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SIRIS

Mayo Clinic Surgical Patient Education

SIRIS

Surgical-IRIS Education Assistant

Choose a surgical field to start a specialty-focused education chat, save questions for your care team, and export visit-preparation notes.

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Educational information only - not a substitute for medical advice.

Choose a specialty

Start with one surgical field

Breast Reconstruction is the fully available SIRIS specialty. General Surgery and other fields provide general education while content is expanded. Learn more about SIRIS.

AvailableBreast ReconstructionEducation about breast reconstruction options, implants, tissue expanders, autologous reconstruction, recovery, risks, and questions to discuss with your surgical care team.Start specialty chatGeneral informationGeneral SurgeryGeneral surgical education for patients with broad surgical questions, including preparation, anesthesia, recovery, wound care, activity restrictions, warning symptoms, and questions to discuss with a surgical care team.Start specialty chatUnder development · General educationAbdominal Wall / Hernia ReconstructionEducation about hernia repair and abdominal wall reconstruction, including mesh, recovery, activity restrictions, and questions for the surgical team.Start specialty chatUnder development · General educationBariatric SurgeryEducation about bariatric surgery preparation, procedure types, recovery, follow-up, and questions for the care team.Start specialty chatUnder development · General educationBreast Oncological SurgeryEducation about breast cancer surgery, including lumpectomy, mastectomy, lymph node surgery, surgical margins, drains, recovery, pathology, radiation coordination, and questions for the breast surgical oncology team.Start specialty chatUnder development · General educationCardiovascular SurgeryEducation about cardiovascular surgery preparation, recovery, activity, wound care, and questions for the surgical team.Start specialty chatUnder development · General educationColorectal SurgeryEducation about colorectal surgery preparation, recovery, bowel function, ostomy-related questions, and follow-up.Start specialty chatUnder development · General educationNeurosurgeryEducation about brain, spine, and nervous system surgery, including surgical goals, neurologic risks, imaging, monitoring, ICU care, rehabilitation, recovery, and questions for the neurosurgery team.Start specialty chatUnder development · General educationOral and Maxillofacial SurgeryEducation about oral and maxillofacial surgery involving the mouth, jaw, face, teeth, and neck, including anesthesia, outpatient surgery, swelling, bleeding, diet, recovery, and questions for the oral and maxillofacial surgery team.Start specialty chatUnder development · General educationOrthopedic SurgeryEducation about orthopedic surgery preparation, recovery, mobility, rehabilitation, and questions for the surgical team.Start specialty chatUnder development · General educationThoracic SurgeryEducation about thoracic surgery preparation, recovery, breathing exercises, chest tubes, and questions for the surgical team.Start specialty chatUnder development · General educationUrologyEducation about urologic surgery and procedures involving the urinary tract and male reproductive organs, including cystoscopy, prostate surgery, kidney and bladder procedures, catheter care, recovery, urinary symptoms, and questions for the urology team.Start specialty chat

Your preparation journey

How SIRIS helps you prepare

Four simple steps from your first question to a prepared visit.

Ask your questions

Chat about your surgical field — preparation, recovery, risks, and warning symptoms — in plain language.

Trust the sources

Every answer draws on Mayo Clinic patient education materials, with citations and references you can review.

Save what matters

Keep a running list of questions for your care team, plus the answers worth revisiting.

Walk in prepared

Print or export a clean visit summary of your questions and saved answers for your appointment.