Ashley Bee Anderson, MD
LCDR, MC, USN
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Deputy Director
DoD Limb Optimization and Osseointegration Program (LOOP)
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, US Navy
Member Since: 2016
How has the AAOS helped you throughout your career?
As physicians, we are lifelong learners. The AAOS community promotes core values focused on providing excellent patient care through evidence-based medicine, innovation, and interprofessional collaboration.
As a Candidate Member, which AAOS resources do you use most and why?
AAOS Online Learning Platform and Clinical Practice Guidelines. These two resources help guide evidence-based practices and shared clinical decision-making.
What’s the best advice you were ever given? Who was it from?
Recently, "Don’t do leadership, be leadership." Benjamin "Kyle" Potter, MD FACS
What’s your go-to productivity trick?
Coffee and a quiet room.
What’s one thing you’re currently trying to make a habit?
"Without great solitude, no serious work is possible." - Pablo Picasso. I have been actively working to intentionally limit distractions.
What hobbies do you enjoy in your spare time?
Endurance Sports, Outdoors, and spending time with my husband and family.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself that not many people know?
I used to race bikes.