Specialty Interests
abdominal surgery, Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Advanced laparoscopy & endoscopy, anti-reflux, as well as surgery of the gastrointestinal tract, biliary surgery, biliary system and splenectomy, breast, breast and endocrine, breast cancer risk assessment and prevention, breast cancer, breast diagnostics, breast diseases, breast surgery, colon surgery, diagnostic procedures, endocrine surgery - thyroid and parathyroid diseases and surgery, endocrine surgery (thyroid and parathyroid), endoluminal surgery, Endoscopy in the Obese Patient, Endoscopy, gastric cancer, gastrointestinal surgery, Gastric surgery with focus on reflux disease, general surgery, general surgery and advanced laparoscopic surgery including laparoscopic colon, hepatobiliary surgery, hernia, hernia and thyroid glands, hernia repair, hernia repairs, hernia surgery, Hiatal Hernia, Laparoscopic Solid Organ Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, laparoscopic surgery including colon resections, laparoscopic surgery of hernias, laparoscopy, Minimally Invasive Surgery, pancreatic and biliary surgery, Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Surgery, parathyroid and adrenal surgery, Single incision laparoscopic surgery, spleen, surgery of the gastrointestinal tract, surgical endoscopy, surgical treatment of diseases of the breast, Thyroid Cancer, thyroid/parathyroid surgery
Industry Relationships
Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists may collaborate with
the pharmaceutical or medical device industries to help develop
medical breakthroughs or provide medical education about recent
trends. The collaborations are reviewed as part of the Cleveland
Clinic’s procedures. The Cleveland Clinic publicly discloses
payments to its physicians and scientists for speaking and
consulting of $5,000 or more per year, and any equity,
royalties, and fiduciary relationships in companies with which
they collaborate. The Cleveland Clinic requires its doctors
to approve the public disclosures of their scientific
collaborations with industry. As of 10/24/2008 the review
process regarding Dr. Anderson’s disclosure had not been
completed. Patients should feel free to contact their doctor
about any of the relationships and how the relationships are
overseen by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the
Cleveland Clinic’s policies on collaborations with industry
and innovation management, go to our
Integrity in Innovation page.
