RichardAndersonMD

Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Physician

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Richard Anderson, MD, is a thoracic surgeon based in Peoria, IL, specializing in adult general thoracic surgery. He completed his medical education at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, followed by an internship and residency at Loyola University Medical Center and the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, respectively. He further specialized with a fellowship in thoracic surgery at the Washington University. Dr. Anderson has contributed to the field with a publication comparing cost and outcomes of thoracic epidural versus liposomal bupivacaine for video-assisted thoracoscopic pulmonary resection, which has been cited 18 times.

Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1998 - 2000
University of Illinois College of Medicine at PeoriaResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 1998
Loyola Medicine MacNeal HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1992 - 1993
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 1992