Mercy Southeast Grows Access to Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Mercy Southeast Grows Access to Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Kate Shupert

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With the arrival of a new cardiothoracic surgeon at Mercy Southeast, more patients will be able to receive the cardiovascular and thoracic surgery they need in Cape Girardeau.

Dr. Randy Brown joins a talented team of specialists including Dr. Russell McElveen at Mercy Clinic Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery – Broadway, 1723 S. Broadway, Suite 210, in Cape Girardeau. Cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons offer advanced care and treatment for conditions in the veins and arteries, heart, esophagus, lungs, trachea and the part of the aorta located in the chest, including treatment for:

Dr. Randy Brown at Mercy Clinic Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery – Broadway in Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Dr. Brown previously cared for patients at Mercy Southeast 13 years ago and decided to return to the Southeast Missouri area.

“Alongside Mercy administration, regional and local physicians, I wanted to come back to help rebuild the cardiothoracic and vascular surgery program so patients can get the surgical care they need close to home.”

Born and raised in Perryville, Dr. Brown earned a bachelor’s degree and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s accelerated six-year program. He completed a general surgery residency at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa. Dr. Brown then completed a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

To make an appointment with Mercy Clinic Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery – Broadway, call 573-331-7870.

Mercy, one of the 15 largest U.S. health systems and named the top large system in the U.S. for excellent patient experience by NRC Health, serves millions annually with nationally recognized care and one of the nation’s largest and highest performing Accountable Care Organizations in quality and cost. Mercy is a highly integrated, multi-state health care system including 55 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, convenient and urgent care locations, imaging centers and pharmacies. Mercy has over 1,000 physician practice locations and outpatient facilities, more than 5,000 physicians and advanced practitioners and more than 50,000 caregivers serving patients and families across Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In fiscal year 2025 alone, Mercy provided more than half a billion dollars of free care and other community benefits, including traditional charity care and unreimbursed Medicaid.