Anna De Obaldia

Anna De Obaldia, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, specializing in Infectious Diseases. Since joining in August 2020, she has contributed to clinical care, teaching, and research, with a focus on HIV treatment, aging in HIV patients, tickborne diseases, and neuroinfectious complications. Her academic work includes studies on Anaplasmosis and Cryptococcus neoformans.

• Education: MD (2015), Infectious Disease Fellowship (2020), Internal Medicine Residency (2018) – all at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

Her research spans tickborne diseases, fungal ecology, and global health impacts, highlighted by publications in BMJ Case Reports and Eukaryotic Cell. She received the Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2023), emphasizing her commitment to educating medical students, residents, and infectious disease fellows.