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Anika Alvanzo, MD, MS, FACP, DFASAM

Principal
Health Management Associates, Maryland

Anika Alvanzo, MD, MS, FACP, DFASAM is a graduate of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, holds a master’s degree in biostatistics from Virginia Commonwealth University, and is board certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine. Dr. Alvanzo is a Principal at Health Management Associates (HMA). She is a Distinguished Fellow of ASAM, a Past President of the Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine, and currently serves as Chair of the ASAM Annual Conference Program Planning Committee and Secretary for the ASAM Board of Directors.
Dr. Alvanzo has over 15 years of experience in the field of Addiction Medicine. She was previously the Eastern Region Medical Director for Pyramid Healthcare, Inc overseeing medical treatment in residential and outpatient addiction treatment programs in Eastern Pennsylvania and Maryland. Prior to this,

Dr. Alvanzo spent twelve years as faculty in the Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where she held a variety of clinical leadership roles, including Associate Medical Director and Medical Director of the comprehensive, opioid treatment programs on the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical and Johns Hopkins Hospital campuses, respectively, and director of the multidisciplinary inpatient addiction consultation service serving the Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Medicine. Her research interests include gender and race/ethnicity differences in the risk for substance use disorders and the association between psychological trauma, posttraumatic stress, and substance use, particularly in women. In addition to her research and clinical work, Dr. Alvanzo has served as an expert on National Institutes of Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, National Quality Forum, and PEW Research Center panels regarding opioids and integration of recovery-oriented care in various settings.

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