Dr. Dawn Stapleton is a general surgeon in Chaska and Waconia, MN at Lakeview Clinic. She has been traveling to Guatemala every January since 2014. Her practice in MN includes surgical and endoscopic procedures. She has special interests in breast surgery, laparoscopic surgery and robotic assisted surgery for cancers and benign conditions including hernia repairs.

Dr. Stapleton is a Minnesota native originally from Moorhead, MN. She attended Gustavus Adolphus College for her undergraduate degree and received her medical degree from the University of Minnesota- Minneapolis. She then moved east and completed her surgical training at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME. Her outside interests include spending time with her husband and two daughters. Her husband is a dentist and has also been to Guatemala many times to provide dental services. Her oldest daughter has joined the group twice and had some amazing, life-changing experiences.