I decided I can't say as much as I originally did, but I've observed first hand, in a close relative, how the Mayo Clinics misdiagnosed and mis-treated a problem for three years. It was only a chance conversation with a business associate, who had a family member who was expeditiously and effectively treated for the same class of problem, that resulted in my relative seeing their doctor and getting that effective treatment. Only, in three years, a lot of systemic and chronic damage had been done.<p>This treatment was, is the standard first course of treatment for my relative's circumstances and symptoms. It was perhaps unusual for Minnesota, but not some rare condition -- hardly.<p>The Mayo Clinics continue to have a stellar reputation. However, I've observed what I consider gross incompetence on their part, along with apparent closed-mindedness to... what? Effectively interrogating the case and actually researching what the rest of the world does about it?<p>I'm not free, on a personal level, to go into the details.<p>But I learned that you can trust <i>no place,</i> based solely on their reputation.<p>And reputation seems to breed arrogance and dismissiveness that is counter-productive -- outright harmful.