Gavin Dawson

Gavin Dawson, PA-C is a board-certified Physician Assistant, educator, and healthcare innovator serving as the Director of Medical Operations at Stella Mental Health. He leads clinical strategy and provider training across multiple markets, helping to build an integrated model of psychiatric care that blends traditional psychiatry, psychotherapy, and advanced interventional treatments including TMS, ketamine, Spravato, and DSR. His leadership is grounded in a trauma-informed, patient-first philosophy that prioritizes compassionate communication, clinical excellence, and measurable outcomes.

Across clinical leadership, education, and research, Gavin is driven by a single mission: to expand access to safe, evidence-based, and innovative treatments while empowering patients and providers alike to participate in a more transformative future for mental health care.