An Atlanta native, Melissa received her nursing degree from Mercer University in 2010, graduating Summa Cum Laude with awards for scholarship and leadership. After working in the ICU at Atlanta Medical Center for four years, Melissa went back to Mercer to earn her master’s degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She was awarded the highest honor of her class – Outstanding Master of Science in Nursing – for exemplary scholarship and leadership. Melissa is passionate about root cause medicine, particularly lifestyle treatment for patients with diabetes. A few of her favorite things include spending time with her precious husband Scott and their menagerie of “fur-babies,” and being adventurous in the kitchen, the outdoors and in physical fitness.