Shannon Wait was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. She attended University of Akron in Ohio for her undergraduate studies where she received her Bachelor of Science (BSN) in Nursing.
She went to work at UF Health Shands Hospital and worked in the Neuro ICU while completing her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) at the University of South Florida.
From there, she spent 2 years working in an Allergy and Asthma clinic, 1 year in Pain Management, and 1 year in Orthopedics/Sports Medicine. She moved to San Antonio with her husband who is in the Air Force and is stationed at Lackland AFB. They have one daughter and two dogs.
Currently she works in a busy practice doing primary care, urgent care, personal injury, workers compensation, and hormone replacement therapies.
She does minor injections such as trigger points and joint injections as well as minor procedures like toenail removals, biopsies, and suturing lacerations.