Dan Anderson, M.D.
About Dan Anderson, M.D.
Dan Anderson, M.D. is a Senior Clinical Informaticist at MCG Health, with a background in clinical informatics and medicine. He has held various academic and leadership roles in healthcare organizations, focusing on enhancing healthcare delivery through the integration of clinical recommendations.
Current Role at MCG Health
Dan Anderson, M.D. serves as a Senior Clinical Informaticist at MCG Health, a position he has held since 2021. In this role, he focuses on enhancing healthcare delivery through the integration of clinical recommendations into provider workflows. His work aims to simplify complex medical information, making it more accessible and actionable for both healthcare providers and consumers.
Previous Experience in Clinical Informatics
Prior to his current role, Dan Anderson held various positions in clinical informatics. He worked at Change Healthcare as Director of Clinical Content from 2020 to 2021 and as Clinical Content Specialist from 2018 to 2020. He also served as VP of Clinical Informatics at Potentia Analytics from 2015 to 2017. His experience includes developing healthcare applications that emphasize the practical application of scientific knowledge.
Academic Background and Medical Training
Dan Anderson earned his Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Augustana College from 1980 to 1984. He then pursued his medical degree at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, completing it from 1984 to 1988. Following his M.D., he specialized in Internal Medicine through the Clinical Investigator Pathway at the University of Iowa from 1988 to 1992 and completed a Fellowship in Nephrology from 1992 to 1993.
Teaching and Research Roles
Dan Anderson has held several academic positions, including Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at SIU School of Medicine from 1996 to 1998 and Clinical Assistant Professor from 2015 to 2017. He was also involved in research as a Co-Investigator for the Conceptual Knowledge Research Project at SIU School of Medicine from 1985 to 1988 and as an NIH Investigator at the University of Iowa from 1990 to 1992.
Professional Contributions and Focus Areas
Dan Anderson is passionate about making complex medical information more accessible. His work emphasizes the integration of clinical recommendations into healthcare provider workflows. He has extensive experience in developing applications aimed at both providers and consumers, focusing on enhancing healthcare delivery through actionable scientific knowledge.