Roger W. Harms, M.D.

Roger W. Harms, M.D.

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"Nothing helps people stay healthy more than the power of real knowledge about health." — Dr. Roger Harms

As medical editor-in-chief, Dr. Roger Harms is excited about the potential for MayoClinic.com to help educate people about their health and provide them the tools and information to live healthier lives.

The Auburn, Neb., native has been with Mayo Clinic since 1981 and is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Harms is a consultant and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and his specialty areas include office gynecology, high-risk obstetrics and obstetrical ultrasound.

Since 2002, Dr. Harms has been chair of education for Mayo Clinic Rochester. Dr. Harms was the 1988 Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Teacher of the Year and served as associate dean for student affairs and academic affairs before taking this leadership role. He is the author of the "Mayo Clinic Model of Education."

Dr. Harms is vice chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and medical editor of the Pregnancy section on this Web site. In addition, Dr. Harms is editor-in-chief of the "Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy" book, a month-by-month guide to everything a woman needs to know about having a baby.

"My medical education experience has grown out of a love of teaching, and that is what this site is about," Dr. Harms says. "If any visitor to this site makes a more informed and thus more comfortable decision about his or her health because of the information we provide, we are successful."