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Dr. Anderson is a 1976 graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. He completed a residency in orthopedics at Vanderbilt University and is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and in general orthopaedics. He also has a certificate of added qualification for sports medicine. A specialist in sports medicine with a knee interest in knee injury and ligament reconstruction, Dr. Anderson was influenced by his years as an athlete and by Dr. Brant Lipscomb, Sr., a pioneer in sports medicine, whom he considers his mentor. Dr. Anderson has a thorough understanding of the unique needs of athletes with regard to treatment and prevention of injuries. He participated in a variety of youth athletics, including baseball, football, track and wrestling. He was captain of his high school football team and a TSSAA football AIIStar. He was voted Most Athletic. During his college years, he participated in athletics at the University of Tennessee. In an effort to continuously improve patient care, Dr. Anderson has conducted scientific research throughout his career. He has published 70 scientific articles in sports medicine books and various sport medicine journals. One of his papers received the Hughston Award for the most outstanding scientific paper published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine. He has also had seventeen scientific exhibits at national and international orthopaedic meetings, 62 national and international presentations and he has given 28 instructional course lectures to other orthopaedic surgeons. In recognition to his commitment to sports medicine, Dr. Anderson was appointed as an associate editor of the American Journal of Sports Medicine and a member of the medical publishing Board of Trustees of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. He is also serving on the Board of Directors of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and he has previously served on the Board of Directors of the International Cartilage Repair Society. Dr. Anderson is Chairman of the International Knee Documentation Committee, which sets the standards that orthopaedic surgeons around the world use to evaluate results of treatment. He is also Chairman of the American OrthopaediC Society for Sports Medicine Research Scientific Advisory Committee, which to helps sports medicine physicians conduct scientific research in the United States. He is also co- Chairman of the Knee Committee of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. In addition, he has held leadership positions in the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the Herodicus society. Dr. Anderson has been voted into America's Top Orthopaedists by the Consumer Research Council of America, Best Doctors in America by peers and Top Doctors on several occasions.
Outside the work setting, Dr. Anderson enjoys spending time with his wife, Candy, and three sons, Brian, David and Chris. He also enjoys fly fishing and upland bird hunting. Education
University of Tennessee University of Tennessee College of Medicine Internship Residency Residency Honors & Awards Board of Directors Crippled Children's Services 1988-1990 1989 Asian Traveling Fellowship American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine Host AOSSM Traveling Fellows 1991 and 1994 Selection to International Knee Documentation Committee 1992-1996 Chairman International Knee Documentation Committee 1997-2001 American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine Council of Delegates 1993-1996; 2003-2006 American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine Traveling Fellowship Committee 1990-1995; Chairman 1995-1998 AOSSM Nominating Committee 1994 - 1995 AOSSM Outcomes Committee 1995 Arthroscopy Association of North America Fellowship Committee 1993 - 1996 Regional Medical Director of Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation 1995-Present Nashville Tech Medical Board of Directors Nashville Sports Council Board of Directors Founder and Director of Lipscomb Foundation for Education and Research President of The Lipscomb Clinic (11 man private practice group) 1994-1997 President, Middle Tennessee Sports Medicine Society, 1994-1997 First Vice-President of Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance Board of Directors: Ortholink 1996-1998 Board of Visitors Battle Ground Academy 1991-1998 Board of Visitors Brentwood Academy 1994-1998 Research Committee Magellan Society 1998 -2000 Board of Directors, International Cartilage Repair Society 1998 -Present Clinical Orthopaedic Advisory Board, Genzyme Tissue Repair 2000 - Present Marquis Who's Who in Science & Engineering 1999 Examiner for American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - 1997/99 Scientific Committee, International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Sports Medicine 2000, 2002 AOSSM Traveling Fellows Host 2000 National Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Advisory Board, Pharmacia amp;amp; Pzifer, 2002 Hughston Award 2002 - for the most outstanding scientific paper published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine for 2001 Medical Executive Committee of USPI Surgicare 2002 - Present American Board of Orthopedic Surgery Test Writing Task Force (Sports Medicine) 2004 - 2006 Scientific Committee, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 2005 America's Top Physicians 2004-2005, from Consumer's Research Council International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Membership Committee, 2005 - 2009 International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Knee Committee, 2005 - 2008 International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Chairman - Meniscal Documentation Committee, 2005 - 2008 International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine - Deputy Chairman - Meniscal Documentation Committee, 2007-2009 AOSSM - Curriculum Committee, 2005 AOSSM - Clinical Research Network Task Force, 2006 International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Consensus meeting on standard terminology, definition and classification in the field of arthroscopy, 2006 Amsterdam Professional Organization Membership Nashville Academy of Medicine Nashville Orthopaedic Society Tennessee Medical Association Tennessee Orthopaedic Society Sports Medicine Committee of Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association Southern Medical Association Southern Orthopaedic Society American Medical Association Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine Arthroscopy Association of North America International Society of the Knee Magellan Society American Orthopaedic Association International Cartilage Repair Society Herodicus Society ACL Study Group More |
As a result of his contributions to sports medicine, Dr. Anderson was selected as an examiner and test writer for both the general orthopaedic boards and the certificate of added qualification for sports medicine by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, which provides Board Certification for orthopaedic surgeons in the United States.