Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, is one of the leading medical centers for bone marrow transplantation (blood and marrow transplantation). Mayo Clinic offers many innovative uses of bone marrow transplant for special situations.

Mayo Clinic performs on average 471 blood and bone marrow transplants each year for adults and children. Of these, an average of 110 were allogeneic and 360 were autologous. Mayo Clinic has performed more than 11,000 bone marrow transplant procedures at its Rochester campus since it began offering this treatment in 1982. Mayo also offers synergeneic bone marrow transplant and cord blood transplants.

Facilities

Mayo Clinic's program emphasizes performing blood and bone marrow transplants on an outpatient basis. All adult transplants are performed in Mayo's dedicated unit at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus. Pediatric transplants are performed in a dedicated unit located at Mayo Eugenio Litta Children's Hospital. All transplant rooms are equipped with high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters to reduce the risk of infection.

Faculty

In addition to caring for patients in clinical practice, Mayo Clinic's faculty is committed to teaching and facilitating the growth of medical knowledge. Many of our faculty members have published and lectured extensively and are highly regarded in their fields.

At Mayo Clinic, faculty members specialize within disease-oriented groups, including lymphoma, leukemia and dysproteinemia, to provide disease-specific knowledge within the transplant field. You have direct access to the blood and marrow transplant faculty at Mayo Clinic throughout the Blood and Marrow Transplant Fellowship.

Advisers and mentors

Faculty advisers are available to provide comprehensive educational advice and personal support. You meet with your adviser periodically throughout the program to review your progress and career goals, and ensure that your educational needs are being met. Your adviser may serve as a contact point for introducing you and your family to Rochester, Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic system.

Visiting professors

Many prominent professors visit Mayo Clinic each year. They present their work during lectures, participate in hospital rounds and have informal discussions with trainees. You are encouraged to take full advantage of these educational opportunities.