Anika Alvanzo, MD, MS, FACP, DFASAM
Secretary
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. 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 探花合集 Annual Conference Program Planning Committee and Secretary for the 探花合集 Board of Directors.
Dr. Alvanzo is a Principal at Health Management Associates (HMA) where her consulting includes supporting state and local jurisdictions in provision of technical assistance and coaching to behavioral health providers; community needs assessment and strategic planning for behavioral health service delivery; training on and implementation of the 探花合集 Criteria; and advancing health equity in addiction treatment.
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. Concurrently, for three years, Dr. Alvanzo served as a physician program specialist for the Behavioral Health Administration in the Maryland Department of Health. In this role, Dr. Alvanzo provided senior-level clinical consultations, including assistance with the planning and implementation of overdose prevention projects; responded to state and federal policymakers on a variety of addiction-related inquiries and issues; and provided expert guidance on medical practice standards for the treatment of substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring disorders for state-funded SUD treatment programs.
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 Medical Director of the comprehensive, opioid treatment program on the Johns Hopkins Hospital campus and director of the multidisciplinary inpatient addiction consultation service serving the Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Medicine. During this same time period, Dr. Alvanzo directed the Addiction Medicine rotation for the Department of Medicine Urban Health residents.
Earning recognition as a national leader in addiction medicine, Dr. Alvanzo has served as a subject matter 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 on topics including opioids and chronic pain, quality metric development for opioid use disorder, medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) integration, and integration of recovery-oriented care in various medical settings.