Expertise and rankings

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Top-ranked

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for cancer and pulmonology in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings.

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for respiratory disorders by U.S. News and World Report.

Learn more about Mayo Clinic's quality rankings.

Nationally recognized expertise

Mayo Clinic is recognized for high-quality pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine by national organizations.

  • Alpha-1 Foundation. Mayo Clinic is an Alpha-1 Foundation Clinical Resource Center.
  • American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The Mayo Clinic Center for Sleep Medicine is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
  • COPD Foundation. Mayo Clinic is an accredited center of the COPD360Net.This is a select group of centers and networks committed to developing new approaches for helping people with COPD, bronchiectasis and nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease.
  • Cure HHT. The Cure HHT foundation has named Mayo Clinic as an hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia Center of Excellence.
  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Mayo Clinic is a designated Cystic Fibrosis Care Center for children and adults.
  • LAM Foundation. Mayo Clinic is a lymphangioleimyomatosis (LAM) clinic, a designation granted by the LAM Foundation to select U.S. medical institutions that have doctors with special interest in treating and researching rare lung diseases.
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. Mayo Clinic is a Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Care Center.
  • Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA). Mayo Clinic is one of a few select U.S. medical centers specially designated as a PHA-accredited Center of Comprehensive Care. The clinic has the expertise and resources needed to diagnose and treat people with pulmonary vascular disease.
  • Team Telomere has recognized Mayo Clinic as a tier 1Center of Excellence for telomere biology disorders.
  • World Association for Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders (WASOG). Mayo Clinic is a designated WASOG Sarcoidosis Center of Excellent.

These designations by national healthcare groups show that Mayo Clinic meets their strict criteria of excellence. The clinic is known and respected for focusing on whole-person care for best possible outcomes and improved quality of life. Our clinical expertise is united with proven diagnostic and therapeutic methods.

Nov. 28, 2024