Practice story

The idea first took shape on a napkin. Joel Gordon, M.D., a Family Medicine physician at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, had been troubled[...]

By In the Loop • July 9, 2015

When Joseph Dearani, M.D., and colleagues in the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery at Mayo Clinic started an Ebstein's Anomaly -- Mayo Clinic Facebook page, their[...]

By In the Loop • July 7, 2015

Those of us who call Rochester, Minnesota, home like to joke about its landmark corn-cob water tower and say we'd like to leave in the[...]

By In the Loop • June 30, 2015

John Mullins, Ph.D., knew the request was going to be a bit different. But when the physicist working on Mayo Clinic's new proton beam technology[...]

By In the Loop • May 26, 2015

When you hear a guest reciting, in so many words, your organization's primary value, you know you've done a good job communicating what you're all[...]

By In the Loop • May 19, 2015

Colleagues surprised Charles Rosen, M.D., with a celebration recognizing his 1000th liver transplant, including some lighthearted gifts in line with the theme. In true Mayo[...]

By In the Loop • May 5, 2015

The patient was a young, seemingly healthy female. Until she died suddenly one day in her home. "When we did the autopsy, we uncovered that[...]

By In the Loop • April 23, 2015

It began in the early afternoon of March 3 when the news was received that a liver was available for a patient who needed both[...]

By In the Loop • April 9, 2015

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (or drones, for us civilians) to deliver medical supplies is not really new. In fact, if you hover long[...]

By In the Loop • April 7, 2015

The unofficial mascot of the Mayo Clinic Child and Family Advocacy Center in Rochester says something important about the center, all in one adorable, tail-wagging package.[...]

By In the Loop • April 2, 2015