MEET DR. RAWSON

At age 3, Dr. Rawson used a permanent marker to color on the exterior of every single door of the brand new cabinets that his family had just installed in their home.

At age 4, using a water hose Dr. Rawson was able to fill his family’s basement with nearly 6 inches of water before his parents discovered the fun.

At age 5, Dr. Rawson learned to ride a 50-cc gas-powered Honda motorcycle.

At age 6, Dr. Rawson and his best friend packed up their backpacks and rode that motorcycle to a neighboring town (don’t worry, they were only gone for 16 hours) where they ate some food with strangers, built a fort up high in a group of trees and stocked it full of rocks. To his surprise, when he and his best friend returned home very late that night, Dr. Rawson’s parents and a group of neighbors and police officers were both happy and and unhappy to see them.

At age 8, with the bases loaded, Dr. Rawson hit a double that won the game and sent his team into the Championship Game. He was carried off the field on the shoulders of his coaches. A few days later, he didn’t get a single hit against the slowest pitcher he had ever seen and his team was blown out in the Championship Game. Over a few short days Dr. Rawson experienced great joy and pride along with sadness and heartache. What a range of emotions that was.

At 9, 10 and 11, Dr. Rawson won the Newhart Elementary school jog-a-thon race (the last year he tied for 1st).

At age 13, Dr. Rawson batted 3-for-4, and turned an trick double-play as the second baseman for his team, the Dodgers, in the City Championship Little League game.

At age too-old-to-count, in a single meal at his favorite restaurant (IN-N-OUT, of course) he ate 3 double-doubles, 1 cheeseburger (all without tomatoes and onions, because they are gross), an order of french-fries, part of a milkshake and a large soda.  He was really hungry. His only regret was that he didn’t order a 4th double-double instead of that cheeseburger.

Other Accomplishments:

Dr. Rawson took a break from college to live in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as a missionary for two years, earned a Bachelor’s degree from BYU, was a high school teacher in Chandler, AZ, earned a Master’s degree from ASU, earned his DDS degree from USC, worked as a General Dentist for a few years, then earned his Pediatric Dental Specialty Certification from the NYU Hospital Residency in Alaska. He previously served as adjunct faculty at the Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, and since 2017 has served as adjunct faculty of the USC School of Dentistry.

Dr. Rawson’s favorite things to do all-time: 

Spend time listening to his wife, Sara, laugh. It is the best. He also loves spending time doing anything with his children – going out to eat, riding motorcycles, going to the lake or beach, cooking, going to a baseball or football game, or even just running errands.