Education

University of Tennessee Medical School, Memphis

Residency

University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

Fellowship

Total joint replacement and care, Center for Hip and Knee Surgery, Mooresville, Indiana

Associations and Memberships

Medical Director, Joint Replacement Center, Fort Sanders Park West Hospital, Knoxville, TN
Adjunct professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
President, Tennessee Orthopaedic Foundation for Education and Research
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
Society for Arthritic Joint Surgery
Tennessee Orthopaedic Society
Dr. Cates is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons