Saint Luke's Health System
Andrew J. Sauer, MD has a diverse and extensive work experience in the medical field. Andrew J. is currently working with Saint Luke's Health System as an Associate Director of Cardiovascular Research and a Cardiologist since 2022. Andrew J. is also serving as an Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City since 2022. In addition, Dr. Sauer is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Cardiac Failure since 2020.
Dr. Sauer has been an independent consultant since 2015, providing per diem consulting services and expertise in areas such as expert medical witness for legal inquiries, program building involving cardiac medical device therapies, remote monitoring technologies, and market development for heart failure therapies. Andrew J. has consulted for various companies including Abbott, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, and Novartis.
Andrew J. has also served as a Clinical Advisor for InnaMed since 2019, working on enhancing the patient experience with at-home blood testing technology and cloud-based health analytics.
From 2015 to 2022, Dr. Sauer held multiple roles at the University of Kansas Medical Center, including Associate Professor of Medicine and Assistant Professor of Medicine. Andrew J. was also the Lead Principal Investigator for Heart Failure Clinical Trials at the University of Kansas.
At The University of Kansas Health System, Dr. Sauer served as the Director of the Heart Failure Device Remote Monitoring Program, Cardiologist, Chief of the Heart Failure Therapies Division, and Medical Director of Heart Transplantation. Andrew J. played a key role in building the heart transplant program infrastructure, overseeing transplant cardiology protocols, and achieving a remarkable 100% survival rate for heart transplants.
Furthermore, Dr. Sauer had involvement with the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) as a Regional Review Board Member and Primary Transplant Physician from 2016 to 2020.
Prior to their roles at the University of Kansas, Dr. Sauer worked at Northwestern University as an Assistant Professor of Medicine. Andrew J. specialized in heart failure therapeutics, including surgical options such as valvular repair, mechanical pumps, and heart transplantation.
Overall, Dr. Andrew J. Sauer's work experience demonstrates their expertise in cardiovascular medicine, research, teaching, and consulting roles.
Andrew J. Sauer, MD earned their Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2007. Prior to that, they obtained their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Speech Communication and Rhetoric from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2003. In terms of additional certifications, they have obtained the HF-Cert from the Heart Failure Society of America in May 2023. Andrew J. is also board-certified in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine, although the specific date is unknown. Additionally, they hold board certifications in Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine, but the specific dates for these certifications are not provided.
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Saint Luke's Health System
Saint Luke's Health System is a faith-based, nonprofit aligned health system committed to the highest levels of excellence in providing health care and health related services in a caring environment. We are dedicated to enhancing the physical, mental and spiritual health of the communities we serve. Saint Luke’s Health System includes 18 hospitals across the Kansas City region, home care and hospice, behavioral health care, dozens of physician practices, and more. Saint Luke’s offers: *The region’s only heart transplant program, and one of the nation’s leading cardiovascular disease outcome research programs, at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute *Treatment for complex brain and spinal cord diseases, and the nation’s leading stroke reversal program dedicated to preventing and treating stroke, at Saint Luke’s Neuroscience Institute *A Level I trauma center *Advanced surgical care *Liver and kidney transplantation programs *A comprehensive maternal-fetal diagnostic and treatment center *A Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (the highest level of neonatal care according to national standards) *An eICU, an innovative electronic intensive care patient care and monitoring program that spans multiple hospitals throughout the region and enhances outstanding bedside care *A nationally recognized children's behavioral health center Saint Luke’s Health System Hospitals include: Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City Saint Luke’s East Hospital – Lee’s Summit, MO Saint Luke’s North Hospital – Barry Road Saint Luke’s North Hospital – Smithville Saint Luke’s South Hospital – Overland Park, KS Crittenton Children’s Center – Kansas City, MO Anderson County Hospital – Garnett, KS Hedrick Medical Center – Chillicothe, MO Wright Memorial Hospital – Trenton, MO Saint Luke’s Cushing Hospital – Leavenworth, KS Saint Luke's Home Care and Hospice House - Kansas City Allen County Regional Hospital - Iola, KS The best place to get care. The best place to give care.