Meet the Team

Brad Feltis, MD, PhD
Pediatric Surgical Associates, pediatric surgeon
Surgical director, Midwest Fetal Care Center

Board certifications: Pediatric surgery, surgery

Professional School: PhD, Surgery –University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Medical School: MD –University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Residency: Surgery, general --University of Minnesota Hospitals

Fellowship: Trained in the subspecialty of pediatric surgery, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Wash.

Additional Training: Visiting fellow at The Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, in fetoscopy and lasertherapy for Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

Clinical Interests: Fetal therapy, outcomes analysis, and short bowel syndrome

William A. Block, MD
Minnesota Perinatal Physicians, maternal fetal medicine specialist
Medical director, Midwest Fetal Care Center

Board Certifications: Obstetrics and gynecology, subspecialty in maternal fetal medicine

Medical School: MD –East Tennessee State University, James H. Quillen College of Medicine

Residency: University of South Carolina

Fellowship: Maternal fetal medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University

Additional Training: Visiting fellow at The Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, in fetoscopy and lasertherapy for Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

Clinical Interests: Fetal therapy and critical care obstetrics

Past Position: Medical director of Maternal Fetal Medicine, East Tennessee State University

David Lynch-Salamon, MD
Minnesota Perinatal Physicians, maternal fetal medicine specialist

Board Certifications: Obstetrics and gynecology, subspecialty in maternal fetal medicine

Medical School: MD -University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine

Residency: University of Alberta Hospital, University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

Fellowship: University of Cincinnati

Additional Training: Visiting fellow at The Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, in fetoscopy and laser therapy for Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

Clinical Interests: Twin-to-Twin Transfusion, Medical Complications of Pregnancy, Fetal Anomalies

Past Position: Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Tess Jentink, RN
Care Coordinator

Specialties: Maternal and Fetal Medicine (high-risk pregnancy)

Medical School: St. Mary's College

Clinical Interests: Fetal surgeries and twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

Shannon VanBrunt, RN
Care Coordinator

Specialties: Maternal and Fetal Medicine (high-risk pregnancy)

Medical School: University of North Dakota

Clinical Interests: High-risk pregnancy, fetal therapy, twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

For more information or to meet with a physician, call Minnesota Perinatal Physicians at (612) 863-4502