Clinic Overview

University Specialists in Women's Health at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview provides you with comprehensive, coordinated care in obstetrics, gynecology, certified nurse-midwifery, psychology, and maternal fetal medicine (high-risk pregnancy care).

Learn more about our physicians' women's health expertise.

Note: Dr. Torkelson, Dr. Allen, Dr. Feldman, Dr. Melnik, Jean Wyman, NP and Sarah Westberg of the current Women's Health Center (on the East Bank) will be moving to the University Specialists in Women's Health location effective January 3, 2012.

Conditions we treat

Our physicians provide care for many medical conditions including (but not limited to) the following:

• Adolescent gynecology
• Breast disease (non-cancer)
• Certified nurse midwifery
• Emergency contraception
• Gynecological disorders
• High-risk pregnancies
• HPV, pap smear management
• Mature women's health
• Menopause
• Obstetric care
• Obstetrics and gynecology
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prenatal care
• Teenage women's health
• Women's reproductive health 

Treatments

Our physicians offer a comprehensive array of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and consultation including:

• Birth control counseling
• Gynecologic surgery, including laparoscopy (surgery using small incisions, leading to a shorter recovery time), hysterectomy and sterilization
• Obstetric and gynecologic ultrasounds, including early testing for birth defects and 3D/4D imaging when indicated
• Chorionic Villi Sampling – Early testing for birth defects
• Amniocentesis – Testing for birth defects; testing to see if fetal lungs are ready for delivery
• Sono-hysterograms – Specialized ultrasound for diagnosing problems inside the uterus
• Office hysteroscopy – Fiber-optics used to see inside the uterus
• LEEP procedures – Treatment for cervical dysplasia ("pre-cancer" of the cervix)
• Essure tubal sterilization – "Tying the tubes" without surgical incisions
• Colposcopy – Evaluation of abnormal pap smears
• DEXA Scans – Assessment for osteoporosis
• VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) - performed by our certified nurse midwives
• TOLAC (trial of labor after cesarean)

We are an inclusive practice, caring for women regardless of race, creed, color or sexual preference.
 

A partnership of Fairview and University of Minnesota Physicians