Travis E. Grotz, M.D., is a surgical oncologist at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Grotz treats cancers and conditions including gastrointestinal cancers, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, metastatic colorectal cancer, soft tissue sarcomas, and peritoneal metastasis. He is an expert in minimally invasive approaches to gastrointestinal malignancies, including robotic and laparoscopic cancer surgery, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) surgery and innovative reconstructive options such as J-pouches (neo-stomach) and stomach-preserving cancer operations such as proximal gastrectomy. Dr. Grotz has a special interest in the development of novel or improved therapies to prevent or minimize postoperative complications in patients undergoing complex sarcoma, peritoneal or gastrointestinal cancer surgery. Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other hospital, according to U.S. News & World Report, and the Cancer Center continually ranks among the top hospitals in the U.S. for Cancer. Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer center.