Anita K. Shetty, MD is a native of Augusta, Georgia. She graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with the highest honors majoring in computer science. She then earned her doctorate in medicine from the Medical College of Georgia. She remained at the Medical College of Georgia for her internship in Internal Medicine, then traveled to Houston, Texas, where she spent a year as a clinical trials sub-investigator. During this time, Dr. Shetty oversaw clinical trials in viral dermatologic diseases, psoriasis, acne, and atopic dermatitis. She then went on to complete her residency in dermatology at Loyola University Medical Center near Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Shetty has published numerous articles in leading dermatology journals and written chapters, by invitation, in dermatology textbooks. She is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology and the Atlanta Association for Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery.