Originally from New Mexico, Dr. Anderson attended Stanford University for his undergraduate education. In 1978, he graduated from the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Dentistry.Following dental school, he completed a one year internship in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. In 1983, he completed his four year residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Sinai Hospital of Detroit.Dr. Anderson is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and was an examiner on this board for six years.