Ben Anderson, MD, is Professor of Surgery and Global Health Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle where he has devoted his clinical practice to the care of patients with breast cancer and breast health issues.  Dr. Anderson’s clinical interests include oncoplastic surgery of the breast, the purpose of which is to improve oncologic and cosmetic outcome with complex breast cancer procedures.  Dr. Anderson served as President of the American Society of Breast Disease (ASBD) from 2005 to 2007.  He holds joint faculty positions in the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Division of Public Health Sciences and the University of Washington Department of Global Health.  Dr. Anderson created and chairs the Breast Health Global Initiative (BHGI), the purpose of which is to develop and implement resource-sensitive, culturally appropriate guidelines for breast cancer early detection, diagnosis and treatment in low- and middle-income countries (LMCs).  As private sector advisor on the U.S. delegation to the 58th World Health Assembly held in Geneva, Dr. Anderson contributed to the first WHO Approved Resolution on Cancer Prevention and Control passed in 2005, the purpose of which is to reinforce comprehensive cancer policies and strategies for LMCs.