Anahita Anderson was born in Tehran and lived between Iran and America throughout her early childhood. She permanently changed residence to the United States in 1989 and started pre-nursing at the University of Georgia. Anahita graduated from the Medical College of Georgia in 1993 with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing. In 1995 Anahita made Jackson, TN her home.

Anahita enjoyed being an ICU nurse at Regional Hospital of Jackson as well as teaching at Jackson State Community College before moving into nursing administration for the last 21 years of her RN career. In 2016 Anahita graduated from the University of Memphis with an MSN/FNP degree. She started her NP career in Urgent Care before transitioning to gastroenterology space. She has always found GI motility disorders and GI preventative care fascinating and enjoys improving quality of life for her patients. She enjoys working as a Nurse Practitioner and looks forward to serving the community at TransSouth.

Anahita is married with two adult children. She and her family enjoy traveling and spending time with family and friends.