About
Lindsey Saint, MD, is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology who specializes in complex conditions that prevent the heart and vascular system from circulating blood normally. She is a board-certified general and cardiothoracic surgeon, and performs transcatheter, minimally-invasive and surgical heart valve repair and replacements; aorta and aortic root reconstruction; coronary artery bypass grafting and more.
Dr. Saint was influenced to become a doctor after her father was in a car accident, and his spine surgeon helped her dad relieve his pain and returned his ability to play with his children. Heart conditions can be scary, and she wants every patient and their family to feel comfortable during an otherwise highly stressful and anxiety-provoking time in their lives by answering their questions and empowering patients as a partner to create a plan that best fits with their overall health, lifestyle and goals of treatment.
In her free time, Dr. Saint has a busy life with her husband, four kids, two energetic dogs and two apathetic cats. When it’s warm out the Saint family is at the pool or enjoying live music, while in winter they watch movies by the fire or ski.
Education & Training
Medical School
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Residency
Surgery (General Surgery)
- Washington University School of Medicine
Fellowship
Thoracic Surgery
- Washington University School of Medicine
Boards
Insurances
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Academic Information
Research Profile
Lindsey Saint, MD, is a fellowship-trained, board-certified surgeon and researcher interested in the intricacies of the heart and practice of cardiothoracic surgery. Her clinical and research efforts include optimizing patient care while pushing the boundaries of current treatment options.
During her two years studying atrial fibrillation in the Cardiothoracic Research Lab at Washington University in St. Louis and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Dr. Saint received the highly selective and prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows from the National Institutes of Health. She was also awarded an Extramural Loan Repayment Program Award for Clinical Research by the NIH.
Research Interests
- Lifelong management of valvular heart disease
- Rigid sternal fixation for post-surgical recovery
- Gender differences in cardiac surgery
- Adaptive surgical leadership and team dynamics
Areas of Expertise
- Transcatheter, minimally-invasive and surgical valve repair and replacement
- Complex aortic and aortic root reconstruction
- Coronary artery bypass grafting
- Septal myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
- Surgery for the treatment of atrial fibrillation
- Mechanical circulatory support