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Mark D. Sawyer, M.D.

  1. General Surgeon
  2. Surgeon
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Departments

Specialty Groups

Location

  1. Rochester, Minnesota

Languages

English

Existing patients

  1. Infection
  2. Ventral hernia
  • Artificial neural nets and computational data mining
  • Complex ventral hernias
  • Surgical infections
  1. 1995
    Fellow - Surgical Critical CareYale University
  2. 1994
    Resident - General SurgeryUniversity of Minnesota
  3. 1992
    Fellow - Surgery in Surgical Infectious DiseaseUniversity of Minnesota
  4. 1987
    MDUniversity of Minnesota Medical School
  5. 1983
    BSc - BiochemistryCollege of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota

Certifications

  1. 1997
    Surgical Critical CareAmerican Board of Surgery
  2. 1995
    General SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Awards and honors

  1. 2015
    Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia PathwayMayo School of Continuous Professional Development's Quality Review Board
  2. 1990
    Surgery Resident Teaching AwardUniversity of Minnesota
  3. 1989
    Scholarship AlternateAmerican College of Surgeons

Professional memberships

  1. 2024 - present
    MemberMinnesota Hospital Association
  2. 2023 - present
    ChairMayo Clinic Health System Surgical and Procedural Committee
  3. 2021 - 2023
    Board of GovernorsAmerican College of Surgeons
  4. 2019 - 2021
    PresidentMinnesota Surgical Society
  5. 2019 - present
    Vice ChairSurgical & Procedural Committee, Mayo Clinic Health System
  6. 2018 - 2019
    President Elect and TreasurerMinnesota Surgical Society
  7. 2018
    Expert ReviewerCaptis: SME Advisory Panel - biologic and Synthetic Mesh
  8. 2018 - present
    ChairSurgical Equipment and Supply Committee
  9. 2018 - present
    ChairEnterprise Surgical Equipment and Supply Committee
  10. 2017 - 2018
    ChairMCHS Surgical Capital Committee, Mayo Clinic Health System
  11. 2016 - 2019
    ChairMinnesota Committee on Applicants District 1
  12. 2016
    Program ChairMinnesota Surgical Society
  13. 2015 - present
    MemberAmerican Hernia Society
  14. 2014 - 2017
    CouncilorMinnesota Surgical Society
  15. 2014 - present
    ChairSurgical Supply and Equipment Committee, Surgical Administrative Committee, Mayo Clinic Committees
  16. 2013 - present
    MemberSociety of Critical Care Medicine
  17. 2012 - present
    Group LeaderPeriopertive Protocol Work Group, Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
  18. 2012
    LeaderInstitute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) Workgroup
  19. 2012 - present
    MemberSurgical Supply and Equipment Committee, Surgical Administrative Committee, Mayo Clinic Committees
  20. 2011 - present
    Active MemberMinnesota Surgical Society
  21. 2011 - present
    MemberMPFC Infectious Diseases Task Force, Pharmaceutical Formulary Committee - Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic Committees
  22. 2011 - present
    MemberMayo Clinic Mortality Review Subcommittee - Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic Committees
  23. 2011 - present
    MemberEastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
  24. 2010 - present
    MemberCritical Care IMP Research Subcommittee, Critical Care Independent Multidisciplinary Program
  25. 2010 - present
    MemberInternational Hepatopancreatobiliary Association
  26. 2010 - 2018
    MemberInstitutional Review Board Consolidated - Mayo Clinic, Institutional Review Board, Mayo Clinic Committees
  27. 2010 - 2012
    MemberExecutive Committee, Priestley Society
  28. 2009 - present
    MemberApplicants for Minnesota-District 2 Committee, American College of Surgeons
  29. 2008 - 2014
    Vice ChairMayo Clinic Transfusion Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
  30. 2005 - 2007
    FacultySurgical Education and Self-Assessment Program No. 13, American College of Surgeons
  31. 2005 - present
    MemberClinical Digital Imaging Subcommittee, Clinical Practice Committee - Rochester
  32. 2003 - 2006
    Ad Hoc Committee MemberSurgical Infection Society
  33. 2002
    Vice ChairRochester Information Technology Infrastructure Prioritization and Review Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
  34. 2002 - present
    MemberAntibiotic Task Force, Mayo Clinic Rochester Task Forces
  35. 2002 - present
    MemberCoordinating Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
  36. 2001 - present
    MemberCentral Venous Catheters (CVC) Infection Rate Study Group, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
  37. 2001 - present
    FellowAmerican College of Surgeons
  38. 2000 - 2014
    MemberMayo Clinic Transfusion Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
  39. 2000 - present
    MemberResearch Committee, Department of Emergency Medicine
  40. 2000 - present
    MemberMayo Infection Surveillance Subcommittee (MISSC), Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
  41. 2000 - present
    MemberMayo Foundation Chapter, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
  42. 2000 - present
    MemberWestern Trauma Association
  43. 1999 - 2015
    MemberSurgical Infection Society
  44. 1999
    MemberHospital Y2K Work Group, Mayo Clinic Rochester Workgroups
  45. 1999 - present
    MemberSociety for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
  46. 1999 - present
    MemberAssociation for Academic Surgery
  47. 1999 - present
    MemberPriestley Society
  48. 1998 - 2005
    MemberRochester Information Technology Infrastructure Prioritization and Review Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
  49. 1998 - present
    MemberSurgical Research Committee, Department of Surgery
  50. 1998 - present
    MemberResidency Committee, General Surgery, Department of Surgery
  51. 1998 - present
    MemberPriorities of Laboratory Testing Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
  52. 1996
    Surgical Team MemberCinterAndes Mobile Surgical Unit
  53. 1987 - 1994
    RepresentativeResident-Faculty Committee, University of Minnesota

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Research activities

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