Alton O. Sartor, M.D.

The Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Program at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center in Rochester, Minnesota, offers hope through our expert teams of specialized doctors who provide accurate diagnoses and offer the latest treatment options for esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, colorectal cancer, anal cancer and gastrointestinal cancers that have metastasized. You will have access to the full range of cancer treatments, including minimally invasive surgeries, robotic and laparoscopic, endoscopic mucosal resection, esophagectomy, complex esophageal reconstruction, gastrectomy, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), targeted radiation treatments such as proton beam therapy, immunotherapies and cutting-edge clinical trials. Mayo Clinic’s Gastrointestinal Neoplasia Clinic specializes in the prevention, early detection, diagnostic evaluation and integrated management of luminal gastrointestinal pre-cancers and cancers for people at higher-than-average risk of stomach and colorectal cancer based on family history, personal history or having other gastrointestinal diseases like Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis. Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other hospital, according to U.S. News & World Report, and the Cancer Center continually ranks among the top hospitals in the U.S. for cancer. Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer center.

Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center is a leading institution in revolutionizing care for patients with pancreatic cancer, providing innovative and personalized treatment options that significantly improve prognoses. With a specialized team of surgeons and oncologists, they offer tailored approaches including curative surgeries, advanced chemotherapy, radiation, and participation in promising clinical trials. Recognized for their expertise, Mayo Clinic employs state-of-the-art imaging and diagnostic tools to ensure accurate staging and effective treatment planning. Their collaborative, multidisciplinary approach involves a comprehensive evaluation process, ensuring patients receive the best care possible throughout their journey. Generated from the website

D. Dean Potter, Jr., M.D., is a pediatric surgeon with a special interest in pediatric chest wall anomalies, such as pectus excavatum. He brings extensive expertise in minimally invasive techniques for adolescent inflammatory bowel disease, in addition to a wide range of other pediatric conditions. He provides patient care at our Rochester, MN campus, as well as at health system campuses in Eau Claire and Onalaska, WI. Additionally, he serves patients at the conveniently located Mayo Clinic Square in Minneapolis.