Staff Stories

He's not Tom Hanks. And he's certainly not stranded on a deserted island. But like Hanks’ character in the movie, “Cast Away,” Steve Hofstede does[...]

By In the Loop • July 30, 2015

In 1956, Ed Schuck was deployed to Panama with the United States Army, working in communications. “We got the messages in from the White House”[...]

By In the Loop • July 30, 2015

It was a quiet reunion over lunch. Well, then there was the photo shoot, and a couple interviews, and some media attention. Nancy McLain was[...]

By In the Loop • July 28, 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

If you've watched HGTV or, you know, done some work of your own, you know there’s a lot that goes into a building project. That’s true, too,[...]

By In the Loop • June 25, 2015

The Mayo Brothers aren't alone in Mayo Clinic lore as having gone into the family business. There are generational connections throughout Mayo's history and throughout[...]

By In the Loop • June 23, 2015

Ruth Tibesar has a message. And she’s on a mission to share it. She wants people to understand that depression is nothing to be ashamed[...]

By In the Loop • June 18, 2015

It's not every Father's Day gift that saves a life. So it might be hard to top the gift Maria Flor, trauma coordinator at Mayo[...]

By In the Loop • June 16, 2015

He's willing to play along with the inevitable jokes, but Brent Bultema admits he wasn't really expecting to see his name splashed across the pages[...]

By In the Loop • June 9, 2015

Cindy Karls loved being a nurse and personified "the role of healer" for 26 years — six of them while a patient herself. Cindy was[...]

By In the Loop • June 4, 2015