Leticia Gatus is a part-time non-tenure track associate professor at UTHealth School of Public Health. She graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelors in Science, completed a Masters in Public Health from Texas A&M School of Public Health focused on health disparities. She completed her Doctorate of Public Health from UTHealth School of Public Health in Houston, focused on childhood obesity prevention among Hispanic populations. She volunteered as a youth soccer coach and still plays soccer.

At MD Anderson Cancer Center she is a full time employee in Ambulatory Clinical Operations. Her projects improve operational metrics and enhance patient experience. She is also a member of Organization for Women, an extension of the Diversity Council and serves as a Champion to promote an inclusive environment and collaboration for women and others at MD Anderson.