Staff Stories

Allison Rosenthal, D.O., went to medical school for the sole purpose of becoming an orthopedic surgeon. All of that changed, however, when she was diagnosed[...]

By In the Loop • July 20, 2017

Mayo Clinic cardiologist Gurpreet Sandhu, M.D., Ph.D., is on a one-man mission to restore interest in American and Indian history by bringing World War II[...]

By In the Loop • July 18, 2017

Clinical research coordinator Marissa Larson has been deaf most of her life. Although she says being deaf does present some challenges, she wants others to[...]

By In the Loop • June 29, 2017

Travis Birr ran in Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, with a weightier goal than just crossing the finish line. He ran in military body armor to raise[...]

By In the Loop • June 27, 2017

It's been three years since U.S. Army Sgt. Mason Miller shocked his dad, Bernie, at work with a surprise homecoming. But their reunion, captured on[...]

By Hoyt Finnamore • June 27, 2017

Candace Granberg, M.D., has a lot of titles, including surgeon, wife, mom, volunteer and now, ninja warrior. The pediatric urologist is the second Mayo staff[...]

By In the Loop • June 15, 2017

Hailon Wong, M.D., went into medicine to help underserved patients. Today, as a family medicine resident at Mayo Clinic, he’s already doing that and more.[...]

By In the Loop • June 8, 2017

Don Scholz, M.D., supervised many resident physicians while he was on staff at Mayo Clinic. Nearly forty years later, Dr. Scholz needed treatment for a[...]

By In the Loop • June 6, 2017

As a young girl, Taylar Olson watched her mother go through nursing school while raising five kids. Taylar soon found herself following in her mother’s[...]

By In the Loop • June 6, 2017

Romanian gymnast Lavinia Agache won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics, but her gymnastics career was cut short by a devastating knee injury that[...]

By In the Loop • June 1, 2017