Dr. Shelley Gath, a dual board-certified podiatrist, has been practicing medicine for 23 years. She is the CEO of Vantage Foot and Ankle Center in Arcadia, California. In 2008, Dr. Gath became a contracted physician with one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Clinics where 80–90% of her patients suffer from diabetes-related complications. To date, she is part of a team that services medically underserved communities disproportionately harmed by social injustices such as poverty and discrimination. In 2014, she began her volunteer journey with American Diabetes Association^® (ADA) advocacy groups. She currently holds the position as the ADA Foot Care Interest Group Chair. Over the past four years, she has been actively participating in the ADA Scientific Sessions program. Dr. Gath earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from California State Polytechnic University in Pomona. She then advanced her education at the California College of Podiatric Medicine in San Francisco with extended rotations at the LAC + USC Medical Center. She has extensive training in limb salvage, minimally invasive surgery, and regenerative medicine.