John H. Noseworthy

John H. Noseworthy at the Aspen Ideas Festival in 2015.

John Harnett Noseworthy (born 9 November 1951, in Melrose, Massachusetts[1]) is a neurologist, and the chief executive officer of the Mayo Clinic.[2][3][4] A board-certified neurologist specializing in multiple sclerosis, Noseworthy has also served as editor-in-chief of Neurology, the official journal of the American Academy of Neurology.[5]

Noseworthy provides advice to the administration of President Donald Trump on complex healthcare issues.[6] He is a strong advocate of telemedicine as a means to reduce the costs of treating patients.[7] Prior to his current appointment as CEO in 2009,[8] he served as chair of Mayo Clinic’s Department of Neurology, medical director of the Department of Development, and vice chair of the Mayo Clinic Rochester Executive Board.[9]

Early life and education

King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway with Noseworthy, meeting Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, Minnesota in 2011.

John Harnett Noseworthy[10] was born in 1951 in Melrose, Massachusetts.[8] His parents were the Very Reverend Donald Wilbur Noseworthy, who was rector of St Mary's Episcopal Church in Saugus, Massachusetts, and Natalie Hawthorn Noseworthy (née Jones).[11] He attended St Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts, graduating in 1969.[12]

Noseworthy received his MD from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia in 1975. He interned at the Royal Columbian Hospital in British Columbia before becoming a resident in internal medicine at Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, a teaching hospital affiliated with Dalhousie University, in 1977. He moved to neurology in 1979 and in 1981 became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, again in neurology. In 1983 he completed research fellowships in pathology at Harvard Medical School, and in neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital.[13]

Personal life

John H. Noseworthy married Patricia Ann Miller in 1974. They have two sons.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "John H. Noseworthy". Who's Who of Industry Leaders. Marquis. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mayo Clinic CEO's Big Pharma gig: 4 questions". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  3. ↑ "Shouldn't Doctors Control Hospital Care?". New York Times. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  4. ↑ "Big announcement in 3M case expected at 3:30 on Tuesday". MinnPost. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  5. ↑ "Cleveland Clinic vs. Mayo Clinic: 5 key comparisons, 2 amazing institutions". Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  6. ↑ "Insights Into the Future of Healthcare". Edelman. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  7. ↑ "John Noseworthy: Telemedicine will increase access to care, reduce costs". TwinCities.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  8. 1 2 3 "Mayo Clinic Biography". Mayo Clinic. May 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Mayo Clinic CEO: Some health-care middlemen create a lot of 'waste' in US system". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  10. ↑ "Doctor Details". College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Very Rev Donald Wilbur Noseworthy". Find A Grave. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "John Noseworthy '69". St Mark's School. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "John H. Noseworthy, M.D." Mayo Clinic. Retrieved 9 August 2018.


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