Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Long-standing national recognition

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.

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.

In fact, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funds many gastroenterology research projects at Mayo Clinic each year. Each year the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology has an average of 63 active federal grants totaling more than $15 million. NIH cooperation helps create an environment for cutting-edge research in which Mayo Clinic's scientists and physicians produce original research articles that are published in numerous peer-reviewed journals.

Research conducted at Mayo Clinic has produced new treatments of liver disease, IBD and many other GI conditions; new technologies to identify causes of irritable bowel syndrome and other motility disorders; and a new generation of endoscopic techniques to perform incision-free procedures for obesity and other complex GI conditions.

Mayo Clinic not only conducts extensive basic science, but also carries out a wide range of clinical trials focused on digestive disorders and treatment.

Mayo Clinic is a National Pancreas Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Center. National Pancreas Foundation centers go through an extensive auditing process and meet criteria developed by invited subject matter experts and patient advocates, focusing on whole-patient care for best possible outcomes and an improved quality of life.

Level 1 Children's Surgery Center

Mayo Clinic Children's Center is a Level 1 Children's Surgery Center, the highest verification awarded by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). This distinction recognizes the surgical excellence of our multispecialty teams — including surgeons, anesthesiologists, physicians, nurses and more — who meet or exceed ACS criteria for quality of care for newborns, babies, children, and teenage surgical patients.