• Dr. Anuli N. Mkparu MD, MBA, MSc.

    Medical Director

  • Meet Our Chief Medical Officer

    For over a decade, Dr. Mkparu has been recognized as an expert who practices compassionate, evidenced-based medicine. Upon completion of her undergraduate education at Texas Lutheran University, she attended Columbia University, where she graduated with a Master of Science in Human Nutrition. She went on to graduate from Duke University School of Medicine, where she won multiple awards including an Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Award. She was a research fellow at the Center for Orthopaedic Research at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and presented her award-winning research at several high-profile meetings, including the Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. She obtained her orthopaedic surgery residency training at multiple academic Boston Hospitals including Harvard University's Masschusetts General Hospital; winning the New England Orthopaedic Society's First Place Resident's Research Award during her time in residency. After residency she worked as an Associate Medical Director for over six years in a concierge medical group. Dr. Mkparu obtained her Opioid Use Disorder Training from Harvard Medical School and received her MBA from Yale University School of Management in May, 2021. She is a fierce patient advocate and enjoys spending quality time with her adorable twin daughters.

    Education and Training

    • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, MSc Human Nutrition; 2008
    • Research fellow, Center for Orthopaedic Research, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; 2007-2008
    • Duke University School of Medicine, MD ;2009
    • Multiple Boston Hospitals Including Harvard University's Massachusetts General Hospital, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency; 2014
    • Harvard Medical School, Identification, Counseling and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder; 2020
    • Yale University School of Management, MBA; 2021

    Professional Honors And Awards

    • American Orthopaedic Association Emerging Leader; 2023
    • Duke University’s Regional Board; 2022-current
    • Distinguished Alumnus, Texas Lutheran University; 2022
    • Outstanding Graduate Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Leadership, Service & Advocacy, Yale University; 2021
    • Dean's Mission and Impact Award, Yale University School of Management; 2021
    • Academic Excellence Scholarship, Yale University School of Management Executive MBA; 2019-2021
    • First Place Award New England Orthopaedic Society, Boston University Medical Center; 2009
    • American Medical Association Global Health Scholarship, Duke University School of Medicine; 2006
    • Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honors Society Research Award, Duke University School of Medicine; 2008
    • Doris and Warren Buffet Women's Independence Scholarship, Duke University School of Medicine; 2006
    • Outstanding Graduate, Texas Lutheran University; 2002
    • Magna cum laude, Texas Lutheran University; 2002
    • Texas Lutheran University Honor Society; 2002