Mark Deyo-Svendsen, M.D.

No one understands their conditions better than the patients we care for. My role is to coach, encourage, and sometimes dig deeper when things become confusing.

Cold hands but a warm heart, I love hearing and sharing life stories. I had retired, but returned to help educate the medical staff of our future. In retirement, I’m thoroughly enjoying time spent on home‑improvement projects and in my wood shop.

Education

• University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Duluth Campus

Residency

• University of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

Certification

• American Board of Family Medicine

Membership

• President, Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians Foundation

Academic Appointment

• Assistant of Professor of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

• Substance use disorders (addiction care)

• Prevention of Neonatal Hypoglycemia With Oral Glucose Gel for High-Risk Newborns WMJ, April 2021
• Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in a Rural Family Medicine Practice J Prim Care Community Health, January-December 11, 2020
• Buprenorphine Prescribing Among Primary Care Clinicians for Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder J Am Board Fam Med, September-October, 2025
• A Systematic Approach to Clinical Peer Review in a Critical Access Hospital Qual Manag Health Care, October/December 2016