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Victor Montori

Victor M Montori, MD, is a professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic. An endocrinologist and health services researcher, he is the author of more than 500 peer reviewed publications and is among the top 1% of researchers with most cited papers in clinical medicine worldwide in the last decade. Previously a member of the National Advisory Council of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, he is now a senior adviser in the Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement at the agency. He also serves in the editorial advisory board for The BMJ, and as director of late stage translational research at the Mayo Center for Clinical and Translational Science. He is a recognised expert in evidence based medicine and shared decision making, and developer of the concept of minimally disruptive medicine. He works in Rochester, Minnesota, at Mayo Clinic's KER Unit, to advance person centred care for patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions.

I have the following interests to declare:

My personal income comes from my salary as a physician at Mayo Clinic (USA).

I am funded (never by for-profit entities) for, and conduct research in, the development, implementation, and evaluation of shared decision making tools. The tools are made freely available at http://carethatfits.org and I derive no income from their use.

I have also written the book Why We Revolt: a patient revolution for careful and kind care. All royalties go to The Patient Revolution, a registered charity promoting a global movement for careful and kind care. I chair the board of this organization but derive no income from that activity.