Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Consultant, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic
Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Laboratory & Sports Cardiology
Rochester, MN

Dr. Thomas G. Allison is a Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science and a consultant in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He serves as Director of the Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Laboratory—which performs the highest volume and complexity of cardiopulmonary exercise tests in the world—and Director of the Sports Cardiology Clinic, as well as Course Co-Director of the CME program Focus on Prevention. With more than four decades of clinical experience, including over 30 years on staff at the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Allison specializes in exercise stress testing, primary and secondary cardiovascular disease prevention, cardiac rehabilitation, and sports cardiology.

A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dr. Allison completed his undergraduate studies at Princeton University before earning a PhD in exercise physiology and a Master of Public Health in cardiovascular epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the National Lipid Association. His research directly mirrors his clinical work, focusing on advanced exercise testing and cardiovascular physiology while hosting and mentoring international trainees and fellows. A recognized international speaker, Dr. Allison has delivered more than 250 invited lectures across 25 countries spanning six continents.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Allison was for many years a competitive distance runner, completing 26 marathons and qualifying for the 1980 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials.