Scott Sanderson is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a graduate of the University of Nebraska Medical Center where he completed his perfusion training and earned a Master of Perfusion Science degree. Scott first started practicing perfusion in Indianapolis, Indiana where he served as a staff perfusionist at St. Vincent Hospital. He was then recruited back to Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska to continue his clinical work as a staff perfusionist and serve as the department clinical coordinator. In 2013, Scott was brought on as a faculty member for the University of Nebraska Medical Center Clinical Perfusion Program while still maintaining his full clinical responsibilities at Nebraska Medicine. As a faculty member, Scott served in various education and administrative roles. Currently, he now serves as Program Director for the UNMC Clinical Perfusion Program while remaining clinically active at Nebraska Medicine.

Scott is certified by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion, has received over a dozen awards for his work in education and simulation, is a published author, has served as a co-editor for a perfusion textbook, and has lectured at numerous national and international meetings.

Scott currently resides in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife Annie, and their three children.