Colin Anderson, MD
My specialties:
- Orthopedics
Professional interests:
- Bone sarcomas
- Soft tissue sarcomas
- Limb salvage surgery
- Complex orthopedic reconstructions
- Metastatic bone disease
- Benign bone lesions
- Benign soft tissue lesions
Practice philosophy: My practice philosophy is to treat all patients like they are family members. Most of the patients I see are being referred for a bone or soft tissue lesion or tumor. While many of these conditions are not cancerous, some of them are. My goals are to perform a thorough evaluation and obtain the diagnosis, to develop an individualized treatment plan for each patient to best manage their condition, and to preserve and restore function to the highest degree.
If you weren't a health care provider, what would you be? I would be an engineer or an artist.
What is one of the challenges of this career you enjoy? And why? No two tumors are the same, and each patient has unique goals/interests. I enjoy the challenge of providing the highest quality care while developing a plan with a patient to best meet their needs.
Credentials
- MD
Board-certified specialties
- Orthopedics
Awards and recognitions
- 2023, 2024 Charlotte Magazine Top Doctors
Personal interests
- Ceramics
- Cooking
- Cycling
- Fishing
- Rucking
- Running
- Spending time with family
Educational institutions
- Carleton College - Northfield, MN
- University of Minnesota Medical School - Minneapolis, MN
Memberships
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Musculoskeletal Tumor Society
Current licenses and certifications
- Minnesota State Medical License
Internships
- University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Orthopedic Surgery - Denver, CO
Residencies
- University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Orthopedic Surgery - Denver, CO
Fellowships
- University of Florida Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation - Orthopedic Oncology Fellowship - Gainesville, FL
Years of experience
- 12
Hospital affiliations
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital
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Major health plans we participate in
- Allina Health | Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
- HealthPartners
- Medica
- PreferredOne
- SelectCare/LaborCare
- UCare
- UnitedHealthcare
Other health plans we participate in
- Medicaid/Medicare
- Aetna
- America's PPO
- First Health/Coventry
- CIGNA
- Humana
- Hennepin Health (formerly Metropolitan Health Plan)
- PrimeWest
- South Country Health Alliance
- United Behavioral Health
- Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS)