Awake Brain Surgery

Treatment in Minnesota

Medical specialists at Mayo Clinic in Rochester treat adults and children with awake brain surgery and are internationally recognized as leading experts in this procedure. The Mayo Clinic brain surgery team has performed hundreds of awake surgeries to treat tumors and epilepsy, with a high success rate of patients gaining longer life or improved quality of life. The

Treatment Team

Evaluation of the patient is generally performed by a specialist in Neurology, in consultation with a specialist in Neurosurgery.

The surgical team at Mayo Clinic Rochester may include medical specialists in these areas:

• Neurosurgery
• Neuroanesthesiology
• Neurology
• Speech pathology
• Computer engineering
• Language interpretation

Appointments

For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at (507) 538-3270 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central time Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday.