Joshua Anderson is a board-certified Physician Associate with over 14 years of experience in internal medicine. He has been with Crossroads Integrative Medicine since 2012, where he serves as a Physician Associate. His practice uniquely integrates evidence-based conventional medicine with complementary and alternative approaches — including nutrition, herbalism, and lifestyle medicine— to deliver whole-person care.

In 2025, Joshua was awarded the prestigious Distinguished Fellow of the AAPA (DFAAPA) designation, one of the highest honors in the physician associate profession. In 2025, Dr. Warren Ross and Joshua Anderson were honored to receive the MdAPA PA-Physician Team Award. 

Education: 

The University of Maryland, Baltimore  (2021) - Physician Associate Leadership and Learning Academy (PALLA) Fellowship 

Towson University (2010) - Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies

Frostburg State University (2006) - Bachelors Degree in Biology

Publications & Research

• Co-author, Gonococcal and Chlamydia Infections — Physician Assistant Clinics, 2023

• Contributing author, Textbook of Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nursing (Springer Publishing, 2023) — Physical Exam chapter

• Co-author, COVID-19 Longitudinal Curriculum  (PALLA, 2021)

Presentations & Leadership

• Panelist alongside national PA leaders including the President of AAPA and President of PAEA — PALLA 2024/2025

• Co-presenter, Demystifying Critical Appraisal of Clinical Literature — AAPA Annual Conference, 2022

• Co-presenter, Effects of COVID-19 on the Clinical Education Pathway — PAEA Annual Conference, 2021

Academic Teaching

Joshua is passionate about training the next generation of clinicians. He has served as faculty and clinical preceptor at multiple institutions including GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore PA Program, Towson/CCBC Essex, and Anne Arundel Community College/UMB. He is a frequent guest lecturer on integrative medicine in primary care.

Beyond the clinic

Outside of medicine, Joshua is an accomplished musician — playing violin in multiple bands.