Epidemiology

Overview

Epidemiology is foundational to clinical and population sciences research and central to Mayo Clinic's mission of improving health. Mayo Clinic's Division of Epidemiology aims to improve clinical practice and population health through innovative, multidisciplinary and methodologically rigorous research across the translational research continuum. The division is nationally and internationally recognized for excellence in translational science and education. Building on a legacy of exceptional epidemiologic research, we are uniquely positioned to address urgent clinical and population health questions across the full translational research spectrum. Our ongoing research programs focus primarily on complex diseases including cancer, cardiometabolic diseases, neurologic diseases and musculoskeletal diseases.

Most studies conducted within our division are funded by the National Institutes of Health and focus on clinical, family and population-based studies. These include the Rochester Epidemiology Project, which is a medical records-linkage system containing persons residing in 27 counties of southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The division also is home to the Survey Research Center, which serves as an institutional resource for conducting mail, web and telephone surveys for research purposes or clinical care including remote patient monitoring.

Part of the Department of Quantitative Health Sciences at Mayo Clinic, the Division of Epidemiology is made up of more than 100 members with doctoral-, masters- or bachelor's-level expertise. The division is represented at all Mayo Clinic campuses in Minnesota, Florida and Arizona.

Leadership

• Division chair: Lila J. Rutten, Ph.D.
• Administrator: Sharad Rathnam, M.S., M.B.A.
• Operations manager: Tara L. Miller, M.H.A.