Dr. Gallagher was born and raised in Northern California. She graduated from high school in 1988, then went to UC Davis for her undergraduate education and graduated with Honors in Nutrition Science. She then went to UC San Francisco for a Dietetic Internship and then worked there for 2 years and specialized in Internal Medicine, Surgical and Psychiatric nutrition. Subsequently she went to the University of California, Irvine College of Medicine graduating in 2000. While there she was elected to the Honor Society Alpha Omega Alpha. She then specialized in Family Medicine doing residency at Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) graduating in 2003. She then worked for a year at Providence Seaside Medical Center before moving to Colorado where she has been for 16 years. She was a shareholder at Boulder Medical Center for 15 years as a Family Medicine Physician where she loved taking care of people in all walks of life. She utilized her nutrition background to help patients work on restructuring their behaviors and create healthier habits. She became the Physician Champion while there and helped to integrate systems around more effective workflows and efficient care, improved patient satisfaction, improved physician satisfaction as well as incorporating value-based care. She reduced her clinical work to part time after her children were born and was able to incorporate Health Coaching into her tool kit, which helped her to become more versatile in the tools. She learned to share concepts with others that could help them create the life they want. As well, she has been on her own personal growth journey for past 10 years and has so much gratitude for what it has been able to provide for her. She is well traveled which has opened her eyes to cultural and lifestyle differences. Parenting has provided a wealth of learning opportunities for which she has worked with her children on mindset, kindness and growth. She embarked on her own journey of coaching through The Final Percent with Greg Kimble to create an educational business around value-based care. The coaching evolved to some life coaching as well. During this coaching journey, she realized the importance of helping others see what is possible, create the life they want and go the final percent for themselves. She has now joined The Final Percent coaching team.  She will use her medical expertise related to overall health, both internal and external, as well as her life experiences and areas of expertise to help enhance other’s lives. She can’t wait to help others Go The Final Percent.