David M. Schuval, MD

Contact Information

Office 314-849-1811
After Hours 314-388-6286
Fax 314-849-7470

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Main Location

ColoRectal Specialists
12345 West Bend Drive
Suite 303
St. Louis, MO 63128
314-849-1811
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Hospital Affiliations

Mercy South
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton
South County Surgery Center

Areas of Interest

da Vinci^® Robotic Surgery

About

Dr. Schuval is one of only two physicians who has been in St. Louis for more than 25 years with a specialty practice in Colon & Rectal surgery. Dr. Schuval did his medical training in Upstate New York and in New York City. He then took on advanced training with a fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dr. Schuval is Board Certified in both Colorectal and General Surgery and is a fellow of both the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and American College of Surgeons. He is currently the Director of the Department of Surgery, at St. Anthony’s Medical Center/Mercy, a position he previously held for 5+ years. During the years in between his tenure as Surgery Director, he continued to serve on the Medical Executive Committee as Treasurer as well as Secretary. Dr. Schuval has held numerous physician leadership positions at SAMC/Mercy since the early 1990s. Dr. Schuval is especially proud to have served as President of the St. Louis Surgical Society (the oldest medical society west of the Mississippi) in 2011 and has been named one of St. Louis Magazine’s Best Doctors six years in a row.

Dr. Schuval accepts all major insurances. For more information, please visit our insurance page.

Preps & Instruction Documents

Education

Fellowship: Colon & Rectal Surgery, Buffalo General Hospital
Residency: Booth Memorial Hospital and Albert Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center
Medical School: SUNY Upstate School of Medicine

Certifications & Organizations

American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Fellow
American Board of Surgery
American College of Surgeons Fellow

Video Transcript

Hello, I’m Dr. David Schuval, a board-certified colon and rectal surgeon with ColoRectal Specialists and Signature Medical Group. I enjoy being a colorectal surgeon because I’m able to treat patients of all ages - from 18 to over 100 - with problems as simple as hemorrhoids and complex as colon and rectal cancer.

Most patients with hemorrhoids can be treated in the office with minimally invasive techniques that allow them to return to work the same day. As with hemorrhoids, I treat more complex problems with minimally invasive techniques in the hospital that allow patients to have shorter length of stays and return to work as quick as possible. My exam room is filled with my own personal landscape and wildlife photography. This allows the patients to relax and enjoy the scenery while they’re in the room.

I’m currently serving as chief of surgery for my fifth year at St. Anthony’s Medical Center. I’ve used my position to help optimize my patients’ care while they’re in the hospital. My office is located on Tesson Ferry just one block south of I-270 in south county.