MichaelLeeCoatesMD

Adolescent Medicine, Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist

Professor of Family Medicine, Wake Forest University

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I am board certified in Family Medicine and currently Professor Emeritus at Wake Forest School of Medicine and work specifically with residents and fellows.
In past I was also board certified in Emergency Medicine and also held a certificate of added qualification in Adolescent Medicine.
For last 19 years have been team physician for the Wake Forest University Baseball Team.

Medical University of South Carolina College of MedicineResidency, Family Medicine, 1974 - 1977
Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineClass of 1974

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2014
Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2014
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PubMed

19 citations
Pterygium among Latino migrant farmworkers in North Carolina
Sarah L. Taylor, Michael L. Coates, Quirina M. Vallejos, Steven R. Feldman, Mark R. Schulz
Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health. 2006-01-01
19 citations
Ethnographic evaluation of a lay health promoter program to reduce occupational injuries among Latino poultry processing workers.
Antonio J. Marín, Lourdes Carrillo, Thomas A. Arcury, Joseph G. Grzywacz, Michael L. Coates
Public Health Reports. 2009-07-01
37 citations
Evidence of organizational injustice in poultry processing plants: Possible effects on occupational health and safety among Latino workers in North Carolina
Antonio J. Marín, Joseph G. Grzywacz, Thomas A. Arcury, Lourdes Carrillo, Michael L. Coates
American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2009-01-01

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