Dr. Bates graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science in 2000 and has been in practice for 18 years. He completed a residency at Stanford Hospitals and Clinics. He currently practices at Palo Alto Center and is affiliated with Sequoia Hospital. Dr. Bates accepts multiple insurance plans including Aetna, Medicare and Humana. Dr. Bates also practices at Steven James Bates MD in Los Altos, CA. In addition to English, Dr. Bates's practice supports these languages: Tagalog, Spanish, French and Italian.