Dr. Joseph Dearani

Sharanya Nakka, a surgical assistant in Cardiovascular Diseases, was impressed by Mayo innovations that changed the course of medicine everywhere and wanted to be a[...]

By In the Loop • November 15, 2022

Soon after they welcomed their son to the world, Matti and Shlomi Kalman Hillel learned little Tom would need a heart transplant. Tom was airlifted[...]

By In the Loop • June 30, 2022

Ashley and Jeremy Scheffert, whose son Ethan passed away in 2015, join friends and family to collect and donate toys and gift cards to Mayo[...]

By In the Loop • December 17, 2019

A Facebook post gave John Lawson the idea to build toy cars for children, but his inspiration comes from his friend Dr. Joseph Dearani's pediatric[...]

By In the Loop • March 14, 2019

Jaren Berg had seizures for three years before he was diagnosed with Long QT syndrome. Thanks to a recommendation by his care team, the young[...]

By In the Loop • August 30, 2018

A new documentary shows how Rochester welcomes children from other countries who have heart defects, and how a lifesaving surgery at Mayo Clinic gives new[...]

By In the Loop • August 23, 2018

Stefani Pentiuk Thompson and Alyssa Sandeen have been Mayo patients since childhood, each needing a heart transplant and then a kidney transplant. Until this summer,[...]

By In the Loop • August 2, 2018

When Caitlin and Brian Veitz learned via ultrasound that their daughter’s heart was developing outside her chest, they relied on a team at Mayo Clinic[...]

By In the Loop • February 22, 2018

Jack Long was 14 when he came to Mayo Clinic for surgery to repair his heart. Today, thanks to the work of his care team,[...]

By In the Loop • January 30, 2018

It's no secret Joseph Dearani, M.D., takes his work as a pediatric cardiac surgeon at Mayo Clinic seriously. Through the years, we've been honored to[...]

By In the Loop • February 2, 2017