Lars Anker MD

Physician

1310 W Stewart DrSte 212Orange, CA 92868
Phone+1 714-835-2724
Fax+1 714-835-2751

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Summary

Dr. Lars Anker has been practicing Neurological Surgery for the last 17 years. He went to medical school at Hamburg University Medical School in Hamburg, Germany. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Southern California. His residency took place at the University of Minnesota. He is the program director for the neuro-oncology program at St. Joseph Hospital since 2011. His interests include gliomas, pituitary tumors, hydrocephalus and complex spine surgery. He is a compassionate neurosurgeon who enjoys spending time with his patients and their families and answers all their questions in detail.

Education & Training

University of MinnesotaResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1997 - 2002
M Health FairviewInternship, Transitional Year, 1996 - 1997
University Hamburg, Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Fak MedClass of 1994

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2005 - 2028
MN State Medical License 2000 - 2023
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
Top Doctors:San Diego Area Castle Connolly, 2013
Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Pilot Study of High-Dose Pemetrexed in Patients with Progressive Chordoma.
Santosh Kesari, Naveed Wagle, Jose A Carrillo, Akanksha Sharma, Minhdan Nguyen
Clinical Cancer Research. 2024-01-17
45 citations
Identification of EGFRvIII-derived CTL epitopes restricted by HLA A0201 for dendritic cell based immunotherapy of gliomas.
An Hua Wu, Jing Xiao, Lars Anker, Walter A. Hall, Dale S. Gregerson
Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2006-01-01
66 citations
CT angiography of intracranial aneurysms: a focus on postprocessing.
Bernd Tomandl, Niels C. Köstner, Miriam Schempershofe, Walter J. Huk, Christian Strauss
Radiographics. 2004-05-01