Dawn E. Jaroszewski, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. She joined the staff of Mayo Clinic in 2006 and is the former Chair of Thoracic Surgery. She currently serves as the Director of the Mayo Clinic Chest Wall and Thoracic Surgery Program, which has become one of the largest volume adult pectus treatment sites in North America.
Dr. Jaroszewski earned her B.A. and MBA from the University of Texas and her medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She trained at Mayo Clinic in general surgery and at Baylor College of Medicine/MD Anderson in cardiothoracic surgery. She further completed an advanced chest fellowship at the University of California Los Angeles.
Double-boarded in both cardiothoracic and general surgery, Dr. Jaroszewski is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. She is an active member in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and president elect of the Chest Wall International Group. She is an investigator for the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute and an Esophageal and Gastric Cancer guideline panel member for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
Dr. Jaroszewski specialized in pectus and chest wall deformities and has performed over 1,300 cases. She has been involved in over 100 research projects and publications of peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and presents internationally on her expertise