Robert R. Cima, MD, MA, FACS, FASCRS

Dr. Cima is Professor of Surgery and Consultant Colon and Rectal Surgeon at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester. He has been involved nationally and internationally on numerous surgical quality improvement and patient safety efforts over the last 20 years. He has served as vice chair and chair of surgical quality and safety at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester and for the Mayo enterprise. He served on both the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Patient Safety and Quality Committees. For over a decade, he was a member of the National Quality Forum’s Surgical Quality and Safety Measurement subcommittee. For six year, he served as the Medical Director for the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Rochester, MN. In April of 2023, he was appointed as the Patient Safety Officer for the Mayo Clinic, Rochester.