[1] After graduating, Abraído-Lanza joined the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, where she worked as a postdoctoral scholar in Medical Epidemiology.
[citation needed] Abraído-Lanza was appointed Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and oversaw the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD), which looked to increase the number of people from historically underrepresented groups studying medicine.
[2] Unlike the majority of public health frameworks, Abraído-Lanza considers the positive aspects of culture that give rise to these lower mortality rates.
Additionally, she contributed as a board member to various scientific, professional, and nonprofit organizations, including the Hispanic Serving Health Professions School.
Moreover, Anna Abraído-Lanza actively participated in several National Institutes of Health review groups, shaping the direction of research and funding priorities to better address the needs of Latino communities.