Dr. Peter Anderson reviews medical
content for Healthwise, a nonprofit organization with a mission to help people
make better health decisions. Dr. Anderson is a Professor of Urology and past
Director of the Residency Training Program at Dalhousie University in Halifax,
Nova Scotia. He is on the medical staff at the IWK Health Centre and the Queen
Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, both in Halifax.
Education and Training
MD: Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, 1982
Rotating Internship: St. Joseph's Hospital, London, ON, 1982–1983
Residency in General Surgery: Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, 1983–1985
Residency in Urology: Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, 1985–1988
Laboratory Research Fellowship in Urinary Tract Infections: Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1988–1989
Fellowship in Pediatric Urology: Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK, 1989–1990
Certifications
Urology, Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
Academic Appointments
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS:
- Professor of Urology, 2004–present
- Training Programme Director, Dalhousie
University Urology Residence,
1997–present
- Associate Professor of Urology, 1998–2004
- Assistant Professor of Urology, 1990–1998
Financial Disclosure
This reviewer reported no
financial conflicts.