A cardiologist at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon has introduced cardiac procedures commonly performed at St. Louis to Southern Illinois.
Dr. Lincoln Shenje is now performing heart catherization as well as CT scans and ultrasound imaging at Good Samaritan in cooperation with St. Louis University Hospital. As a result, patients will only have to drive to St. Louis once or twice during the treatment process.
Within his first six months at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, cardiologist Lincoln Shenje, MD, has helped introduce cardiac procedures commonly performed at St. Louis ministries to Southern Illinois.
Dr. Shenje says there are also several new technologies in the cath lab that allows at SSM Health St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital, which have helped to further the quality of care and resources for Southern Illinois patients.
The first PFO closure was completed at Good Sam a couple of weeks ago with everything going well. There is also an intracardiac echo where we look inside the heart chambers and make sure everything is amenable and then close the hole in the heart for patients who have had strokes.
Dr. Shenje, who practiced at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City, Missouri before arriving in Southern Illinois, commended SSM Health for its long lasting commitment to infrastructure and integrated care.
“SSM Health invests a lot into infrastructure, and the quality of their buildings. SSM Health hospitals are of the highest level that I have seen in my career,” said Dr. Shenje. “SSM Health is also a very good network at integrating patient care so that the patients can go to a one-stop shop to get all of their care needs met. From primary care to specialist care, it is all integrated so that our hospitals can communicate with each other and consult with each other so that the patient gets the best care. That is a special, unique attribute at SSM Health.”
Born in Zimbabwe, Dr. Shenje studied in the United Kingdom, where he received top prizes for cardiovascular research for young researchers. He would go on to further his education in the United States, attending a residency at Mount Sinai while training at John Hopkins University. During his tenure with SSM Health Dr. Shenje first practiced at Jefferson City in Missouri before arriving at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon.
