Print Departments and specialties Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff skilled in dozens of specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery. Departments that treat this condition Bariatric Center in Jacksonville Bariatric Surgery Program in Rochester Cardiovascular Medicine Cardiovascular Surgery Metabolic and Abdominal Wall Reconstructive Surgery in Rochester Research Profiles Edit search filters close Narrow your search By location Arizona Florida Minnesota View all View all physicians • All Locations Hirsova, Petra Pharm.D., Ph.D. Minnesota By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an appointment Diagnosis & treatment March 29, 2025 Print Living with metabolic syndrome? Connect with others like you for support and answers to your questions in the Bariatric Surgery & Weight Loss support group on Mayo Clinic Connect, a patient community. Bariatric Surgery & Weight Loss Discussions Have you had low blood pressure on Zepbound? Advice? 17 Replies Fri, Aug 21, 2026 chevron-right Does bariatric surgery 30 years ago affect the use of a GLP 1? 8 Replies Fri, Aug 21, 2026 chevron-right Obesity and weight loss: What weight loss plan worked for you? 83 Replies Thu, Aug 20, 2026 chevron-right See more discussions Related Apple and pear body shapes Products & Services A Book: The Essential Diabetes Book A Book: The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet A Book: The Mayo Clinic Diet Bundle Show more products and services from Mayo Clinic Metabolic syndromeSymptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatmentDoctors&departments Research: It's all about patients Show transcript for video Research: It's all about patients [MUSIC PLAYING] Joseph Sirven, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic: Mayo's mission is about the patient. The patient comes first. So the mission and research here is to advance how we can best help the patient, how to make sure the patient comes first in care. So in many ways, it's a cycle. It can start with as simple as an idea worked on in a laboratory, brought to the patient bedside, and if everything goes right — and let's say it's helpful or beneficial — then brought on as a standard approach. And I think that is one of the unique characteristics of Mayo's approach to research — that patient-centeredness — that really helps to put it in its own spotlight. CON-20164393 Diseases & Conditions Metabolic syndrome