Dr Andersson underwent both undergraduate and research training at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. Specialist in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in 1981. PhD Thesis on experimental and clinical studies on replantation of avulsed teeth 1988. Dr Odont 1989, Docent at Karolinska Institute 1990. In addition to his academic and research career Dr Andersson achieved clinical experience as Oral Maxillofacial surgeon, Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon at the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in Västerås, Sweden 1982-2002 and he was Chairman of this Department 1992-2002. He developed a Resident training program in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery approved by the Swedish National Board for Health and Welfare 1990 and was Program Director for this program 1992-2002. Belonging to the first generation implant surgeons he directed an international program in implant surgery 1994-2002, in which implant surgeons from all continents of the world were trained. Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Kuwait University 2002-2017 and Chairman of the Department of Surgical Sciences 2006-2017 where he developed and run a university clinic, teaching and conducted research. From 2018 he is Senior Professor in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Malmö University, Sweden. His main areas of interest are trauma, orthognathic and implant surgery and he has published more than a 200 research articles in international peer-reviewed Medline indexed scientific journals plus several other articles in the field of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. His papers have received more than 13000 citations. Invited speaker to more than 40 countries on all continents of the world. Dr Andersson is editor and chapter author of international textbooks in the fields of Trauma and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Editor-in-Chief for the international Medline indexed scientific journal Dental Traumatology 2007-2015. President of the International Association of Dental Traumatology 2011-2014. Board member of Dental Trauma Guide Competence Center. Dr Andersson was honored the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in Dental Traumatology in 2020.