Fernanda Bellolio

Fernanda Bellolio, M.D., M.S., is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. She holds primary appointments as a Consultant in the Department of Emergency Medicine, with joint appointments in the Division of Health Care Policy & Research and the Department of Internal Medicine. Her research focuses on geriatric emergency medicine, systematic reviews, clinical guidelines, and pragmatic clinical trials in acute care settings.

• Education:
  • MD, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
  • MS, Biomedical Sciences (Translational and Clinical Research), Mayo Clinic
  • Emergency Medicine Residency, Mayo Clinic
  • Senior Research Fellowship, Mayo Clinic

Her work emphasizes improving senior care through delirium prevention, goals-of-care discussions, and evidence synthesis. She has secured federal and industry funding for acute condition research, including pragmatic trials and outcomes prediction using electronic health records.

Scientific Awards:

• Kern Health Care Delivery Scholar, Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery (2013-2016)

Dr. Bellolio mentors over 100 individuals, including medical students, pharmacists, and researchers. She leads multidisciplinary teams in emergency department clinical trials and serves on Mayo Clinic administrative bodies like the Research Finance Subcommittee.