Brian Mark Anderson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

 About Dr. Anderson

Dr. Brian Mark Anderson is an Assistant Professor and member of the la Jolla Medical Physics Team. Dr. Anderson's clinical expertise spans external beam radiation therapy (EBRT), brachytherapy, and advanced image-guided radiation treatments. He has extensive experience with leading treatment planning systems such as Eclipse, RayStation, and Mosaiq, and has actively contributed to workflow improvements through innovative data mining tools and automation of clinical processes.

His research sits at the intersection of radiation oncology and data science. His work has involved developing deep-learning and AI methods to support imaging, planning, and quality assurance, and building automation/data-mining pipelines that streamline clinical workflows across treatment-planning and oncology information systems. His work emphasizes practical translation to the clinic and rigorous verification, informed in part by prior research using deep learning and biomechanical modeling to improve image-guided liver ablation therapy. He shares this focus widely through invited talks on “Radiation Oncology & Data Science,” reflecting a program aimed at safer, more efficient, and more precise radiotherapy. A central passion is creating and openly sharing tools that empower colleagues and the broader community to improve workflows and patient care together.

A dedicated educator and advocate for professional development, Dr. Anderson has received numerous honors, including the Alfred G. Knudson Jr. Outstanding Dissertation Award and the Jack Krohmer Early Career Investigator Competition Award from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). He actively participates in professional societies, including serving as an associate editor for the International Journal of Medical Physics Research and Practice.