Meet Dr. Charity Kates, MD

While getting her medical degree at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, she participated in the Complementary and Alternative Medical Program (CAM) where she shadowed and learned from integrative medical practitioners. During residency, she worked at an integrative medicine physician’s office. There, she learned more about Integrative practices. More recently, she received her certification in functional medicine from the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM). 

Her current practice is integrative, mixing those traditional science-backed medical techniques with functional-medicine options. She is a board-certified family medicine physician and was previously employed by Atrium Health and Novant Health. Under this system she worked as a Medical Director for an outpatient family medicine office.

She has been recognized by the National Committee on Quality Assurance for both Patient Centered Medical Home Level 3 certification and for Diabetes Management.

A big believer in giving back to her community, she has given multiple community talks about hypertension, kidney disease, and heart disease. 

Before joining WellcomeMD, Dr. Kates worked for Parsley Health and ran her own wellness practice where she incorporated basic education in integrative modalities, including nutrition, mindfulness, movement, stress management, yoga, and meditation. 

When she is not helping clients, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, cooking, and practicing yoga and meditation.

• Board-certified in Family Medicine

• M.D., Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA