Dr. Charity KatesMD

Dr. Kates specializes in family medicine, functional medicine, and preventive care. Her clinical interests include women's health, cardiometabolic health, hormone balance, gut health, and anti-aging medicine. She brings both traditional primary care skills and integrative strategies to each patient encounter.

Yes. Dr. Kates holds board certification in Family Medicine. She also holds certification from the Institute of Functional Medicine, which reflects her training in integrative and root-cause approaches to care.

D. from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania. She completed her residency in Family Medicine at Atrium Health Cabarrus in Concord, North Carolina. She also pursued additional integrative medicine training during both medical school and residency.

Dr. Kates blends traditional family medicine with functional and preventive strategies. She incorporates nutrition, mindfulness, movement, stress management, and hormone balance into her clinical approach. She focuses on identifying root causes rather than managing symptoms alone.

Yes. Women's health is one of Dr. Kates's primary clinical interests. She addresses hormonal balance, cardiometabolic health, and preventive care for women across different life stages.

Dr. Kates treats conditions including diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease, and heart disease. She also focuses on cardiometabolic health and gut health. The National Committee on Quality Assurance recognized her for excellence in Diabetes Management.

Yes. Dr. Kates served as Medical Director for an outpatient family medicine office under both Atrium Health and Novant Health. Before joining WellcomeMD, she also ran her own wellness practice and worked with Parsley Health.

Yes. Dr. Kates actively incorporates nutrition, movement, mindfulness, yoga, meditation, and stress management into her patient care. This reflects her background in complementary and alternative medicine, which she began developing during medical school.