Dr. Pellersels is a podiatric surgeon who received his undergraduate degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1986 and then attended the Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery where he graduated in 1990. Dr. Pellersels was a member of Pi Delta, the National Podiatric Honor Society. After graduation he performed a surgical residency at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa under direction of Dr. Terry Lichty and Dr. William Gronen. After his residency Dr. Pellersels began practicing in the St. Paul, MN suburbs as well as community hospitals in Western Wisconsin and the St. Croix Valley. Dr. Pellersels is board certified as a Diplomat of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery, Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, and a member of the Minnesota Podiatric Medical Society.

Other interests include auto racing, scuba diving, travel, most sports, fishing, and snowmobiling.