Dr. Van Krueger is an orthopedic surgeon with advanced fellowship training in sports medicine and trauma. He serves his community with a patient-first mindset, and is particularly interested in shoulder, elbow, and knee injuries and the care of patients of all ages and athletic abilities.

He is part of Ortho Missouri, seeing patients at their Creve Coeur location. He is on staff at Orthopedic Surgery Center of Creve Coeur, Missouri Baptist Medical Center and St. Luke’s De Peres Hospital.

Dr. Krueger is a St. Louis native who attended Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School (MICDS). He graduated from Bowdoin College with a degree in Biochemistry and Computer Science. There he played varsity lacrosse and received Academic All-NESCAC awards his junior and senior years. Thereafter, he went on to attend medical school at Tulane University School of Medicine and received his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) at Cornell Tech Johnson School of Management while in medical school.

Subsequently, he completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. Through this program, he helped care for Brown University athletes and Mt. Hope High School football players. Following his residency, he completed an orthopedic trauma fellowship at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI.