Staff Stories

Marc Patterson, M.D., recently diagnosed a patient he'd never met but had seen many times over the years. The patient, Anna Christina Olson, was the[...]

By In the Loop • June 7, 2016

Scott Fenton's recent flight from Rochester to Jacksonville was looking up. "I was bumped up to first class," he tells us. "That never happens." (Yeah,[...]

By In the Loop • June 2, 2016

Jolinda Conzemius has known for years that at some point, she'd need a kidney transplant. "I've known this was my fate since I was about[...]

By In the Loop • May 31, 2016

Like many moms-to-be, Angie Fritsche was nervous about welcoming her first child into the world. Especially when it came to that whole delivery part. "I[...]

By In the Loop • May 26, 2016

A young girl caught in a battle against leukemia was the first family member to come to the door. Outside, a group of strangers —[...]

By In the Loop • May 10, 2016

When mere mortals tune into American Ninja Warrior, a reality TV show where contestants face obstacles like the Bridge of Blades, Jumping Spider and Half-Pipe[...]

By In the Loop • April 26, 2016

Some of us have a hard time deciding what we want to be when we grow up. Bobbi Pritt, M.D., director of Mayo Clinic's Clinical[...]

By In the Loop • April 26, 2016

In the summer of 2013, Anika Geibel was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a type of brain tumor. She was just 7 1/2 years old. The diagnosis[...]

By In the Loop • April 21, 2016

How do you appropriately  honor someone who spent a lifetime devoted to improving the care and well-being of others? Someone considered one of the "most[...]

By In the Loop • April 19, 2016

We're sure we don't need to remind you that Mother's Day is fast-approaching. (It's May 8, if you did forget. Don’t worry, we won’t tell.)[...]

By In the Loop • April 14, 2016