Dr. Rossow grew up in Okoboji, Iowa, and graduated with a B.A. in biology from Wartburg College in 2000. He was the Chairman of the Wartburg West Advisory Board and was on the Wartburg West President’s Advisory Council from 2008-2018. He also attended the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, where he received numerous awards and was published for his work in geriatric research. He received his Doctorate of Dental Surgery in 2004 and received an Advanced Education in General Dentistry certificate from the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery in 2005 after his residency at Portsmouth Naval Hospital. Practicing in the Navy for three years, Dr. Rossow received many awards, including a Navy Achievement Medal for performing over 3,000 procedures while deployed to the Persian Gulf aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise.