Brock Andersen, MD

Physician Biography

Dr. Andersen, originally born in Boise, ID traveled the world and gained experience before coming to Fruitland, ID with his wife and 7 children. He did foreign studies abroad in Russia and Israel, prior to serving an LDS mission to Brazil for two years in 1994-1996 and still speaks fluent Portuguese. Prior to joining the Navy and entering medical school he worked at UPS unloading trucks, and later as a supervisor at their Salt Lake City hub. After leaving UPS he worked as a laboratory technician at ARUP laboratories, as well as driving ambulance at Gold Cross in Salt Lake. He joined the Navy in 2000, later deploying to Iraq as the Battalion Surgeon of 3rd Battalion 4th Marine Corps Infantry, and then returned home to spend two years as a Naval Medical Officer at the US Navy submarine base in Bangor, Washington prior to entering dermatology residency at the University of Iowa.