Anders Mellgren, MD, PhD, FACS, FASCRS

Professor of Colon & Rectal Surgery
Chairman, Department of Surgical Oncology
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia


Dr. Anders Mellgren is a graduate of Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden where he received his MD, did his basic training and defended his PhD on pelvic floor disorders in 1994.
He has completed research and clinical fellowships in colon & rectal surgery at the University of Minnesota. After returning to the United States in 2003, Dr. Mellgren has been Director of
Research and Director of the Pelvic Floor Center at University of Minnesota. In 2013, Dr. Mellgren was appointed Chief of Colon & Rectal Surgery at University of Illinois and in 2024 he
was appointed Chairman of Surgical Oncology at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Mellgren’s interests include both benign and malignant colorectal diseases, surgical research and teaching. He has been an investigator in several studies on new treatment options for fecal incontinence.
Dr. Mellgren is internationally recognized as an expert in Colon & Rectal diseases and he frequently presents at National and International meetings.
He has served on the Executive Board of the European Association of Coloproctology and he has been an Associate Editor for Diseases of the Colon & Rectum and Techniques of Coloproctology.
Dr. Mellgren has an extensive list of more than 100 original Scientific Articles and Book Chapters.