Staff Stories

In May, Amber Kohnhorst fell 100 feet off a cliff while hiking in Arizona. She was convinced, for a time, that she would die alone[...]

By In the Loop • December 8, 2016

Two days before Thanksgiving, Danielle Teal received a phone call. A friend, in a somewhat excited tone, had called to say that he’d just bought[...]

By In the Loop • December 6, 2016

Lou Tasler wanted to give her daughter, Sue Mc Farland, a gift to celebrate a recent successful surgery to remove a benign brain tumor. Doctors[...]

By In the Loop • December 1, 2016

While attending medical school in India, Amit Sood, M.D., saw firsthand the effects poverty, malnutrition and disease had on his patients. He also witnessed the[...]

By In the Loop • December 1, 2016

It's the time of year we tend to think about gifts and candy, and gifts of candy. A Mayo patient had something a little different[...]

By In the Loop • November 17, 2016

After a career as a physician in Minneapolis, Denise Krivach, M.D., was looking forward to spending her retirement years in the solitude of the Montana[...]

By In the Loop • November 17, 2016

When looking for new recruits, how do companies attract the best and brightest? According to a recent article in the Huffington Post, some of today's[...]

By In the Loop • November 15, 2016

Like many people who work in health care, Meredith Kieffer's favorite part of the job is getting "to spend time with patients," she recently told[...]

By In the Loop • November 8, 2016

Monica Fleegel was an infant when her parents realized she was "allergic" to the sun. At least that's what they were told was causing the[...]

By In the Loop • November 1, 2016

It's said that every picture tells a story. One that greeted patients walking into Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus, back in 1966 was one many[...]

By In the Loop • October 27, 2016