Benjamin O. Anderson MD, FACS
Professor Emeritus of Surgery and Global-Health Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WashingtonDr. Ben Anderson, an internationally recognized leader in global cancer control, is Professor Emeritus of Surgery and Global Health Medicine at the University of Washington (UW). As Surgical Director of the Breast Health Clinic at the UW and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, he has cared for patients with breast health issues and diseases for more than 25 years. Dr. Anderson serves on the Board of Directors of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). He also serves as advisor to the World Health Organization (WHO) for cancer-related issues.
His clinical interests include oncoplastic breast surgery and cosmetic outcomes in breast conservation surgery.
Disclosures
Dr. Anderson serves as the Global Technical Lead for Breast Cancer for City Cancer Challenge (C/Can), which is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Geneva, Switzerland.Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- 2020 Top Stories in Oncology: Early Local Therapy vs Systemic Therapy Alone for De Novo Stage IV Breast Cancer*
- A Novel Staging System for De Novo Metastatic Breast Cancer Refines Prognostic Estimates
- Improving Breast Cancer Detection in Resource Limited Countries
- ESMO 2020: Recommendations From Dr. Ben Anderson for Global Oncology
- Early Local Therapy vs Systemic Therapy Alone for De Novo Stage IV Breast Cancer
- ASCO 2020: Abstract Recommendations From Dr. Ben Anderson for Breast Cancer
- Advancing Cancer Care in the Caribbean
- Inequities in Breast Cancer Treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa
- An Overview of Global Breast Cancer From SABCS 2019
- De-Escalating Care in Breast Cancer: A Surgeon’s Perspective