Janalee K. Stokken, M.D.

Janalee K. Stokken, M.D., is a rhinologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, providing expert care for people from across the nation and around the world with complex sinus, orbital, and skull base conditions. She is dedicated to helping each person regain comfort and improve quality of life through compassionate, individualized care. Her approach integrates precision medicine and multidisciplinary collaboration to address both symptom relief and long term health.

Dr. Stokken believes that personalized, team based care results in the best outcomes. "Patients get the best care when it is individualized. Mayo Clinic's multidisciplinary care model facilitates care that is patient centered and tailored to each patient's specific symptoms and underlying medical history."

Areas of expertise

Dr. Stokken provides comprehensive medical and surgical management for nasal, sinus, orbital, and skull base disorders, including:

• Chronic rhinosinusitis: Minimally invasive surgical management and individualized topical therapies to improve long term symptom control.
• Thyroid eye disease: Collaborative management addressing cosmetic changes, vision loss, and orbital symptoms to enhance quality of life.
• Sinonasal and orbital tumors: Multidisciplinary evaluation and endoscopic surgical treatment for complex skull base and orbital lesions.
• Nasal polyps: Precision surgical techniques complemented by targeted medical therapy for lasting relief and improved function.

Personal note

Outside of her clinical work, Dr. Stokken enjoys gardening, traveling with her family, and spending time outdoors skiing and hiking.