Vinita Acharya, MD, FANA
Penn State University
Vinita J. Acharya, MD, FANA, is an academic neurologist and epileptologist working as professor of neurology at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine. She obtained her medical school training followed by residencies in internal medicine and neurology in India before moving to the United States where she completed a residency in neurology at the University of Texas in San Antonio and Saint Louis University. She also completed fellowship training in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She is board certified in neurology and epilepsy. She has received several national and international research and teaching honors including being named a “Distinguished Educator” and being inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.
She is also a recipient of the A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award from the American Academy of Neurology. She has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals and given numerous presentations at national and international conferences. Dr. Acharya is very passionate about medical education, advocacy and leadership. She has completed multiple Harvard Macy Institute courses—where she is honorary faculty—including the Educators’ Course and a program on “Leading Innovations in Education and Healthcare”. She serves on multiple national and international committees including the ANA Education Innovation Committee and Professional Development Workshops Subcommittee.