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We are honored to announce that Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., has been ranked No. 1 in the U.S. for neurological care in Newsweek’s “America’s Best Hospitals for Specialized Care 2025” list.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester was ranked No. 1 nationally in four of six specialties evaluated — more than any other hospital — in Newsweek's "America's Best Hospitals for Specialized Care in 2025." Learn more: mayocl.in/4dORNcE
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Mikula has joined the Neurosurgery Department. After completing his residency and scholarly year at UCSF, he brings expertise in Spine and Spine Oncology to our team. Let's give him a warm welcome as he embarks on this new journey with us!

Our latest work, “Application of a Human Stereotactic System for Image-Guided Deep Brain Stimulation Neurosurgery in a Swine Model,” is now published in @brainstimj. Grateful to the team, mentors, and SNS NSTP grant support behind this @MayoClinicNeuro @Kendall_Lee1 @Brainlab…
There are two games remaining for the Neurosurgery Skull Crushers softball team. It has been an exciting season with fantastic wins and close losses. Be sure to come out this week to support the team!




Recently, the Neurosurgery Department had a heartfelt evening honoring Dr. Atkinson's career and achievements at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Atkinson was surrounded by family and friends to share memories, laughter, and gratitude for his 31-year dedication.




We are excited to work with our four amazing new fellows at Mayo Clinic Rochester. They bring a wealth of experience, wide range of skill sets, dedication and team spirit! Welcome to Dr. Danielle D. Dang, Dr. Jessica C. Eaton, Dr. Rasha Hassan Noreldeen, Dr. Daniela Stastna.

Have questions about innovative brain tumor care or the future of neuro-oncology? Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Alyx B. Porter recently hosted an AMA to shed more light on the to pic.bit.ly/4f2xuJm
Functioning pituitary adenomas may be benign but can cause serious symptoms. Mayo Clinic's multidisciplinary teams offer expert care, advanced imaging and surgical precision across three campuses. Learn more: mayocl.in/4nQvNT6 @MayoClinic
Neurosurgery resident, Zach Pennington, shares more about what makes Mayo Clinic a special place for patients.
Awesome to host Dr Paul Larson at Circle of Willis Live yesterday in our PNT/NSI lab. His insights into a dynamic career were inspirational. @MayoClinic @MayoClinicNeuro
Tonight we celebrated an amazing person The same positive, energetic, lovely person back then and now +65 years later Did Dr John Atkinson imagine he would have an illustrious career in Neurosurgery @MayoClinicNeuro @MayoClinicNeuro
"I just want to do the absolute best by the patients." Neurosurgery resident, Dr. Zach Pennington, shares what advice he has for new or returning neurosurgery residents.
Dr. Kristen Scheitler, a PGY-7 neurosurgery resident at @MayoClinic, has been selected by @SNS_Neurosurg for a research grant through the highly competitive Neurosurgeon Scientist Training Program (NSTP). #Neurosurgery #MedicalResearch @k_scheitler

Congratulations to Dr. Nate Selden on his service and impact as President of SNS - with passing of the gavel to Dr. Rich Byrne as the incoming President!
Join us this Friday at 7:00 AM MST/PDT for Mayo Clinic Neurosurgery and Neuroscience Virtual Grand Rounds! We are honored to host Dr. Paul Larson, from the University of Arizona, as he presents “Evolution of Cell Transplantation for Parkinson’s Disease.” Don’t miss this…
Congratulations to Brain Tumor Surgeon, Victoria Clark, MD PhD (@VictoriaEClark )! She was just awarded a @NINDSfunding K12 grant for her project entitled, “Targeting the Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 in Merlin-Deficient Tumors” So proud of her and our team at @MayoClinicNeuro
Congratulations to Mayo Clinic Trainees for their great presentation at the @ahsheadache scientific meeting #AHSAM25 @MayoClinicNeuro Research fellow Dr. Keiko Ihara received the Frontiers in Headache Research scholarship award.
Happy New (academic) Year! The future is so BRIGHT 🌞 for these future leaders in neurology! Welcome Class of 2028 @mayoneurores @MayoClinicNeuro
For two years, Minoo Press experienced steady cognitive and physical decline. Dr. David Jones used an innovative AI tool developed by his team, called StateViewer, to help rule out Alzheimer's and other types of dementia. Learn more: mayocl.in/4kf9N1i
Incoming @MayoClinic first-year neurosurgery resident Dr. Damian Teasley shares why he’s excited to join the department and become part of the neurosurgery family in Rochester, Minn.
Incoming @MayoClinic neurosurgery resident Dr. Lea Scherschinski is ready to start her journey in Rochester, MN! Hear why she’s excited to join the #Neurosurgery team and become part of the #MayoClinic family.