The Mayo Clinic experience and patient stories Our patients tell us that the quality of their interactions, our attention to detail and the efficiency of their visits mean health care like they've never experienced. See the stories of satisfied Mayo Clinic patients. Bariatric surgery paves way for heart transplant after end-stage heart failure With a failing heart and little hope of healing, Alan Lewis sunk into depression, gaining 330 pounds. After he came to Mayo, bariatric surgery enabled the transplant he'd sought for so many years. Alan Lewis was lying on the floor — the only position that eased his discomfort — watching a football game. When a Mayo Clinic commercial came on, the tagline seemed to leap off the screen. "You know where to go." With… Request an appointment DoctorsResearch Feb. 13, 2026 Share on: FacebookTwitter Bariatric Surgery Program in RochesterSectionsOverviewTests & proceduresConditions treatedDoctorsPatient storiesResearchClinical trialsNews from Mayo ClinicReferrals SectionsRequest an AppointmentOverviewTests & proceduresConditions treatedDoctorsPatient storiesResearchClinical trialsNews from Mayo ClinicReferrals ORG-20583972 Medical Departments & Centers Bariatric Surgery Program in Rochester