Robot Assisted Heart Surgery - Mayo Clinic

12/16/2025

Phenomenal session Mayo Clinic CV Echo on Marco Island conference with P. Rowse MD presenting, “Surgeons Approach to Mitral Regurgitation”!

12/12/2025

Join S. Danesh, MD TODAY @ 7:15AM ET as he presents Robotic vs. Sternotomy Mitral Valve Repair in Obese Patients.

12/11/2025

Don't miss Arman Arghami, MD present, "Adding a Tricuspid Valve Repair" TODAY, Dec. 11 @ 9:33AM ET during the MICS II: Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery - Essentials Session at the

12/11/2025

Excellent speakers presenting at beginning with D. Ergi, MD, "Robotic Assisted Tricuspid Valve Repair After Lead Extraction Related Septal Leaflet Injury" Dec. 11 @ 7:33AM ET!

12/04/2025

Dr. AlJamal’s clinical practice focuses on robotic and minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery, off pump beating heart coronary bypass surgery, valve surgery (including minimally invasive and robotic approaches), and the development of innovative training tools for cardiac surgeons.
Visit: https://www.mayoclinic.org/biographies/aljamal-yazan-n-m-b-b-s/bio-20589580 to learn more.
View his bio video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5lQJ7Jyvro

12/03/2025

Cardiac Surgery at Mayo Clinic - 70th Anniversary Celebration!
J. Crestanello, MD and several cardiac surgery experts and leaders have driven major advances over the past 20 years by putting patients first and honoring the legacy of Dr. John Kirklin.
https://mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196%2825%2900560-9/fulltext

11/18/2025

A thoughtful (and hilarious) surprise from a mitral valve repair patient: a matching ‘Mr. Roboto’ t-shirt, referencing a popular song by the band, Styx, to celebrate a successful robotic procedure performed by A. Arghami, MD!

11/18/2025

Eight eligible Mayo Clinic hospitals earned A grades from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit organization that provides safety ratings. All eight hospitals have maintained straight A’s since spring 2022. The ratings are intended to help patients choose their preferred healthcare destinations.

Learn more about the ratings: https://mayocl.in/4iaqHyH

09/29/2025

The Department of Cardiovascular Surgery leadership is proud to announce that Dr. Yazan AlJamal has joined the department as a Senior Associate Consultant, after completing a year-long Mayo Scholar position at University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. AlJamal obtained his MBBS from Jordan University of Science & Technology in Irbid Jordan. He then went to King Hussein Cancer Center in Amman Jordan to complete an internship. In 2010, he came to Mayo Clinic to complete a Research Fellowship in Education and Surgical Simulation, and ACS-accredited fellowship in Surgical Education and Simulation. In June of 2018, he completed his Postdoctoral Diploma in Clinical and Translational Science (CCaTS). He then continued at Mayo to complete his residency (Surgery), fellowship (Thoracic Surgery), and Thoracic Surgery residency.

In 2023, Dr. AlJamal was awarded the 2023 STS/TSF Advanced Robotic Cardiac Surgery Fellowship from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and in 2024, he was awarded the O.T. Claggett-Jack Taylor Foundation Travel Award for outstanding clinical and academic achievement from the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery.

He has presented at national and international conferences. He currently has 41 peer-reviewed articles to his credit. He has also been involved in book chapters and abstracts.

His clinical practice will revolve around developing an ischemic heart team and robotic valvular and coronary programs.

Please welcome Dr. Yazan AlJamal to the Department.

09/22/2025

It’s National APP Week! We’re proud to celebrate our Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants at Mayo Clinic! Their expertise, compassion, and teamwork make a lifesaving difference every day.

07/30/2025

05/20/2025

Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, MN is honored to receive Outstanding Patient Experience awards from and has been recognized for America's 50 Best Hospitals Award™, America's 100 Best Hospitals Award™, and more.