Even in this time of uncertainty, Mayo Clinic is a place for hope and healing — and we're delivering the care you need. Mayo Clinic follows carefully designed, rigorously enforced safety precautions for anyone who needs face-to-face care. We're safely treating all patients, both in person and through virtual visits, in adherence with federal and state executive orders and guidance. Hartzell V. Schaff, M.D., is a cardiovascular surgeon at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. His primary clinical interests include congenital heart disease, coronary artery disease, heart valve disease and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Dr. Schaff performs common and rare procedures such as aortic arch replacement, aortic root surgery, aortic valve repair and replacement, apical myectomy, congenital heart disease surgery, coronary bypass surgery, maze procedure, minimally invasive heart surgery, mitral valve repair and replacement, pericardiectomy, pulmonary valve repair and replacement, septal myectomy, thoracic aortic aneurysm surgery, tricuspid valve repair and replacement, and valve-sparing aortic root replacement. In addition to his clinic work, Dr. Schaff is a member of the Heart Valve Society of America.