Staff Stories

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

Just the fourth person at Mayo to have the title carillonneur, 24-year-old Austin Ferguson is devoted to the history and future of his iconic instrument. [...]

By In the Loop • May 25, 2017

Nhien Chau used to be afraid of speaking in front of others. But after facing his fear, he's entering speech contests and inspiring others by[...]

By In the Loop • May 18, 2017

  A spinal cord injury changed the direction of Peter Grahn's life. It also led him to his current role as part of a spinal[...]

By In the Loop • May 16, 2017

Jessica Dorschner spends her days working on lupus research. At night she transforms into the 'Jessicutioner' for local roller derby team. Jessica Dorschner spends her[...]

By In the Loop • May 16, 2017

A Mayo Clinic care team recently performed a simulated surgery on a young patient’s stuffed dog to help ease the patient's fears about his own[...]

By In the Loop • May 11, 2017