Biographical summary
The research of Jamie J. Van Gompel, M.D., complements his clinical focus and fellowship training in the neurosurgical treatment of pituitary tumors, vestibular schwannomas, skull base tumors, as well as epilepsy. Dr. Van Gompel publishes on clinical outcome projects centered on pituitary tumors, esthesioneuroblastomas, acoustic neuromas (vestibular schwannomas), meningiomas, chordomas, chondrosarcomas, spontaneous cerebral spinal fluid leaks, as well as skull base anatomy and approaches.
Dr. Van Gompel works collaboratively with colleagues from Mayo Clinic's Epilepsy and Neurophysiology Lab, participating in clinical work relative to brain stimulation as an alternative restorative therapy for epilepsy rather than ablative or resective surgery.
Dr. Van Gompel's overall research goal is to develop the safest and most effective treatments for people with pituitary and skull base tumors. He is further involved in developing surgical options for patients with medically and, in some cases, surgically resistant epilepsy.
His clinical focus areas include:
- Pituitary tumor outcomes
- Vestibular schwannomas
- Chordomas
- Esthesioneuroblastomas
- Skull base tumor outcomes
- Epilepsy
- Cortical and deep brain stimulation for medically resistant epilepsy
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Endoscopic skull base
- Skull base
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Pituitary surgery
- Vestibular Schwannoma/ Acoustic Neuorma
- Brain tumors
- Meningiomas
- Chordomas
- Cerebrospinal fluid leaks
- Epilepsy
- Deep brain stimulation
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2013
FellowUniversity of South Florida, FL- Skull Base and Complex Cranial Surgery
- 2012
Residency - Neurologic SurgeryMayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2012
ResidentNeurologic Surgery, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2011
ResidentClinician Investigator, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2010
Certificate - Clinical and Translational ResearchMayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- 2005
MDUniversity of Wisconsin
- 2000
BS - Biochemistry, Medical Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of Wisconsin
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2016
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery
Awards and honors
- 2022
America's Most Honored Doctors - Top 5% 20222022 America's Most Honored Doctors
- 2021
Linköping Neuroscience AwardLinköping University Hospital Prize committee
- 2021
America's Most Honored Doctors - Top 10% 20212022 America's Most Honored Doctors
- 2021
Compassionate Doctor 2021Compassionate Doctor Award
- 2020
America's Most Honored Doctors 2020 - Top 10% 2022 America's Most Honored Doctors
- 2020
Compassionate Doctor 2020Compassionate Doctor Award
- 2020
On-Time Physician Award - 2020On-Time Doctor Award
- 2020
Patient's Choice 2020Patient's Choice
- 2020
2019-2020 peer selected Best Doctors of America listBest Doctors in America
- 2018
Best Abstract award: First Place: North American Skull Base Society
- 2018
Best Abstract award: Second Place: North American Skull Base Society
- 2018
Best Poster award: North American Skull Base Society
- 2017
Oral Presentation Award2017 Neurosurgery Research Symposium, Mayo Clinic
- 2017
Faculty Teaching AwardMayo Clinic, Department of Neurologic Surgery
- 2012
Resident paper, Second placeNorth American Skull Base Society
- 2012
Mayo Resident Teaching AwardMayo Clinic
- 2011
Third placeSANS Resident Challenge
- 2011
Mayo Brothers Distinguished Fellowship AwardMayo Clinic
- 2010
Epilepsy Research Fellowship ($45,000)American Epilepsy Society
- 2010
Loan Repayment Award ($75,000 - declined due to return to clinical services)National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health
- 2009
Award in Individualized Medicine ($100,000)Bernie and Edith Waterman
- 2009
Mayo Resident Teacher AwardMayo Clinic
- 2009
Runner up, Resident AwardMayo Neurosurgery Society
- 2005
Senior Research AwardHerman and Gwen Shapiro Foundation
- 2005
Neurosurgery AwardMark Gichert Memorial Award for Neurosurgery
- 2005
Student Research AwardAssociation for Academic Surgery
- 2004
Lyle Olson ScholarshipWisconsin Medical Society
- 2004
MemberAlpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- 2004
Resident Basic Research AwardWisconsin Surgical Society
- 2003
FellowshipHoward Hughes Medical Institute
- 2002
Lora L. Marshall AwardUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
- 2001
Research GrantShapiro Center for Research and Collaboration
- 2000
MemberNational Honor Society
- 2000
Comprehensive Honors for School of Letters and SciencesUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
- 2000
Departmental Honors in Biochemistry and MM/IUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
- 1999
MemberGolden Key International Honour Society
- 1999
Phi Beta KappaUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
- 1999
Hilldale Research GrantUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
- 1998
Sophomore Summer Honors Research GrantUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
- 1998
Sophomore HonorsUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
- 1997
Phi Eta SigmaUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
- 1997
Dean's ListUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
Professional memberships
- 2020 - present
The Society of Neurological Surgeons
- 2020
North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) meeting in San Antonio 2020
- 2019 - present
North American Skull Base Society (NASBS), Research Committee
- 2019 - 2022
Research Committee
- 2019 - 2020
Nasbs 2020 scientific program committee
- 2019 - present
31st. Annual Meeting - NASBS Scientific Program Committee
- 2019 - present
North America Skull Base Society (NASBS)
- 2017 - present
Neurosurgery Program Evaluation Committee, Education Committee, Department of Neurologic Surgery
- 2017 - present
Department of Neurosurgery, Executive Committee
- 2017 - present
Mayo Clinic Enterprise, Department of Neurosurgery, Education Committee
- 2016 - present
Department of Neurologic Surgery, Graduate Education Committee
- 2016 - present
Department of Neurosurgery
- 2016 - present
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- 2016 - present
Research Priorities Task Force, North American Skull Base Society
- 2016 - present
NASBS Research Task Force
- 2015 - present
Department of Neurosurgery
- 2015 - present
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- 2015 - present
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- 2015 - 2016
Department of Neurosurgery
- 2014 - present
Department of Neurosurgery
- 2014 - present
AANS/CNS guidelines committee
- 2014 - present
American Association of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- 2013 - 2016
Neurosurgery Program Evaluation Committee, Education Committee, Department of Neurologic Surgery
- 2013 - present
Neurosurgery Clinical Competency Committee, Education Committee, Department of Neurologic Surgery
- 2013 - present
Neurosurgery Education Committee
- 2013 - 2015
AANS/CNS Joint Cerebrovascular Section, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- 2013 - present
AANS/CNS Section on Tumors, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- 2012 - present
Mayo Foundation Chapter, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
- 2005 - present
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- 2005 - present
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- 2005 - present
Minnesota Medical Association
- 2005 - present
Zumbro Valley Medical Society
Publications
Research activities