Biography
Dr. Anderson attended medical school at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he completed his PhD in organic chemistry in the laboratory of Prof. Martin D. Burke. After medical school, he completed residency training in diagnostic radiology at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA, and fellowship training in nuclear radiology at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Anderson joined the faculty of UNM in 2020. He is passionate about resident and medical student education. He is a founding editor of a radiology education Instagram, @TheXrayFiles, and a medical education blog, Teaching Rounds (on Facebook and Tumblr).
Areas of Specialty
Nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, and “theranostics”
Radiology Education
Achievements & Awards
Frederick A. Mann Quality Improvement Award, 2018
Nuclear Medicine Outstanding Resident Award, 2017
Nuclear Medicine Outstanding Resident Award, 2016
College of Medicine Research Award, University of IL College of Medicine, 2014
Teacher Ranked as Excellent, UIUC Center for Teaching Excellence, 2007
Heritage Scholar, Brigham Young University, 2001-2005
Gender
Male
Languages
- English
Research
Dr. Anderson’s research interests include quantitative oncologic FDG PET for assessing treatment response and translational research on novel “theranostics” ̶ agents that can be both diagnostic and therapeutic.
Research and Scholarship
Publications:
Thomas M. Anderson; Mary C. Clay; Alexander G. Cioffi; Katrina A. Diaz; Grant S. Hisao; Marcus D. Tuttle; Andrew J. Nieuwkoop; Gemma Commellas ; Nashrah Maryum, Shu Wang; Brice E. Uno; Erin L. Wildeman; Tamir Gonen; Chad M. Rienstra; Martin D. Burke. “Amphotericin forms an extramembranous and toxic sterol sponge.” Nature Chemical Biology, 2014, 10, 400-406
Brandon C. Wilcock, Brice E. Uno, Gretchen L. Bromann, Matthew J. Clark, Thomas M. Anderson, Martin D. Burke. “Electronic Tuning of Site Selectivity.” Nature Chem. 2012, 4, 996-1003.
Suk Joong Lee; Thomas M. Anderson; Martin D. Burke. “A Simple and General Platform for Generating Stereochemically Complex Polyene Frameworks by Iterative Cross-Coupling.” Angew. Chem. Int. Edit. 2010, 49, 8860-8863.
Daniel S. Palacios, Thomas M. Anderson; Martin D. Burke. “A Post-PKS Oxidation of the Amphotericin B Skeleton Predicted to be Critical for Channel Formation Is Not Required for Potent Antifungal Activity.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 13804-13805.
Oral Presentations:
Sean Wo, Thomas M. Anderson, Christina Brunquells, Richard Zamora, James R. Fink, Kalpana Kanal. “Paradoxical Increase in Eye Lens Dose When Using Automatic Exposure Control During Non-contrast Head CT and Mitigation by Organ-based Tube-current Modulation.” RSNA 105th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, December 2019
Thomas M. Anderson, Kenneth R. Maravilla, J. Christopher Gatenby. “Precipitated Gd salts may increase T1 signal in deep brain nuclei.” ASNR 56th Annual Meeting, June 2018