
Gordon Wright Bates Jr. MD
Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor Scott & White Health, Baylor College of Medicine-Temple
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2401 S 31st StTemple, TX 76508
Phone+1 254-724-2111
Fax+1 254-724-7603
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Summary
- Division Director
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, 1998 - 2001
University of Tennessee College of Medicine (Memphis)Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1991 - 1995
University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
NH State Medical License 2000 - Present
TX State Medical License 2004 - 2027
AL State Medical License 2007 - 2018
GA State Medical License 2005 - 2009
TN State Medical License 1994 - 2009
NM State Medical License 2003 - 2006
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification MyHealth@UABMedicine, UAB Health System, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification HealthSentry, Cerner Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification PowerChart (Clinical), Cerner Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsBreast cancer risk clouds fertility care.Gordon Wright Bates
Fertility and Sterility. 2021-07-01 - 33 citationsAllostatic load, a measure of chronic physiological stress, is associated with pregnancy outcomes, but not fertility, among women with unexplained infertilityEmily S. Barrett, Wendy Vitek, Omar Mbowe, Sally W. Thurston, Richard S. Legro
Human Reproduction. 2018-09-01 - 5 citationsIs hope on the horizon for premature ovarian insufficiencyG. Wright Bates
Fertility and Sterility. 2018-05-01
Journal Articles
- Allostatic Load, a Measure of Chronic Physiological Stress, Is Associated with Pregnancy Outcomes, but Not Fertility, Among Women with Unexplained InfertilityValerie Baker, Peter Casson, Nanette Santoro, Wendy Vitek, Richard S Legro, Randal Robinson, G Wright Bates, Christos Coutifaris, Karl Hansen, Ruben Alvero, Esther Eis..., Human Reproduction
- Stress, Anxiety, and Depression of Both Partners in Infertile Couples Are Associated with Cytokine Levels and Adverse IVF OutcomeElizabeth S Ginsburg, Florina Haimovici, Gordon W Bates, American Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Press Mentions
Women Need to Know: Ovarian Cancer Doesn’t Play by the RulesJuly 31st, 2022
Conference: Mind Reading 2019. Adolescence, Literature, and Mental Health, St Anne’s College Oxford, 17 May 2019May 9th, 2019
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