Anita is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Hinchingbrooke Hospital, part of North West Anglia Foundation Trust, where she is also Regional Sub-Dean for the Cambridge Clinical School. In this role she is responsible for the overall educational experience of Cambridge medical students on placement, in addition to teaching in the clinical environment and classroom. She is involved in examining and marking various elements of the Cambridge course. In August 2019 she was appointed the Year 6 co-ordinator at the Clinical School.

Anita is a Tutor on the post graduate certificate in medical education (PGCME) course at the Institute of Continuing Education (ICE), University of Cambridge.

Anita was awarded an MD from the University of London. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. She holds a Masters in Medical Education (MSt) from the University of Cambridge. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.