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Medical Services

Specialties

Programs & Services

Languages

  • English

Education

Undergraduate School

Wellesley College

1994, Wellesley, MA

Medical School

University of Florida College of Medicine

1998, Gainesville, MA

Internship

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

1999, Cleveland, OH

Residency

Orthopedic Surgery

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2003, Cleveland, OH

Fellowship

Massachusetts General Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Boston Children’s Hospital

2004, Boston, MA

Certifications

  • American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (General)

Professional History

After completing her residency at the Cleveland Clinic and fellowship in the Harvard Combined Orthopedic Tumor Fellowship Program, Dr. Megan Anderson joined Boston Children’s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Now in her second decade of practice, she leads the tumor service in Orthopedic Surgery and is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. She cares for patients with benign and malignant tumors of bone and soft tissue, is engaged in multiple clinical research projects, and is devoted to resident and fellow education.  Nationally, Dr. Anderson is very active in the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society and Children’s Oncology Group and regionally in the New England Orthopaedic Society.

Media

Answers Blog

Bone cancer surgery: A difficult choice

Answers Blog

Generations of excellence in caring for childhood bone cancers: Dr. Gebhardt and Dr. Anderson

Publications

  1. CORR ® Tumor Board: Do Orthopaedic Oncologists Agree on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cartilage Tumors of the Appendicular Skeleton? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2017 09; 475(9):2172-2175. View Abstract

  2. CORR ® Tumor Board: Is There Benefit to Free Over Pedicled Vascularized Grafts in Augmenting Tibial Intercalary Allograft Constructs? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2017 05; 475(5):1319-1321. View Abstract

  3. CORR ® Tumor Board: What are the Functional Results, Complications, and Outcomes of Using a Custom Unipolar Wrist Hemiarthroplasty for Treatment of Grade III Giant Cell Tumors of the Distal Radius? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016 12; 474(12):2580-2582. View Abstract

  4. CORR (®) Tumor Board: Is Prophylactic Intervention More Cost-Effective than the Treatment of Pathologic Fractures in Metastatic Bone Disease? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016 07; 474(7):1560-2. View Abstract

  5. Predictors of soft-tissue complications and deep infection in allograft reconstruction of the proximal tibia. J Surg Oncol. 2016 Jun; 113(7):811-7. View Abstract

  6. The Social Science of Surgery: Commentary on an article by Yu Tang, MD, et al.: "Effect of Surgery on Quality of Life of Patients with Spinal Metastasis from Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer". J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2016 Mar 02; 98(5):e20. View Abstract

  7. Update on Survival in Osteosarcoma. Orthop Clin North Am. 2016 Jan; 47(1):283-92. View Abstract

  8. CORR (®) Tumor Board: Does Microwave Ablation of the Tumor Edge Allow for Joint-sparing Surgery in Patients with Osteosarcoma of the Proximal Tibia? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016 May; 474(5):1110-2. View Abstract

  9. CORR(®) Tumor Board: Sacral Insufficiency Fractures are Common After High-dose Radiation for Sacral Chordomas Treated With or Without Surgery. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016 Mar; 474(3):630-2. View Abstract

  10. Impact of relative contraindications to home management in emergency department patients with low-risk pulmonary embolism. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2015 May; 12(5):666-73. View Abstract

  11. Treatment Planning and Fracture Prediction in Patients with Skeletal Metastasis with CT-Based Rigidity Analysis. Clin Cancer Res. 2015 Jun 01; 21(11):2514-9. View Abstract

  12. CORR Insights®: Obesity does not affect survival outcomes in extremity soft tissue sarcoma. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 Sep; 472(9):2807-8. View Abstract

  13. Image guided core needle biopsy of musculoskeletal lesions: are nondiagnostic results clinically useful? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Nov; 471(11):3601-9. View Abstract

  14. Frozen section versus gross examination for bone marrow margin assessment during sarcoma resection. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 Mar; 472(3):836-41. View Abstract

  15. Orthopaedic case of the month: pulsatile soft tissue mass. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 Nov; 470(11):3275-9. View Abstract

  16. Spinal tumors found in the athlete. Clin Sports Med. 2012 Jul; 31(3):569-80. View Abstract

  17. Computed tomography-based structural analysis for predicting fracture risk in children with benign skeletal neoplasms: comparison of specificity with that of plain radiographs. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010 Aug 04; 92(9):1827-33. View Abstract

  18. Orthopaedic case of the month: ankle pain and swelling in a 23-year-old man. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Sep; 468(9):2556-60. View Abstract

  19. Case report: Longitudinal stress fracture of the humerus: imaging features and pitfalls. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Dec; 467(12):3351-5. View Abstract

  20. Use of a distal arteriovenous fistula in a complex vascular reconstruction after resection of an osteosarcoma in a high-risk child. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Feb; 44(2):459-63. View Abstract

  21. Unicameral bone cyst: a retrospective study of three surgical treatments. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008 Oct; 466(10):2519-26. View Abstract

  22. Pediatric tumors, infections, and hematologic diseases. Fischgrund J ed. Orthpaedic Knowledge Update 9. 2007.

  23. The Future of Orthopaedic Oncology. Agarwal M ed. Orthopaedic Oncology. 2006.

  24. Spine Tumors. Herkowitz HN, Garfin S, Eismont FJ, Bell GR, Balderston RA eds. Rothman-Simeone The Spine. 2006.

  25. Alveolar soft part sarcoma: a rare and enigmatic entity. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005 Sep; 438:144-8. View Abstract

  26. Paget's disease of bone. 2005.

  27. Abductor reattachment with a custom proximal femoral replacement prosthesis. Orthopedics. 2002 Jul; 25(7):722-6. View Abstract

My career path to orthopedic tumor surgery started with early exposure to orthopedics in general and continued with important role models, subspecialty programs and positive experiences in my training. It has been the draw of discovering correct diagnoses, investigating problems and then often being able to correct them surgically that lead me on this path. I am forever humbled by the resiliency and tenacity of my patients who face limb- and life-threatening problems and am glad I can be a part of their battle in some way.

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