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Robert E. Nesse

Robert E. Nesse MD

Family Medicine, Healthcare Management
Cannon City, Minnesota, United States of America

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Robert E. Nesse, M.D. was born in Toledo, Ohio and received a B.A. degree from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota in 1973. He attended Wayne State University School of Human Medicine and received an M.D. degree in 1977. Doctor Nesse completed residency training at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan in 1980 and was board-certified in Family Medicine. On August 1, 1980, he joined the staff of Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He served as the residency program director for family practice from 1984-1990 and was Vice-Chair of the Mayo Clinic Department of Family Medicine from 1990-1996.

Doctor Nesse was the physician chair of the John Deere Clinic Development Committee and served on the steering committee that developed the Institute for Clinical Systems Integration in Minneapolis. In 1996 Doctor Nesse joined the Mayo Clinic Rochester Board of Governors and served as Vice Chairman of the Board from 1999-2004. From 2005-2013 Dr Nesse was a member of the Mayo Clinic Board of Governors and the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees. He continues to serve as an ex-officio member of the Board of Governors.

From January 1st 2004- July 1st 2010 Dr Nesse served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mayo Clinic Health System- Franciscan La Crosse, Wisconsin. On July 1st 2010 Dr Nesse became the Chief Executive Officer of the Mayo Clinic Health System and continues to serve in this role. In 2006 Dr Nesse was elected to the Board of Directors of the American Medical Group Association in 2006 and joined the AMGA Executive Committee in 2008. He served as the Chair of the AMGA Board of Directors in 2012.
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