Hemochromatosis

Hemochromatosis care at Mayo Clinic

Your Mayo Clinic care team

At Mayo Clinic, a multidisciplinary team of specialists work together to evaluate and treat each individual. With 13 specialty groups and more than 140 digestive disease specialists on staff, the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Mayo Clinic is one of the largest and most experienced in the world.

Having all this expertise in a single place, focused on you, means that you're not just getting one opinion — your care is discussed among the team. Your test results are available quickly. Appointments are scheduled in coordination. And the most highly specialized hemochromatosis experts in the world are all working together for you.

Advanced diagnosis and treatment

Precise diagnosis and staging, including of possible cirrhosis, are important to guiding treatment. Mayo Clinic researchers invented magnetic resonance elastography, a noninvasive test that maps hardening of the liver. This state-of-the-art imaging helps Mayo specialists find liver disease early, giving people the opportunity to start treatment sooner and helping to improve outcomes.

Mayo Clinic also has a Hereditary Hemochromatosis Clinic located on Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida. It provides state-of-the-art diagnostics, treatments and education to patients who have hereditary hemochromatosis or who are at risk of developing it. This includes tests to identify the specific gene mutation that's responsible for your hemochromatosis. Knowing the exact mutation or mutations responsible is helpful in treating the condition and screening family members who also may be affected.

Expertise and rankings

Personalized care

At Mayo Clinic, experts in hepatology, radiology, laboratory medicine and pathology, oncology and liver transplant work as a multidisciplinary team to create a personalized treatment plan designed to meet all of your needs. Other professionals are included as needed.

Nationally recognized expertise

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, ranks No. 1 for digestive disorders in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for digestive disorders by U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic Children's 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 2025–2026 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings.

Top ranked

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, has been recognized as the best gastroenterology and GI surgery hospital in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in every year since, 1990 when the rankings were first established.

Locations, travel and lodging

Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states.

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Costs and insurance

Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people.

In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.

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