Ann Rusk, M.D. is a physician-scientist and adult pulmonary and critical care physician. She is an assistant professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic in Arizona.

Dr. Rusk graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, in 2010, then attended medical school at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, graduating in 2015. Following medical school, she completed her Internal Medicine residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2018, where she served as chief resident of internal medicine from 2018-2019. She completed specialty training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in 2022. As a fellow, Dr. Rusk conducted research as a Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center Fellow Scholar, examining longitudinal smoking behaviors among Indigenous North Americans. Dr. Rusk is passionate about health equity for Indigenous people as an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Nation.

Since joining Mayo Clinic in Arizona in 2022, Dr. Rusk practices pulmonary and critical care medicine and is a Clinician Engaged in Research. Her research focuses on creating evidence-driven, community-engaged solutions to promote smoking cessation, reduce lung cancer risk, and enhance screening among Indigenous North Americans. Dr. Rusk’s research has been recognized for excellence by the Association of American Indian Physicians, the American Thoracic Society, and the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST). Her work has been showcased as the editor’s choice in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, and she has served as a visiting professor at organizations including Yale and Mayo Clinic Rochester. Her work is funded by support from the Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Foundation, the Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials Program, and the American Thoracic Society.

In addition to her clinical and research responsibilities, Dr. Rusk serves as the Indigenous Health leader at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine and chair of the Indigenous Health Initiative for Mayo Clinic. She serves as associate interim director of community outreach and engagement for the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center and has been named an Emerging Leader in the Cancer Center. She is also the department belonging leader for the Department of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Rusk has been recognized with multiple awards, including the American Thoracic Society Health Equity Fellowship, the Blackfeet Nation Tribal Business Council, the Robert A. Winn Clinical Trial Excellence Program, the Association of American Physicians, and the Mayo Clinic Arizona Researcher of the Year Award. Dr. Rusk serves on multiple national committees and advisory boards, including the American Thoracic Society Health Equity and Diversity Committee, the CHEST Health Equity Task Force, and the Board of Directors for the Association of American Indian Physicians. She is also passionate about local and national advocacy and has advocated for Native health in Arizona with the Arizona Medical Association and represented the American Thoracic Society during Hill Days in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Rusk lives in Phoenix and enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. Her hobbies include running, biking, making regalia, and finding new ways to enjoy the outdoors with her family.