The Department of Neurology at Mayo Clinic is a highly integrated, collaborative department of adult and pediatric neurologists who specialize in the research, diagnosis and treatment of over 500 conditions and diseases affecting the nervous system.

More than 80 specialists provide both one-time evaluation and continuing care for patients with neurologic disease. Close collaboration with specialists in pediatric and adolescent medicine, speech pathology, neurosurgery, psychiatry and psychology, pain management, sleep disorders, and physical medicine and rehabilitation offer Mayo Clinic patients comprehensive care.

The Neurology staff at Mayo Clinic in Rochester includes 11 neurologists who specialize in neuromuscular disorders and diseases. Each consultant has considerable experience in evaluating and treating patients with complex muscle disorders, and each has his own particular interests, expertise and approach to patient diagnosis and management.

Neurologists in this group provide comprehensive evaluation of neuromuscular disorders, electrodiagnostic studies (EMG) and muscle or nerve biopsy as needed. The group is also active in laboratory and clinical research to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients with these disorders.

Mayo Clinic's Nerve Neuropathology Laboratory produces more than 500 reports per year and its Sensation Laboratory and Autonomic Laboratory evaluate more than 2,500 patients annually.

All fellows have found this varied exposure very educational, which then allows fellows to develop their own style for evaluating and managing patients.

The staff has collectively published hundreds of manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and contributed towards many well-known books.

Advisers

You will be assigned a faculty adviser who can provide comprehensive educational advice and personal support. The adviser also serves as a contact point, introducing you and your family to Mayo Clinic and the communities in which you will train.

Visiting professors

Many prominent professors visit Mayo Clinic each year. They present their work during morning and late afternoon lectures. Residents and fellows are encouraged to take full advantage of these opportunities to interact with experts from other academic centers and are relieved from clinical assignments to do so.

Also see:

• Neuromuscular Disease Group at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.