Athena Philis-Tsimikas, MD, is a specialist in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism. She is the corporate vice president of the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute at Scripps Health, where she has been involved in utilizing digital health and AI technologies for diabetes care. Also she is the director of community engagement for the Clinical Translational Science Award, housed at Scripps Research Translational Institute in San Diego.