anders is a 36 year old pediatric surgeon at redwood general hospital. his father owns a mom and pop drugstore and his mother is a teacher. he's a native to redwood and only left for college and med school. he's pretty introverted, but situationally extroverted, if that makes sense. despite his good looks and athletic build, he still very much sees himself as the nerdy, star wars obsessed 8 year old reading books on the anatomy of the human body in the back of his father's drugstore. he lacks no confidence and can often be seen as arrogant in the o.r., but due to the awkward nature of his personality, he is a chronic sufferer of foot-in-mouth syndrome. he's an advocate for those that cannot advocate for themselves, willing to get hands-on involved to bring about the changes and reforms that are needed. he's sensitive to others needs and willingly sacrifices his time and energy to be of assistance to people. on the other hand, he is very image conscious, emotionally volatile and can be attention seeking at times. he can also be rather authoritarian, controlling and self-righteous. he's easily frustrated with people when things aren’t working out the way he think they “should.” he can become critical, touchy, emotional and outspoken about his discontents.