D.
Associate professor
Maheen Khan, M.D.
Assistant professor
Tobias Mattei, M.D.
Associate professor
Philippe Mercier M.D., Ph.D.
Associate professor
Division director of Neurological Surgery
Advanced Practice Providers
Allison Lavine
Nurse practitioner
Zachary Ballek
Nurse practitioner
Joann Benn
Nurse practitioner
Liz Curtis
Nurse practitioner
Laura Michler
Nurse practitioner
Saint Louis University Hospital
Jodi Walsh
Nurse practitioner
Saint Louis University Hospital
Clinical Nurses
Julie Levya
Nurse clinician for Mercier, Bucholz, Coppens and Kemp
Saint Louis University Hospital
Christina Starks
Nurse navigator for Mattei, Avila and Khan
Kelly North-Lepsky
Nurse clinician for Mercier and Kemp
Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
Administrative Assistants
Cheryl Tharp
Administrative secretary
Sheila Arnold
Surgery schedule coordinator
Lori Betts
Surgery schedule coordinator