Cape Girardeau Surgical Clinic's seven general surgeons are proud to be a part of the health care provider community in southeast Missouri. With a genuine concern for your health and peace of mind, our surgeons use their state-of-the-art surgical and diagnostic skills to deliver excellent care.

Our Physicians 

Jonathon K. Foley, MD, FACS 

• ​Specialty: General Surgery

• Years in Practice: 25+ 

• Education/Training:

  • University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO, Bachelor of Arts, 1980

  • University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, 1982

  • Residency: University of Missouri-Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, MO, 1987

• Board Certification: General Surgery

• Professional Affiliations: Cape Girardeau County Area Medical Society, American Medical Association, American Board of Surgery

• Medical Distinctions: American College of Surgeons, Fellow (FACS); Saint Francis Medical Center-Medical Staff President

Ronald M. Richmond, MD, FACS 

• Specialty: General Surgery

• Sub-specialty: Surgical Critical Care Medicine

• Years in Practice: 20+

• Education/Training: 

• Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, 1984

• University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, 1988

• Residency: Missouri University Hospitals and Clinics & Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, MO, 1992

• Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care-University Hospital and Clinics, Columbia, MO, 1993

• Board Certification: General Surgery

• Professional Affiliations: Missouri State Medical Association, Cape Girardeau County Medical Society, Society of Critical Care Medicine, American Medical Association

• Medical Distinctions: American College of Surgeons, Fellow (FACS)

Joseph S. McCadams, MD, FACS ​

• Specialty: General Surgery

• Years in Practice: 15+ 

• Education/Training:

  • Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, 1993

  • Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA, 1997

  • Residency: The University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN, 1997

• Board Certified: General Surgery

• Professional Affiliations: American College of Surgeons, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

• Medical Distinctions: The University of Tennessee Medical Center-Administrative Chief Resident; American College of Surgeons, Fellow (FACS)

W. Ray Silliman, MD, FACS 

• Specialty: General Surgery

• Years in Practice: 10+ 

• Education/Training:

  • Undergraduate: Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau,  MO, Bachelor of Science, 1996

  • University of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, Cum Laude, 2001

  • Residency: University of Missouri-Columbia Medical Center, Columbia, MO, 2006

• Board Certification: General Surgery

• Professional Affiliations: Cape Girardeau County Area Medical Society, American Medical Association, American Board of Surgery, American College of Surgeons 

• Medical Distinctions: Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Marion DeWeese Excellence in General Surgery Award, Donald Silver Excellence in Vascular Surgery Award, Curriculum Board-Outstanding Resident Educator Award

Kevin N. Bartow, MD, FACS 

• Specialty: General Surgery

• Years in Practice: 5+

• Education/Training:

  • Maryville University – St. Louis, Mo 2003

  • University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, 2007

  • Residency: University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 2013

• Board Certification: General Surgery

• Professional Affiliations: American College of Surgeons, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Alpha Omega Alpha, American Medical Association

• Medical Distinctions: Honored by Excellence in Teaching, Received Marion S. Deweese Award for Excellence in General Surgery, Received Donald Silver Award for Excellence in Vascular Surgery

• Publications: 

  • Edwards C, Geiger T, Bartow K, Ramaswamy A, Fearing N, Thaler K, Ramshaw B. "Laparoscopic Transperitoneal Repair of Flank Hernias." Surgical Endoscopy. 2009.

  • de la Torre, Bachman S, Wheeler A, Bartow K, Scott J.S. "Hemostasis and Hemostatis Agents in Minimally Invasive Surgery. Surgery." 2007; 142(4).

Major Burger, DO 

• Specialty: General Surgery

• Years in Practice: less than 5

• Education/Training:

  • Saint Louis University – St. Louis, MO, Summa Cum Laude, 2008

  • A.T. Still University - Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine - Kirksville, MO, Honors, 2012 

  • Residency:  Doctors Hospital, Columbus, OH, 2017

• Board Certification:  General Surgery

• Professional Affiliations:  American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, American Osteopathic Association

• Medical Distinctions:  Mineral Area Foundation Award Winner, 2012, Certifications in Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery, Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery and Fundamental Critical Care Support

An Lam Lawrence, MD 

• Specialty: General Surgery

• Years in Practice: less than 5

• Education/Training:

  • University of West Florida - Pensacola, FL

  • Florida State University - College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL  

  • Residency:  University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

• Board Certification:  Board Eligible

• Professional Affiliations:  American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, 

• Publications:  

  • Lawrence, A.L. & Ryals P.E. Effects of Lithium Chloride and Valproic Acid on Phospholipid composition in Tetrahymena patula.  ​