Melissa Brunsvold, MD, FACS, FCCM

Dr. Brunsvold serves as the Vice Chair for Education and as the System Medical Director for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). Nationally, Dr. Brunsvold participates in leadership and committee work in several organizations, including serving on the Board of Governors for the American College of Surgeons and contributing substantially to the Fundamental Critical Care Support curriculum through the Society of Critical Care Medicine. She has authored over five dozen peer-reviewed journal articles, focusing primarily on education topics and ECMO. Dr. Brunsvold has been nationally recognized for her contributions in these areas. She received the 2023 Shubin-Weil Master Clinician/Teacher: Excellence in Bedside Teaching Award from the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the 2017 ELSO Platinum Award for Excellence in Life Support, and the 2014 Phillip J. Wolfson Outstanding Teaching Award from the Association for Surgical Education.