Items Tagged ‘Mayo Clinic in Arizona’
May 12, 2022
Mayo physician’s volunteer mission helps neurosurgeons in Nepal move mountains in surgical care
By In the Loop 
Matthew Neal, M.D., a neurosurgeon at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, volunteered his time to teach surgical techniques to neurosurgeons Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, a major academic medical center in Nepal. He shares his experience and his inspiration for the trip. For Matthew Neal, M.D., volunteerism and outreach have always been close to his heart. When […]
April 26, 2022
Sonography team finds colorful way to boost well-being
By In the Loop
A large coloring poster provides sonography team members at Mayo Clinic in Arizona with quick breaks during busy workdays. The creative outlet has now spread to other divisions in Radiology and, in one case, started a mysterious search for a brown crayon. Like many teams, the Sonography team at Mayo Clinic in Arizona has felt […]
Tags: Charles Utecht, Diana Cooke, Dr. Nirvikar Dahiya, Dyan DeYoung, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Roger Ellstrom, Sonography, Stephany Conner, Tawny Hernandez
April 12, 2022
Medical mission to Honduras highlights common humanity, brings life-altering surgery
By In the Loop
An annual medical mission to Honduras was put on hold when the COVID-19 pandemic made travel difficult. This year, the mission resumed with an expanded team bringing life-altering surgery to people who need it most. Eight years ago, a small group of staff from Mayo Clinic in Arizona began making annual visits to rural Honduras […]
Tags: Dr. Alyssa Chapital, Global Health MERG in Florida, Global MERG in Arizona, Hollie Thornton, Mayo Clinic Global Health Program, Mayo Clinic in Arizona
June 25, 2021
‘In a Word’: Megan Hall on seeing beyond the surface, learning to accept praise
By In the Loop
You see them at bedsides, behind desks. You may spot them walking down a hall or sprinting across a lobby, making every effort to look like they’re walking. You see them talking quietly with a patient and family, or sitting down with you at a meeting. They may be friends, teammates or someone you know […]
Tags: Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Megan Hall, Nursing
March 5, 2020
Mayo Transplant Patient Travels to South Korea to Help Spread the Magic of Organ Donation
By In the Loop
Many countries outside the U.S. don’t allow organ recipients and donor families to meet, but a Mayo patient’s trip to South Korea may help change that country’s views on such meetings.
Tags: Bev Hansen, dialysis, Kidney transplant, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Pancreas transplant, Type 1 diabetes
February 4, 2020
Nurse Sews Pouches for Patients in Secret (Until Now)
By In the Loop
For more than seven years, Mayo Clinic cardiac nurse Grace Miller has anonymously sewn and donated hundreds of the handmade pouches that are given to patients with temporary pacemakers.
Tags: Grace Miller, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Nursing, Pacemaker, volunteer
January 23, 2020
Flamenco Dance Offers Unique Form of Healing
By In the Loop
A pilot program offered through Mayo Clinic’s Center for Humanities in Medicine in Arizona gives patients the opportunity to heal through the art of flamenco dance.
Tags: Carol Graziano, Center for Humanities in Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Arizona
January 7, 2020
‘The Beamer Gang’: Proton Therapy Patients Form Unique Friendship at Mayo Clinic
By In the Loop
An eclectic group of Mayo patients found themselves woven into a lasting friendship formed by the support they showed one another through treatments for prostate cancer.
Tags: Mayo Clinic in Arizona, prostate cancer, Proton Beam Therapy Program, Rick Dunteman
December 10, 2019
Secret Service Agent With Stage 4 Lung Cancer Runs to Raise Awareness, End Stigma
By In the Loop
Rod Wellman, a 46-year-old lifelong athlete and never-smoker, was blindsided by a diagnosis of lung cancer. Thanks to his efforts to raise awareness, others are learning about the disease.
Tags: Dr. Helen Ross, Dr. Thomas Daniels, Lung Cancer, Mayo Clinic in Arizona
November 14, 2019
Surprise Party for 85-Year-Old Nurse Who Shows No Signs of Slowing Down (or Retiring)
By In the Loop
Donna Alger has been a nurse for more than 60 years, the last 14 in Mayo Clinic’s Pre-Operative Evaluation Clinic. Her colleagues recently helped her celebrate her 85th birthday.
Tags: Donna Alger, Dr. Richard Gray, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Nursing