Victor Sta. Ana, MD, MSED, FAAFP, (pronounced “Santa Ana”) is a family physician, Medical Director of Homeless Services at the Institute for Family Health a network of federally qualified health centers in NYC and the mid-Hudson region of New York State, and Director of Mount Sinai’s Primary Care Scholars Program for medical students interested in careers in primary care for underserved communities. Dr. Sta. Ana graduated from Brown University with a concentration in Ethnic Studies. He subsequently earned a Master’s Degree in Education and was a NYC public school teacher. He graduated from Albany Medical College and completed residency at the Institute for Family Health’s Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family Medicine. After residency he joined faculty of the then new Harlem Residency in Family Medicine. Dr. Sta. Ana’s interests include medical education, care of people experiencing homelessness, LGBTQIA+ health, addiction medicine and medical acupuncture. Dr. Sta. Ana provides care at the Family Health Center of Harlem a federally qualified health center in East Harlem, the Broadway Presbyterian Church, a shelter for people experiencing homelessness, and the Ali Forney Center, a drop-in center for LGBTQIA+ youth experiencing homelessness.
