Dr. Dawn Jaroszewski

I have to firewall 10 for Dr. Jaroszewski. Everything about her and my experience far exceeded all expectations! Correspondence was never an issue for me, in-fact I emailed directly with Dr. Jaroszewski on more than one occasion. Dr. J is freakishly friendly and very clear explaining all possible surgical outcomes. I feel fortunate to have had her as a surgeon. She is a wonderful person and a surgical prodigy!

I spent several months researching surgeons who perform the Nuss procedure on adults. Everything kept leading to Dr Dawn Jaroszewski at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix. I made phone calls, read reviews, and watched videos available featuring this surgeon. I was convinced Dr Jaroszewski was the best surgeon available to perform my procedure. Turns out, I was absolutely correct. She is not only a superior surgeon but also a wonderful human being who genuinely loves to help people. She has surrounded herself with a staff equally as passionate and caring. My wife and I are both medical professionals with over 25 years experience each. We were both completely satisfied with the whole experience at Mayo. I highly recommend this surgeon and am grateful to have met her and her staff. I will never forget what they did for me.

Dr J. is phenomenal at what she does. She knows and understands the problem and is well practiced in the solution. Her staff is also top quality, friendly, and as uniquely knowledgeable in PE as Dr J. The only reason I don't give 10s across the board is because Dr J. does have her staff do a lot of the patient correspondence, but that is okay because the staff is great.

I was comfortable at all times, hardly ever felt pain beyond a 2. The only reason my max was an 8 is because there was some tough moments when transitioning from IV pain meds to oral. These were short intervals of pain while we figured out the right combination of oral pain meds. Today I am 2 weeks post op with full movement and a normal lifestyle. I'm also already back to the gym doing light cardio. I could not have dreamed for this procedure to go smoother than it has. I was really scared going into it, coming out of it I could not be more pleased.

I found Dr J. to be excellent in most aspects, especially while I was in the hospital. I feel my post-op, home recovery was not nearly as quick as I was led to believe (getting back to work, etc) and it was often difficult to converse with Dr. J. herself after I returned home. Unfortunately most primary care physicians don't have experience with this surgery, so they are only guessing when it comes to post-op situations like flared ribs, pain, swelling, etc. That leaves the patient with a lot of questions of "is this normal?", "do I need to worry about this?", or "should I be experiencing this?"