Mark K. Dodson, M.D., is a gynecological oncologist at the University of Utah. As a Gynecologic Oncology investigator, he treats gynecologic cancers and pre-cancers. His clinical research focuses on minimally invasive surgery and novel treatments of gynecologic malignancies and his expertise is in radical abdominal pelvic surgery with particular emphasis on minimally invasive surgery. His basic science research interests include drug delivery systems, particularly for treating ovarian cancer. Dr. Dodson received his medical degree from the Quillen School of Medicine at East Tennessee State University. He joined the University of Utah after completing his fellowship in gynecologic oncology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He is the co-founder of the Susan Sandoval Run for Ovarian Cancer, an annual event sponsored by the University of Utah Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, from which all proceeds are used to meet the goals of the Ovarian Cancer Education, Awareness and Research Fund. Dr. Dodson is also the founder of the Gynecologic Oncology Outreach Program at the Sletten Cancer Institute in Great Falls, MT, where he sees patients twice a month.