Anita Vanka, M.D.

Dr. Anita Vanka is an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, a Hospitalist for the Department of Medicine at BIDMC, and Associate Program Director for the BIDMC Internal Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Vanka received her bachelors of science in Molecular & Integrative Physiology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She attended medical school at the University of Illinois where she was awarded the Charles Spencer Williamson Award for Excellence in Internal Medicine and graduated with Honors in 2005. Dr. Vanka subsequently completed her internship and residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in 2008, followed by her chief residency year in the primary care program from 2008-2009. She joined the Division of General Medicine and Primary Care at BIDMC in 2009, and spends part of her clinical time as a provider in the post-discharge clinic at Healthcare Associates. At Harvard Medical School, she teaches in both preclinical and clinical courses, and has been recognized with several Excellence in Tutoring awards.