Melissa Brunsvold

Introduction

Melissa Brunsvold, MD, is a professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School and a general and critical care surgeon.

Brunsvold serves as the Vice Chair for Education and as the System Medical Director for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) for respiratory failure.

Nationally, Brunsvold participates in leadership and committee work in several organizations, including recently serving as chair of the Education Research Committee of the Association for Surgical Education. She has contributed substantially to the Fundamentals of Surgery Curriculum and the ASPIRES project of the American College of Surgeons.