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Dawn Owen, M.D., Ph.D.

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  1. Rochester, Minnesota

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Dawn Owen, M.D., Ph.D., is a radiation oncologist who specializes in lung cancers and GI cancers.

  • Expertise in stereotatic body radiation for oligometastatic and oligoprogressive disease in all body sites including the lung, liver, spine and non-spine bony metastases
  • Treatment of lung cancer
  • Treatment of rare thoracic malignancies including thymoma and mesothelioma
  • Treatment of gastrointestinal cancers including hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, pancreatic cancer, and colorectal cancer

Dr. Owen is also active in research on various treatment modalities for early stage and locally advanced lung cancer, safe techniques for reirradiation, and liver cancers.

  • Thoracic malignancies
  • GI malignancies
  1. 2013
    FellowRST Advanced Radiation Oncolog, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  2. 2013
    Fellowship - Stereotactic Body RadiationMayo Clinic in Rochester
  3. 2012
    Residency - Radiation Oncology (BC Cancer)University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine
  4. 2007
    InternshipUniversity of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine
  5. 2007
    MD/PhD - MedicineUniversity of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
  6. 1999
    BSc - Human BiologyUniversity of Toronto

Certifications

  1. 2013
    Radiation OncologyAmerican Board of Radiology
  2. 2012
    Radiation OncologyRoyal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada

Awards and honors

  1. 2020
    Mayo Clinic Unparalleled Experience AwardMayo Clinic
  2. 2018
    Best Clinical Teacher - Radiation OncologyUniversity of Michigan
  3. 2015
    Residents' Radiobiology Teaching AwardUniversity of Michigan
  4. 2010
    Radiation Oncology Chief Resident BC CancerUniversity of British Columbia
  5. 2007
    University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine - Sunnybrook Hospital Peters Boyd Academy Medical Student Contribution AwardUniversity of Toronto
  6. 2005
    University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine Walter F Watkins ScholarshipUniversity of Toronto
  7. 2000
    PMAC (Glaxo-Wellcome) Scholarship MD/PhDMedical Research Council of Canada
  8. 2000
    Alex G Climans ScholarshipUniversity of Toronto
  9. 2000
    MD/PhD Program ScholarshipCanadian Insitute of Health Research
  10. 1999
    National Postgraduate AwardNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  11. 1999
    University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine Alex G Climans ScholarshipUniversity of Toronto
  12. 1999
    University College Second Reuben Wells Leonard Scholarship for Graduate StudiesUniversity of Toronto
  13. 1999
    Alex G Climans ScholarshipUniversity of Toronto
  14. 1999
    Dean's ListUniversity of Toronto
  15. 1998
    Year II ScholarshipUniversity of Toronto
  16. 1998
    Dean's ListUniversity of Toronto
  17. 1997
    Dean's ListUniversity of Toronto
  18. 1997
    Univiersity College Anna and Beverly Memorial ScholashipUniversity of Toronto
  19. 1996
    Entrance Scholarship - University CollegeUniversity of Toronto

Professional memberships

  1. 2025 - present
    MemberAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine
  2. 2024 - present
    MemberInternational Thymic Malignancy Interest Group
  3. 2023 - present
    MemberNational Comprehensive Cancer Network
  4. 2022 - present
    Vice ChairLung cancer e-tumor board
  5. 2022 - present
    MemberInternational Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)
  6. 2022 - present
    ChairMayo Clinic Rochester Lung Disease Site Group
  7. 2022 - present
    MemberProton Collaborative Group
  8. 2019 - 2020
    MemberRadiation Oncology Epic Optimization Committee
  9. 2019 - present
    MemberRadiation Oncology Clinical Practice Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
  10. 2019 - present
    MemberLung cancer e-tumor board
  11. 2019 - present
    Meeting Chair/FacilitatorLung Cancer/Thoracic Malignancy, Three-site Disease Work Group, Department of Radiation Oncology
  12. 2019 - 2022
    Guideline PanelAmerican Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology
  13. 2019 - present
    MemberMayo Clinic Rochester Lung Disease Site Group
  14. 2017 - 2019
    Advisory Committee MemberUniversity of Michigan
  15. 2016 - 2019
    Advisory Committee MemberUniversity of Michigan
  16. 2016 - 2019
    Advisory Committee MemberUniversity of Michigan
  17. 2016 - 2019
    Advisory Committee MemberUniversity of Michigan
  18. 2016 - 2019
    Advisory Committee MemberUniversity of Michigan
  19. 2015 - 2016
    AdvisorHenry Ford Allegiance Hospital, Jackson, MI
  20. 2014 - 2015
    AdvisorHenry Ford Allegiance Hospital, Jackson, MI
  21. 2014 - present
    MemberASTRO
  22. 2013 - 2019
    Advisory Committee MemberUniversity of Michigan
  23. 2013 - 2015
    Advisory Committee MemberUniversity of Michigan
  24. 2012 - 2024
    MemberRoyal College of Physicians of Canada
  25. 2008 - 2013
    In-training memberCanadian Association of Radiation Oncology
  26. 2006 - 2007
    MemberAlpha Omega Alpha

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