Melanie Shales is a certified physician assistant in family medicine. She obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin in La Crosse, WI and earned her master's in physician assistant studies from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine in North Chicago, IL.

Shales is board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. She is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants.

In her free time, Melanie enjoys cooking, reading, hiking, biking, and camping.