Todd E. Rasmussen, M.D.

Todd E. Rasmussen, M.D., is a vascular surgeon with a special interest in vascular reconstruction for traumatic injuries, combat casualty care, vascular trauma, and carotid artery disease. His approach to care is patient-centered and personalized. Dr. Rasmussen is professor and vice-chair for Education in the Department of Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

His clinical focus includes:

• Vascular and endovascular surgery
• Aneurysm surgery, aortic aneurysm repair, and endovascular aneurysm repair and reconstruction
• Thoracoabdominal aneurysm surgery, thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair, and thoracic outlet decompression
• Angiogram, angioplasty, carotid angiogram, and carotid angioplasty and stenting

Dr. Rasmussen earned his medical degree from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, MN. He completed his surgical residency at Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas and his fellowship in peripheral vascular surgery at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.

Dr. Rasmussen joined the Mayo practice after a twenty-year career as an Air Force surgeon. During his military career, Dr. Rasmussen completed deployed tours to Iraq, Afghanistan and other parts of the world and initiated and led sizable translational research programs for the Department of Defense. His research and innovation have resulted in more than three hundred publications, an h-index of more than fifty-five and more than ten thousand citations. He co-invented the REBOA catheter, a life-saving device. Among other military awards, Dr. Rasmussen was presented with the Defense Superior Service Medal upon his retirement at the rank of Colonel in 2021.