Thomas Anthony Anderson

Thomas Anthony Anderson is a Clinical Professor at Stanford University's Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine. His research focuses on acute and chronic pain management, particularly using non-opioid strategies and focused ultrasound. He is affiliated with the Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI) and serves on multiple editorial and advisory boards, including as Associate Editor for Anesthesiology. His work addresses pediatric perioperative outcomes, healthcare disparities in pain management, and machine learning applications in clinical data analysis.

• Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology (2015, Pediatric Anesthesia)
• Fellowship: Boston Children's Hospital (2011)
• Education: University of Michigan School of Medicine (MD, 2006); MIT (PhD, 2002)

His research explores focused ultrasound's role in peripheral nerve modulation, opioid use reduction post-surgery, and disparities in pediatric anesthesia practices. Recent studies analyze chronic pain incidence in pediatric surgeries and the development of clinical dashboards for opioid use visualization.

As a Clinical Professor, he mentors postdoctoral researchers and contributes to academic integrity initiatives, including evaluating publication misrepresentation among fellowship applicants. His lab at Stanford focuses on non-opioid pain strategies, chronic post-surgical pain prevention, and pediatric patient outcome optimization.