Our Team

Loretta Benedick, Practice Manager

Loretta Benedick is the Practice Manager at St. Louis Bariatrics. She began working in Bariatric Surgery in 2012 as a Patient Advocate. While working as an advocate, she enjoyed guiding patients through the surgical process and seeing their amazing results. Prior to entering the bariatric field, Loretta was the office manager for a well-known local business where she was responsible for all facets of business operations and personnel management. Loretta is dedicated to ensuring that each patient has a positive experience at St. Louis Bariatrics. She received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology/Sociology from Maryville University-St. Louis. Loretta grew up in the St. Louis area where she now resides with her family. She is an avid St. Louis sports fan and can be found cheering on her team at the game with her family.

Clinical Staff

Krystal Gilb, RN, BSN, FNP-C

Krystal comes highly qualified with a Bachelor of Science and Master’s in Nursing. After completing both degrees with honors, she became a Nurse Practitioner in family medicine. She has professional experience in Urology and served many years as an emergency room nurse. Krystal is enthusiastic about educating people on methods to improve overall health and wellness. She resides in Imperial, MO, with her husband, three children, and two Boston Terriers. When she’s not empowering people to make healthy life choices, she enjoys spending time with her family on the boat on Lake of the Ozarks from sunup to sundown.

Alyssa Rowe, NP

Alyssa is a board certified Nurse Practitioner. She earnedher degree from Maryville University in 2019 and has a diverse background inurgent care, aesthetics, and over a decade of experience in pre and postoperative care. Alyssa is dedicated to helping patients achieve sustainable,long-term health goals through personalized treatment plans and compassionatecare. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband, fourchildren and her german shepherd.

Staff

Charity Bearden, Patient Advocate

Charity is a patient advocate at St. Louis Bariatrics. As a patient advocate, Charity verifies insurance benefits, assists patients through the approval status, and helps them reach their goals for surgery. Before starting with St. Louis Bariatrics in July of 2020, Charity worked as Chief Scribe in the ER where she gained valuable experience in medical documentation. Charity currently lives in Festus, MO with her four children. With four kids she’s very busy with school activities, but in her down time she enjoys DIY projects, baking and cake decorating. Charity says that her favorite part of the job is that there is always something new to learn and helping patient’s meet their weight loss goals is most rewarding of all.