Dr. Anderson grew up in Massachusetts and enjoyed caring for animals from a young age.  He developed an interest in pursuing a career as a veterinarian while helping train and race standardbred race horses at home and on several New England race tracks. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Science from the University of New Hampshire in 1986.  He later earned a Doctorate Degree in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Tennessee in 1990.  After veterinary school, Dr. Anderson was an intern at the Rochester Equine Clinic (Myhre Equine Clinic) in Rochester, New Hampshire. In 1991, he became an associate of Salem Valley Equine Clinic in Salem, CT. He and Dr. Baratt started Salem Valley Veterinary Clinic in 1992 where he has served on staff as a veterinarian for the past 17 years. Their practice includes primary care, emergency services, dentistry, consultations, performance horse problems, and clinical pharmacology. Dr. Anderson has several areas of interest. They include equine lameness, equine reproduction, prepurchase examinations, small animal surgery, internal medicine, and practice management. He and his wife, Mary, have three children and enjoy living in rural Connecticut.