Kelly W Bates, DNP, FNP-BC, is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner and a member of American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Bates began her nursing education at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and then went on to earn her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is an experienced immediate and primary care provider to patients of a wide range of ages. Bates is an experienced lecturer and clinical instructor, most recently lecturing at the George Washington University School of Nursing and Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in 2021.