Biographical summary
John M. Zietlow, M.D., is an acute care surgeon with a special interest in trauma and critical care.
Dr. Zietlow earned his medical degree from Creighton University School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency and surgical critical care fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
        Conditions treated
        Procedures performed
- Appendectomy
- Cholecystectomy
- Hernia repair
- Intensive care
- Rib fixation
- Rib fracture stabilization
- Rib stabilization
- Splenectomy
- Thoracotomy
Mayo Clinic locations
        Education
- 2022FellowRST Surgical Critical Care, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine 
- 2021ResidentSurgery, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine 
- 2016MDCreighton University Medical School 
- 2011BASt Olaf College 
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2022Surgical Critical CareAmerican Board of Surgery 
- 2022General SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery 
Awards and honors
- 2016Silver Retractor AwardGeneral Surgery, Department of Surgery 
- 2015Golden Apple AwardCreighton University School of Medicine 
- 2014Arthur Laughlin and Esther Johnson Barr ScholarshipCreighton University School of Medicine 
Professional memberships
- 2024 - presentFellowAmerican College of Surgeons 
- 2023 - presentMemberMayo Clinic Ambulance Service, Clinical Practice Committee 
- 2023 - presentMemberMayo Clinic Ambulance Service, Clinical Practice Subcommittee 
- 2023 - presentDirectorTrauma Performance Improvement 
- 2022 - 2023Associate DirectorTrauma Performance Improvement 
- 2022 - presentMemberPediatric Trauma Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees 
- 2022 - presentMemberTrauma Subcommittee 
- 2022 - presentEditorMayo Clinic Rochester, Trauma Practice Management Guidelines Committee 
- 2022 - presentMemberMayo Clinic Trauma Center 
- 2022 - presentMemberMinnesota Surgical Society 
- 2022 - presentMemberEastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma 
- 2021 - presentMemberAcute Care Trauma Lecture Series 
- 2021 - presentFellowMinnesota Committee on Trauma, American College of Surgeons 
- 2017 - presentInstructorAdvanced Trauma Life Support 
- 2016 - presentMemberCreighton University Chapter, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 
- 2013 - 2016MemberAdmissions Committee, Creighton University 
- 2013 - 2016MemberCreighton University Medical Student Government 
Publications