Dr. Brian Elbert Bates, MD

Dr. Brian Bates is a general surgeon with four decades of clinical experience serving patients throughout southwestern Michigan. He earned his medical degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine and has built an extensive practice focused on gastrointestinal conditions and surgical procedures. Dr. Bates is fluent in both English and Spanish, allowing him to serve a diverse patient population.

Dr. Bates maintains affiliations with Corewell Health Lakeland Niles Hospital, Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals St Joseph Hospital, and Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital, with practice locations in Niles, Saint Joseph, and Watervliet, Michigan. He specializes in treating conditions such as colon polyps, diverticular disease, and hemorrhoids. His surgical expertise includes performing colonoscopies and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures to diagnose and treat digestive system disorders.