Anita Hegde, M.D.

Anita Hegde, M.D.

Associate Chief Quality and Safety Officer, Parkland Health

  • Internal Medicine - General Internal Medicine
  • Hospital Medicine

Biography

Anita Hegde, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and a member of its Division of Hospital Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Dr. Hegde earned her medical degree at the University of Kansas School of Medicine and completed a residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She holds an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Hegde joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2012.

Dr. Hegde serves as the Director of Patient Safety and Quality in the Division of Hospital Medicine at Parkland Health and Hospital System, and Associate Chief Quality and Safety Officer.

Dr. Hegde's clinical and academic interests include serving underserved populations, improving health care disparities, access to care for the underserved, transitions in care, and quality improvement.

In 2021, she was named Physician of the Year by Parkland Health & Hospital System.

Education & Training
  • Residency - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2009-2012), Internal Medicine
  • Medical School - University of Kansas School of Medicine (2005-2009)
Professional Associations & Affiliations
  • Society of Hospital Medicine
Honors & Awards
  • Physician of the Year 2021, Parkland Health & Hospital System
  • Best Doctors 2015, D Magazine
  • Elmer Hinton Award, In Recognition of Outstanding Physician-Patient Relationship 2011, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 2009, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Books & Publications

Clinical Focus

  • Hospital Medicine

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