Dr. Michael Lee Coates, MD

Dr. Michael Coates brings more than five decades of medical expertise to his practice, specializing in family medicine, adolescent medicine, emergency medicine, and pediatrics. He earned his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and completed his residency at SC Medical Center. With 52 years in practice, Dr. Coates has developed comprehensive skills across multiple areas of medicine, allowing him to care for patients from adolescence through adulthood. He is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Dr. Coates is affiliated with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and practices at multiple locations throughout Winston Salem, North Carolina, including The Brenner Children's Hospital and Wake Forest Baptist Health Family Physicians. His extensive experience spans emergency care, routine family health needs, and specialized adolescent medicine. Patients consistently rate Dr. Coates highly for his care, giving him an average rating of 5.0. His …multilingual abilities and decades of practice make him well-equipped to serve diverse patient populations across different age groups and medical needs.