Dr. Michelle Anderson is
Associate Professor and Senior Associate Consultant at Mayo Clinic Arizona. She
is Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan School of Medicine. Her research
and clinical career is focused on gastrointestinal disease with a specific
concentration on pancreatic diseases including chronic pancreatitis and
pancreatic cancer. Using advanced endoscopy techniques including endoscopic
ultrasound (EUS) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography she cares
for the full spectrum of benign and malignant pancreatic disorders. Dr.
Anderson successfully completed an NIH-sponsored study centered on the
discovery and validation of minimally invasive clinical biomarkers for the
diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. On a national level, Dr. Anderson is an
active member of the ASGE Governing Board and currently serves as
Secretary. Dr. Anderson speaks regularly on topics of biliary and
pancreatic diseases and teaches advanced endoscopic techniques nationally and
internationally. In the arena of chronic pancreatitis, Dr. Anderson led the
development of National Guidelines in the care of patients with painful chronic
pancreatitis. Additional work in this field include the publication of three
peer-reviewed papers focused on pain, chronic pancreatitis and EUS including
two of which involved a multi-center prospective cohort study of patients with
chronic pancreatitis.