Dr. Saldanha has been a long-term member of IMANE. She has served as a New England Regional Director to AAPI, was Co-Convener of the AAPI Convention in Boston in 1991, is Past-President of IMANE and was a Trustee. She was involved in setting up free charitable clinics within the region. Dr. Saldanha has also been active with AAPI and serves as the Chair of Ethics and Grievance Committee, as well a member of the Bylaws and Publications Committee among others. In addition, she is very involved with the Mass Medical Society, is a delegate for Suffolk District Medical Society, and is on the IMG Executive Committee and on the Board of Trustees of the Boston Medical Library.

A Board Certified Anesthesiologist at Mass Eye and Ear and Mass General Hospital, Dr. Saldanha is also very involved in a variety of community services initiatives. She has participated in the Rotary Club, and she has served as President of the Indian American Forum for Political Action, Chair of WGBH TV Boston Community Advisory Board and volunteering as an anesthesiologist to Rotoblast Corrective Surgery mission to South America. In addition, she recently helped organize the candlelight vigil for Mumbai terrorism victims in Boston.