Specialists in Reflux & Heartburn
The Minnesota Reflux and Heartburn Center has a staff of highly trained and experienced physicians specializing in reflux who are assisted by physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, dietitians, and technicians to provide the best service for patients. They provide patients suffering from reflux disease and heartburn with clinical excellence and compassionate understanding.
The team is dedicated to the treatment of heartburn, acid reflux, and other disorders in a highly specialized treatment center with the latest diagnostic equipment. The physicians are renowned for their expertise in advanced minimally invasive reflux surgery.
Evan Kelly
MD
Specialties:
Minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery
Heartburn evaluation and management
Complex hernia surgery
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
Pancreaticobiliary Surgery
Sees patients at:
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, Crosby
Riverwood Healthcare Center, Aitkin
Board Certification:
Double fellowship-trained board-certified general surgeon
Education:
Doctor of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
Bachelor of Science Degree in human biology, Michigan State University Lyman Briggs College, East Lansing, Michigan (Summa Cum Laude)
Residency:
Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital, Denver, Colorado
fellowships:
Minnesota Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIMIS)
- Locations: Cuyuna Regional Medical Center (CRMC), Crosby, MN and Riverwood Healthcare Center, Aitkin, MN
- Focus: Advanced gastrointestinal minimally invasive surgery, foregut surgery, bariatric surgery, comprehensive flexible endoscopy
University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), pancreaticobiliary surgery
Timothy P. LeMieur
MD, FACS
Specialties:
Anti-reflux Nissen fundoplication and LINX procedures
Laparoscopic gastric procedures
Laparoscopic oncologic procedures
Endoscopic procedures
Vascular procedures
Sees patients at:
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, Crosby
Riverwood Healthcare Center, Aitkin
Board Certification:
Surgery
Education:
Medical Degree, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Bachelor of Science in biology, St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota
Residency:
Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Memberships:
American College of Surgeons Young Surgeons Committee
Minnesota Surgical Society board member
President of the Hitchcock Surgical Society at Hennepin County Medical Center
Minnesota Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery surgical fellowship faculty
State Trauma Advisory Council
Rural Physicians Associate Program primary surgical preceptor
Riverwood Healthcare Center board member
Awards:
American College of Surgeons Outstanding Young Surgeon
Andrew Loveitt
D.O.
SPECIALTIES:
Anti-reflux procedures
Laparoscopic gastric procedures
SEES PATIENTS AT:
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, Crosby
Riverwood Healthcare Center, Aitkin
Board Certification:
General Surgery, American College of Osteopathic Surgeons
Education:
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, Maine
Bachelor of Science, Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Residency:
General Surgery, Rowan University, Stratford, New Jersey
Memberships:
American Hernia Society
Fellowship:
Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Minnesota Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIMIS)
- Locations: Cuyuna Regional Medical Center (CRMC), Crosby, MN and Riverwood Healthcare Center, Aitkin, MN
Awards:
Master Surgeon in Robotics, Surgical Review Committee
Shawn Roberts
MD, FACS
Specialties:
Reflux management
Surgical management of cancer
Vascular surgery
Advanced laparoscopy
Surgical weight loss
Sees patients at:
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, Crosby
Riverwood Healthcare Center, Aitkin
Board Certification:
Surgery
Education:
Bachelor of Science in biology, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota (Summa Cum Laude)
Doctor of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Residency:
Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
fellowships:
Critical Care, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnesota Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIMIS), Minneapolis, Minnesota
Memberships:
American College of Surgeons State Committee on Trauma
American College of Surgeons Oncology Committee
American College of Surgery state and local committees on Trauma
Awards:
Alworth and Faculty Scholar Academic Awards
Corrie Jeremiason
Nurse Coordinator-RN
SPECIALTIES:
Reflux and Heartburn Management
SEES PATIENTS AT:
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, Crosby
EDUCATION:
RN Degree, Central Lakes College Staples, MN
Bachelor of Science in Marketing, St. Cloud State university, St. Cloud MN
EXPERIENCE:
15 years of RN experience including Med Surg, Chemotherapy, Palliative Care and Surgical Weight management
Dawn Harcey
Nurse Coordinator, RN
SPECIALTIES:
Reflux and Heartburn Management
SEES PATIENTS AT:
Riverwood Healthcare Center
Aitkin, MN
EDUCATION:
RN degree, Lake Superior College, Duluth
EXPERIENCE:
10 years clinic & hospital nursing, including chemotherapy & surgery
SUCCESS STORIES
“I greatly appreciate the expertise of the reflux specialist along with the friendly and highly professional care of all the surgical staff.”
“With the progression of my GERD symptoms, including frequent sleep disruption, I was just miserable. Now I’m feeling so much better. I’m so grateful for what the reflux center has done to treat my reflux disease so far.”
“Throughout the evaluation process, I felt very comfortable with and confident in my reflux specialist, who I found very easy to talk with about my health concerns.”
“When I came in for my endoscopy, I felt like I was treated like a VIP.”
“It was a great experience, if you are having some of the same asthma and cough problems I did, then I would really recommend the Minnesota Reflux & Heartburn Center in the Brainerd Lakes Area. The procedure has made a massive change in my life, the facility was great and the care I received was exemplary.”
"After years of suffering, my heartburn is gone. I feel great now!"
“I saw several doctors and specialists who said there was nothing they could do and I would just have to live with it; I didn’t know what to do. Finally, my son-in-law who is a doctor in the Twin Cities recommended the Minnesota Reflux & Heartburn Center.”
“I’m delighted with the success of my treatment. After my procedure three months ago, I haven’t had any acid reflux and I’m not taking any medication.
“I can eat more spicy foods than before without having any issues or heartburn. It’s like I never had reflux.”