Expertise and rankings Print A neurosurgeon uses a 3D model of a person's brain tumor to explain the surgical plan. Brain & Central Nervous System Cancers - Personalized Care for Each Patient Mayo Clinic Connect: Brain tumors Each year more than 6,000 adults and children with brain tumors and other central nervous system cancers find the help they need at Mayo Clinic. For many people, surgery is the best option. Clinic neurosurgeons perform more than 3,000 brain and central nervous system surgeries yearly. This type of expertise is vital to planning and conducting brain surgery. And this high level of expertise means our surgeons are capable of removing brain tumors that otherwise might be considered inoperable. Mayo Clinic neurosurgeons specialize in minimally invasive techniques, which often result in reduced hospital stays, shorter recovery times and a lower expected mortality rate in brain tumor surgery. The clinic's adult 30-day mortality rate for brain tumor surgery is only 0.3%, compared with 1% to 4% nationally. At Mayo Clinic, many people leave the hospital one or two days after surgery. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona., rank among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery and for cancer in the U.S. News & World Report rankings. Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester is ranked the No. 1 hospital in Minnesota, and the five-state region of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2023–2024 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings. With the emphasis on collaborative care, specialists interact very closely with their colleagues across all sites. Learn more about Mayo Clinic's quality rankings. Request an appointment Specialty groupsLocations, travel & lodging Oct. 14, 2023 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, have been ranked among the best Neurology & Neurosurgery hospitals in the nation for 2023-2024 by U.S. News & World Report. Learn more about this top honor Brain Tumor ProgramDepartmenthomeSectionsRequest an appointmentOverviewTests & proceduresConditions treatedDoctorsDoctors by location and specialtySpecialty groupsExpertise & rankingsLocations, travel & lodgingClinical trialsResearchCosts & insuranceNews from Mayo ClinicReferrals SectionsRequest an appointmentOverviewTests & proceduresConditions treatedDoctorsDoctors by location and specialtySpecialty groupsExpertise & rankingsLocations, travel & lodgingClinical trialsResearchCosts & insuranceNews from Mayo ClinicReferrals ORG-20439710 Medical Departments & Centers Brain Tumor Program