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:
- ESMO 2019: Recommendations From Dr. Ben Anderson
- ASCO 2019: Abstract Recommendations From Dr. Ben Anderson for Breast Cancer
- Implementation of a Community-Based Breast Cancer Management Program in Peru
- Health Disparities and Breast Cancer
- Global Health in Breast Cancer
- Top Advance in Breast Cancer From ASCO 2018
- Contemporary Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer: The Surgeon’s Perspective
- Global Challenges and Successes in Cancer Care
- Axillary Nodes After Neoadjuvant Treatment: An Update From SABCS 2016
- Global Burden of Women’s Cancers