Affiliations/other offices held: Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota.
Joined the Institute: 2003
Education and training: MD, University of Minnesota; residency in internal medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center; fellowship in hematology/oncology, University of Minnesota; MPH in epidemiology, University of Minnesota.
Overview/research interests: Dr. Anderson serves as the Principal Investigator for the Metro-Minnesota Community Oncology Research Consortium. Additionally, he is a co-chair of the Community Oncology Committee at the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. He became interested in working with people with cancer because of the unique relationships he has developed with them. He also enjoys the intellectual challenge of working with patients who have blood and clotting disorders. He is a member of the American Society of Hematology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Association for Cancer Research and Minnesota Society of Clinical Oncology.