Michael A. Mikhail, M.D.

Dr. Karnes is a urologist at Mayo Clinic’s Rochester campus treating bladder cancer, kidney cancer, prostate cancer, recurrent cancer, testicular cancer and ureteral cancer. Dr. Karnes has performed robotic prostatectomies, urine cytology tests and is interested in recurrent and advanced urologic cancers; bladder cancer urine markers, treatment and surgery including reconstruction and replacement; localized and advanced kidney cancer; and nerve sparing, testicular, penile and urethral cancers. He received his medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Mayo Clinic among the top hospitals for Cancer in the nation.

Michelle J. Clarke, M.D., is a neurosurgeon at Mayo Clinic's Rochester, Minnesota campus, specializing in complex spine surgery and spinal oncology. Dr. Clarke's clinical practice treats spine tumors, including: primary and metastatic tumors, spinal cord tumors, spinal vascular lesions, and associated complex reconstruction. She is also an expert in degenerative spine disease, including spinal stenosis, degenerative scoliosis, and other degenerative conditions. She performs brain tumor surgery, Chiari malformation surgery, spinal fusion, and spine tumor surgery. Dr. Clarke works closely with her patients and promotes each patient's understanding of his or her disease and determining the best course of action, including directing him or her to appropriate nonsurgical management. In addition to her clinical activities, Dr. Clarke is an internationally recognized researcher and is deeply involved in education. She is also a member of the bioethics faculty at Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, ranks among the Best Hospitals for Neurology and Neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” rankings.

Dan Childs, M.D., is a medical oncologist at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Childs specializes in the care of patients with genitourinary cancers, including advanced prostate cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, testicular cancer, and certain rarer cancers. He works collaboratively in a large, multidisciplinary team of urologists, radiation oncologists, and nuclear medicine physicians to deliver state-of-the-art cancer care. Mayo Clinic is the #1 hospital in the nation, according to the 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.