Dr. Ben Daxon completed medical school at the University of Oklahoma and completed his
internship and residency in anesthesiology on active duty with the US Army at Walter Reed
National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. He then served for one year as a staff
anesthesiologist at Walter Reed before being stationed in Landstuhl, Germany at Landstuhl
Regional Medical Center. While there he served as Chair of OB Anesthesia, PACU Director, and
eventually Vice Chair of the department. In 2016 he volunteered for a deployment to Afghanistan
and served as the Medical Director for the primary NATO hospital in Kabul. He was awarded the
meritorious service medal for his efforts.

Dr. Daxon separated from the Army in 2017 as a Major and worked at Mayo Clinic before
completing a critical care fellowship and being awarded Chief Fellow in 2018. He has since served
as the Associate Program Director for the Anesthesia Critical Care Fellowship, Assistant Director
for the Mayo Clinic Respiratory Care Program, and is the anesthesia representative on the Critical
Care Independent Multidisciplinary Program’s division for education. He splits his time between the
ICU and OR, working primarily in the transplant ICU and the neuroanesthesia division, respectively.
He is actively engaged in research on mechanical ventilation and routinely contributes to Ask Mayo
Expert advisory content for critical care.