Brooks S. Edwards, M.D.

Brooks S. Edwards, M.D.

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Dr. Brooks Edwards, MayoClinic.com's first medical editor-in-chief, brings a passion for medicine and health information to his role as a senior medical editor.

A Rochester, Minn., native, Dr. Edwards is board certified in internal medicine and cardiology and has been on the Mayo staff since 1989. He is medical director of Mayo Clinic Health Solutions, a professor of medicine at the Mayo Medical School and served as president of the staff at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

As a cardiologist, Dr. Edwards is the medical director of the cardiac transplant team at Mayo Clinic. This multidisciplinary team includes specialty physicians from cardiology, cardiac surgery, infectious diseases, psychiatry and psychology along with transplant nurse coordinators, social workers and intensive care unit nurses.

"The Internet opens doors," Dr. Edwards said. "For people around the world, our site allows access to some of the best medical professionals in the world. The site provides the tools to help stay healthy and information to make every user a better partner with their doctor."

Dr. Edwards, past president of the American Heart Association's Minnesota Affiliate, was founder and editor of the former Web site Mayo Clinic Health Oasis, has reviewed for "Mayo Clinic Health Letter," "Mayo Clinic Family Health Book" and "Mayo Clinic Heart Book" and edited the professional CD-ROM "Prime Practice Cardiology."

His specialty interests include computer-based applications for consumer health information and disease management, along with clinical roles in congestive heart failure and transplantation.