Bio-Curriculum Vitae

Bio - Todd Anderson, M.D.

As the saying goes, time sure flies by. After doing the arithmetic, I realize it has been 2 decades since I finished my residency at USC and began my career in Orthopedic Surgery. Looking back over these years, I can say that the one thing that stands out is experience. In every situation, I have worked in a practice with a large patient volume and a busy surgical schedule.

My training began with medical school and residency at USC. The main hospital we worked at was L.A. County/USC Medical Center. As you can imagine, that was a tremendous experience in surgical training.

After completing the residency, I worked in Simi Valley in private practice. Our group was very active in the community by providing orthopedic medical care to the athletes of the local high schools and college sports programs.

After five years in private practice, I left Simi Valley to work at Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC). This gave me the opportunity to teach residents and again, provided a tremendous surgical experience. I supervised the Sports Medicine Clinic for many years and also preformed a great deal of Total Joint Replacements and Fracture care. I continued to work at VCMC for seven years.

My next move involved joining a friend from residency at the Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara. This again was a very busy practice centered mainly on Sports Medicine, Total Joints, and Trauma. After five years in Santa Barbara, I realized that I was tiring of a clinic setting, so started looking for greener pastures.

I discovered an opportunity in Ventura in private practice and have opened a private-solo practice centered at Community Memorial Hospital. After working for so many years in high volume practices, my goal now is to offer a high-end practice centered not on volume, but more on quality of care. Regardless of insurance, I want to offer every patient adequate time for evaluation and discussion of their orthopedic problems enabling them to make the most informed decision about their medical care. I have an excellent office staff with state-of-the-art equipment which allows me to offer every patient the very best care and a positive experience.

My personal interests outside of Orthopedic Surgery include; golf, surfing, skiing, racecar driving and trying to keep up with my son. Through my own busy lifestyle, I can certainly relate to my patient's desires to get back to their own lifestyle as soon as possible. My goal is to help you achieve that.

If this philosophy sounds like what you have been looking for, please come see us. My staff and I would love to help you and your family with your orthopedic needs.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal Information

Name: Todd Allen Anderson

Education

1981-85
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Doctor of Medicine (Graduate - 1985)

1985-90
Los Angeles County / University of USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Resident, Orthopedic Surgery

License and Certification

1986 - Present
California License M.D. / Surgeon - G057953

July 1992 - Present
Board Certification in Orthopedic Surgery (Recertification July 2002)

Feb. 1994 - Present
Fellowship - American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery

1995-2004
QME

Honors and Awards

Medical School

Year I
Honors in Gross Anatomy and Family Medicine / Epidemiology

Year II
Honors in Blood, Endocrine and Musculosketal Systems,
Crowley Medical Sciences Scholarship

Year III
Honors in Orthopedic Surgery and Urologic Surgery,
Medical Student Research Fellowship
Wright Medical Science Scholarship

Year IV
Medical Student Research Fellowship

Residency

1990
Lowman Award for Outstanding Research

Post Residency

1998 Resident Teaching Recognition Award - Ventura County Medical Center Family Practice Residency

Employment

1985 - 90
Orthopedic Surgery Resident - LAC/USC Medical Center

July 1990 - Oct. 1995
Orthopedic Surgeon - Simi Valley, CA (Associates - Robert N. Brown, M.D., H. William Frank, M.D., Sadananda Shetty, M.D.)
Private Practice -

General Orthopedics with emphasis on Sports Medicine.
Participated in our group coverage as team physicians for two local high school football teams.

Nov. 1995 - July 2002
Orthopedic Surgeon - Ventura County Medical Center
County Hospital Practice -

General Orthopedics.

Heavy surgical volume with an emphasis on sports medicine, trauma, and adult reconstruction.
Primary Attending Staff for VCMC Sports Medicine Clinic and Surgery
Clinical Professorship UCLA School of Medicine - teaching and supervision of Family Practice Residents
Chief of Surgery-VCMC 2001-2002

July 2002- June 2007
Orthopedic Surgeon - Sansum Clinic, Santa Barbara, CA
Emphasis on Sports Medicine, total Joints, and Trauma

July 2007-Present
Private Practice-Emphasis on Sports Medicine, Total Joints, and Treatment of Fractures

Organizations

1982 - 1995
American Medical Association

Feb. 1994 - Present
Fellow American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery

1993 - 2000
California Orthopedic Association

1998 - 2002
Assistant Clinical Professor - UCLA School of Medicine

Research

1977 - 80
UCSB - Research Assistant in Electrochemistry; Gold Plating, Laboratory Hardware Design, Platinum Single Crystal Preparation

1980 - 81
UCSB - President's Undergraduate Fellowship, Chemistry Department. Labeling of microtubules in preparation for experiments in Fluorescence Energy Transfer (not published).

1981
UCSD - Department of Chemistry, Isolation of CAMP Activated Protein Kinase from Porcine Brain (not Published)

1984
USC - Medical Student Research Fellowship, Orthopedic Biomechanics, Orthopedic Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
(Richard Tarr, M.S., Augusto Sarmiento, M.D.)

Evaluation of Composite Material for Total Joint Replacement.
Evaluation of the Pressure Distribution in the Ankle Joint after Tibial Deformity with the Subtalar Joint Immobilized.

1987
LAC/USC - "Pitfalls in the Treatment of Congenital Dislocation of the Hip," by Lewis Zionts, M.D., Todd Anderson, M.D., Orthopedic Hospital (not Published)

1989
LAC/USC Residency - "Electromyelographic Study of Thumb Function in Brain Injured Patients," by Mary Keenan, M.D., Jacquelin Perry, M.D., Todd Anderson, M.D., Desmond Brown, M.D., - Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center
Presented - American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Seattle, WA., November, 1988

1989
LAC/USC Residency - "A Functional Analysis of Osteoarticular Allograft Reconstruction for Tumors about the Knee," by Lawrence Menendez, M.D., Jacquelin Perry, M.D., Todd Anderson, M.D., - Orthopedic Hospital/Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center. Received Lowman Award for Outstanding Research 1990.

Hobbies

Golf, Surfing, Skiing, Vintage Auto Racing, Guitar
Saticoy Country Club member - 1992 to 2005
Competition Driver's License, VARA and SCCA - 1994 to 2000