Thoracic surgery focuses on diseases of the thorax (chest), including lung disease and other conditions.
Thoracic
Trauma and Critical Care
Varicose and Spider Veins
MD and Surgical Internship — Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
General Surgery Residency — University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP)
Thoracic Surgery Fellowship — Washington University, Barnes Hospital
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery — UICOMP
Chief, Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery — UICOMP
Outstanding Service Award, UICOMP (2004-2005)
Outstanding Teaching Award, UICOMP (2006-2007)
Faculty Teaching Award, UICOMP (2005)
Teacher of the Year Award, UICOMP (2002, 2007, 2008 co-recipient 2003, 2004, 2005)
Faculty of the Year, UICOMP (2006-2007)
Golden Apple Award, UICOMP (2003 and 2008)
Dr. Richard Anderson graduated Magna Cum Laude from Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois with an undergraduate degree in Biochemistry. He received his doctorate in medicine from the Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Illinois, and also completed his surgical internship there.
His residency in general surgery was completed at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Dr. Anderson has also completed a Fellowship program in thoracic surgery at Washington University, Barnes Hospital, in St. Louis, Missouri.
In addition to general surgery procedures, Dr. Anderson specializes in thoracic surgery including pulmonary resection and esophageal surgery as well as minimally invasive thoracic surgery. He is Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery and Chief, Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery at University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP).
Dr. Anderson is board certified with the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, and is a member of numerous surgical and thoracic societies and associations including the American College of Surgeons, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American Cancer Society. He was president of the Peoria Medical Society from 2004-2005.
An Illinois native, Dr. Anderson was born in Yorkville. He currently lives in the Peoria area with his wife Janice and their two children.