Maria Linnaus, M.D.

I enjoy getting to know my patients on a personal level and taking time to listen to their thoughts and concerns.

Outside of the hospital, I enjoy spending time with my husband and children. I also enjoy playing piano, watching baseball and softball, spending time outdoors, and baking and cooking.

Education

• Creighton University School of Medicine

Residency

• General Surgery, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine

Fellowship

• Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Medical School of Wisconsin

Certifications

• Certificate of Fellowship Training, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
• General Surgery, American Board of Surgery
• Satisfactory Training: Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery for Fellows, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Memberships

• American Medical Association
• American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons

Academic Appointment

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

• Bariatric surgery
• Complex foregut pathology
• Endocrine surgery, such as adrenal tumors, thyroid and parathyroid disease
• Hiatal hernia repair
• Minimally invasive surgery for gastroesophageal reflux
• Robotic surgery
• Surgical research

• Optimizing antibiotic management for patients with acute appendicitis: A quality improvement study, May 2024.
• Implications of routine cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy on postoperative testing: Review of more than 2,300 cases in a community-based practice, August 2023.
• The elephant in the residency room, July 2023.
• Anatomic location and mechanism of hiatal hernia recurrence: A video-based assessment, July 2022.
• Postoperative opioid utilization and patient satisfaction in general surgery procedures: A prospective observational study, February 2022.