Dr. Yates earned a Doctor of Medicine from The University of Virginia in 1978 and completed a residency in general pediatrics at Women and Children's Hospital in Buffalo, New York in 1981. He was also the senior pediatrician and co-founder of Genesee-Transit Pediatrics, LLP, and was Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Dr. Yates is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics for which he intermittently served on the Executive Committee for the Section on Bioethics. In addition, he is a member of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations where he served with the Ethics Commission and the Medical Malpractice Commission.
As a former Medical Ethicist, Dr. Yates offered bedside ethics consultations assisting in critical care decision making at the bedside of adults and children. He has offered national and international presentations, contributed to ethics literature, and helped to educate students and residents.
Currently, he serves with The Center for Health Humanities and Ethics, and the Ethics Consultation Service and Committee at The University of Virginia.
In addition, he enjoys playing with the grandchildren, cooking, golfing, and playing in a community band.
Dr, Yates and his wife, Jackie, are active members at Spring Hill Baptist Church.