Ted L. Anderson, MD, PhD, FACOG, FACS

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Ted L. Anderson, MD, PhD, FACOG, FACS, is the Betty and Lonnie S. Burnett professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He is currently the ACOG President for 2019-2020.  Dr. Anderson earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi and his doctorate in anatomy and cell biology from Vanderbilt University, where he received his medical degree and completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology and a fellowship in reproductive pelvic surgery. After serving as the chair of the ob-gyn department at the Centennial Women’s Hospital, he returned to Vanderbilt to take up his current position as vice chairman for clinical operations and quality in the department of obstetrics and gynecology and executive medical director of women’s services for the Vanderbilt Medical Center. He has also served on the board of directors for the Mary Parrish Center for Victims of Domestic Violence; the Step Ahead Foundation, which provides long-acting reversible contraceptive birth control for patients at no cost; and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists and the AAGL fellowship in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. Dr. Anderson is former president of the Middle Tennessee Ob-Gyn Society and the Lonnie S. Burnett Ob-Gyn Society. Within ACOG, he has served as JFCAC chair, Section and District chair, CDC chairman, and treasurer.  Dr. Anderson’s clinical and research interests include minimally invasive surgical options, alternatives to hysterectomy, and the impact of technology on medicine and society.