From purpose to practice.

Dawn Gadon’s journey into medicine began long before her first degree.
Growing up in a family of nurses, caring for others was second nature. She began her medical path early. First as a candy striper, then as a nurse’s aide, and eventually earning her LPN while still in high school.

Though she once dreamed of Broadway, she found her true stage in healthcare by showing up for people in their hardest moments, where empathy and action meet.

The Turning Point

Why Dawn founded her own practice.

After years in corporate medicine, Dawn saw how little time the system left for actual care. Visits were rushed, patients felt unseen, and meaning was often lost in paperwork.

That frustration became the seed of Dawn Gadon Wellness: a space built for medicine that listens.
A conversation at a local rehab sparked her passion for addiction medicine, where she discovered the power of honest connection and the possibility of deep, lasting change.

“When patients started saying, ‘You actually listen,’ I knew I was doing the work I was meant to do.”

A Life of Resilience

Grit. Grace. Growth.

While balancing motherhood, loss, and her studies at the University of Pennsylvania, Dawn built her career one step at a time with purpose guiding every move.
She has worked across med-surg, GI, hematology/oncology, and family care before opening her own practice in 2015.

For the past several years, she’s been fully dedicated to her patients, offering personalized, whole-person care that bridges modern medicine with mindfulness.