Chris Anderson, MD

Why are you so passionate about SADS?
My father had Wolff-Parkinson-White, and would go into atrial fibrillation, faint, and do all sorts of bad things like that. His cardiologist told him he may die of a sudden arrhythmic death. He had an ablation fairly early in the days of catheter ablation and was cured. I thought, "well if I can do this for kids what Dr. Sonny Jackman did for my dad, that would really be something!"

My professional goals very closely mirror the goals of SADS Foundation, and my vision is to expand the on those goals to build a national infrastructure that includes CPR training of all parents, teachers and coaches, widespread deployment of AED's, and markedly improved public awareness.

What I hope to personally gain from participating in this climb
To summit Mount Rainier , you know you've done something big! I personally want to experience that again, to see the views, to enjoy the cameraderie of climbing with others who share that sentiment. But most of all, I want to see the goals of the Foundation met. I can climb Mt Rainier with Harry, the Spokane Mountaineers, other friends anytime. What makes this climb special is the purpose behind it! 

What I hope SADS gains from this climb
I want to see SADS grow, and to see the foundation of this national infrastructure become a reality. All we need is the ears of the right people to see it happen.