Letter to Mayo Clinic on Free Speech and Academic Freedom

Kenneth M. and Kenda H. Singer Endowed Professor of Human Physiology University of Oregon

Professor of Surgery University of Chicago

Dr. Joyner is a credit to the medical academic world and has contributed to science immensely. What an injustice against him.

Professor of Laboratory Medicine & Microbiology, University of Washington School of Medicine

Michael Reese Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Illinois at Chicago

Founder and First Chief of Activity, Sports and Exercise Medicine Washington Permanente Medical Group, Seattle WA.

Chair and Medical Director Buffalo Hospital Midwest Radiologic Consultants

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiolgy & Perioperative Medicine. Consultant, Mayo Clinic.

I have the utmost respect for Dr. Joyner. In all the years I have known him, he has always given respect and caring to everyone.

Professor, University of Missouri

Senior Researcher, France

“Tolerance will reach such a level that intelligent people will be banned from thinking so as not to offend the imbeciles." (Fyodor Dostoevsky)

Mayo should be apolitical. Free speech is so important. Now days if you don’t go with the flow you’re a bigot and hateful. People no longer discuss or entertain viewpoints contrary to their own. Dare I say censure of speech is Fascist…come on Mayo.

How dare they mute this man and deprive me, and countless others, of a valued perspective?

Professor of Medicine, Public Health & Nursing; Johns Hopkins University

Professor of Pathology Johns Hopkins University

Associate Professor of Pathology Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine I fully support Mike Joyner's position; he is an exceptional physician, researcher and advocate for freedom of speech alike. The current assault on his reputation is wholly unjustified.

Mentee of Dr. Joyner for many years. This is wrong.

Why oh why would mayoclinic strangle academic freedom and advances in medicine itself? Shocking to say the least. Are there any rational people at the Mayo?

Professor, Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle WA