phone -- 636.916.9541
phone -- 636.916.9320, mammography appointments

Mammography Appointment Hours
7:40 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday
7:40 a.m.-6:20 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday
7:40 a.m.-12:40 p.m. Every Other Saturday

The Center accepts walk-ins.

The Breast Health & Women's Center is a comfortable and private setting for women receiving digital mammography, bone density testing or ultrasound services. Patients can go directly to the Breast Health & Women's Center for their appointments. Female volunteers greet patients, and assist with paperwork and the gowning process for greater patient privacy and a more efficient registration process.

Because the Breast Health & Women's Center focuses on wellness and prevention, videotaped instruction of breast self-examination is an integral part of every mammography screening. The women's health information library, also in the Breast Health & Women's Center, provides information on wellness, prevention and topics important for healthy living.

The Center is fully accredited by the Food and Drug Administration and the American College of Radiology. Procedures are read by board-certified radiologists from the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM). Patients' physicians receive a written report for all screening mammograms. To ensure patient comfort, all mammogram and ultrasound technicians in the Breast Health & Women's Center are female.

Self-referrals are accepted for screening mammograms given the patient has a physician to receive the report. Day, evening and weekend appointments are offered.

(From Left) Lannis E. Hall, MPH, MD, Director, Radiation Oncology, Assistant Professor Clinical Radiation Oncology, WUSM Timothy Pluard, MD, Medical Oncology Director, Assistant Professor Oncology, WUSM Laurel Yeager, MD, Breast Surgeon BJSPH Premsri Barton, MD, Radiology, Mammography Specialist, Associate Professor Radiology, WUSM

Physicians

• Board-certified radiologists from the internationally renowned Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine
• Board-certified oncologists from Washington University School of Medicine
• Board-certified surgeons specializing in breast treatment

Procedures Performed

• Screening mammograms
• Diagnostic mammograms
• Breast needle localizations
• Breast ultrasound
• Bone density testing
• OB/GYN ultrasound
• Cyst needle aspirations
• Ductograms (A ductogram is test that looks for causes of nipple discharge. It requires the injection of an x-ray dye into the breast milk duct.)

Specialized Equipment

• State-of-the-art digital mammogram equipment
• Ultrasound equipment
• Bone density scanning equipment

Special Breast Health Services

• High-risk breast cancer management and assessment
• Genetic counseling
• LIVEN: Lifestyle InterVention with Exercise and Nutrition
  Research indicates that former breast cancer patients who are active and do not gain weight are less likely to have a breast cancer recurrence. For a fee, the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital provides nutritional consultation, physical therapy and social services for women under the care of a Siteman oncologist. This program focuses on health -- not the scale -- in a supportive environment. A breast cancer specialist oversees the program and assists women in reaching their goals. Call 636.916.9923.

Mamm Van
Mammograms on the Siteman Cancer Center Mamm Van are performed by expertly trained female technologists. The van is certified by the Food and Drug Administration, and features state-of-the-art digital equipment. Physicians from Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine interpret the mammograms.

Support Programs

• Conquer: Support Group for Adults Experiencing Any Type of Cancer
  Learn more.

• "Look Good, Feel Better"
  Licensed cosmetologists with this free American Cancer Society program assist women with appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. Learn more.