Monthly Archives: October 2011

Medical Edge Weekend Radio Program hits the Road-Profiles Mayo Clinic Patients at Chicago Marathon

October 10th, 2011 - 6:43 am

  For the first time, our Medical Edge Weekend Radio team with Dr. Tom Shives and Tracy McCray hosted their program on a remote location. They were live from the Chicago Marathon Saturday, October 8 from 9am-10am Central.  In this show, we  learned more … Continue reading →

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Visionary Mayo Clinic Cardiologist and Scientist, Dr. John Shepherd, dies

October 7th, 2011 - 3:13 pm

John Shephard, M.D., a visionary cardiologist and scientist who worked with the Soviet Unionon space travel during the peak of the Cold War died October 4. 2011 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He was 92. Dr. Shepherd made major … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic neurosugeon honored with noted Drake Lectureship

October 5th, 2011 - 3:15 pm

Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon Fredric Meyer, M.D., presented the Drake Lecture to the 2011 annual meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The lecture is an important recognition during each annual meeting of neurosurgeons.  This lectureship, which honors Dr. Charles Drake, a … Continue reading →

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