Our Providers
Board-Certified Vascular Surgeons dedicated to your vein health
Richard Bock, MD
Founder & Director, Asheville Vein Center
Dr. Bock moved from UCLA to Asheville in 1995, where he founded Mission Health’s vascular program. In 1998 he performed the first FDA-approved endovascular AAA repair in the United States, and one year later became founding director of the Mission Health Vascular Center.
In 2005 Dr. Bock began a subspecialty concentration in vein disease. He co-founded Vein Specialists of Carolina Vascular, and soon after began research in vein disease, winning a North Carolina Biotechnology Center grant in 2010 for his work on the treatment of spider veins.
He was named to the Board of Directors of Mission Health System in 2005, and served through 2015.
Novant Health’s Heart and Vascular Institute and Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte recruited Dr. Bock in 2016, and he served as Chief of Vascular Surgery in Novant’s southern region until 2019.
Dr. Bock returned to Asheville as director of the Asheville Vein Center. He and his wife Jennifer live in Asheville, in the house they built over 20 years ago. Dr. Bock enjoys kayak fishing, roasting his own coffee, and distance running on mountain trails.
Danielle Fontenot, MD, MS
Board-Certified Vascular Surgeon
Dr. Fontenot moved to Asheville in August 2021 to join Dr. Bock at the Asheville Vein Center. She is from New Orleans, LA where she completed her graduate and medical school training.
She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge in 2009, her Master of Science degree from Tulane University in 2011, and her Doctor of Medicine degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2015.
Dr. Fontenot and her husband, who is an Orthopedic Surgeon, moved to Tampa, FL in 2015 to complete their respective residencies at the University of South Florida. During her training, Dr. Fontenot participated in multiple research projects with publications in peer-reviewed journals and was the winner of multiple skills and presentation competitions at national meetings.
Dr. Fontenot provided care as a Vascular Surgeon at Banner Health in Phoenix, AZ while her husband completed his Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship in Adult Arthroplasty before they chose to make Asheville home.
She and her husband Philip live in a historic home in Asheville. They enjoy hiking with their daughters Frances and Margo, and their dog Maisy. Dr. Fontenot also enjoys cooking, trying new foods, and horseback riding.
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