Melissa Gates, DO
Practice: Oaklawn Hospital
Specialty: Family Medicine, Primary Care
Office locations: Marshall, MI
Dr. Melissa Gates, D.O. received a bachelor of arts degree in biochemistry from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass., and went on to receive her degree as a doctor of osteopathy from Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. She performed additional studies at Farmington Hills-based Botsford General Hospital.
Dr. Melissa Gates, D.O. received a bachelor of arts degree in biochemistry from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass., and went on to receive her degree as a doctor of osteopathy from Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. She performed additional studies at Farmington Hills-based Botsford General Hospital.
Oaklawn Hospital - OAK MR
Oaklawn Hospital - Cardiopulmonary
Oaklawn Hospital - OAK CT
Oaklawn Hospital - OAK RF
Oaklawn Hospital - OAK US
Oaklawn Hospital - Women's Diagnostic Services
Oaklawn Medical Group - Michigan Avenue Primary Care
Marshall, MI 49068
Oaklawn Specialty Care - Beckley Road
Suite A
Battle Creek, MI 49015
Dr. Melissa Gates, D.O. received a bachelor of arts degree in biochemistry from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass., and went on to receive her degree as a doctor of osteopathy from Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. She performed additional studies at Farmington Hills-based Botsford General Hospital.
Gates completed a residency in family medicine at Lansing-based Sparrow Hospital under the auspices of the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, during which she served as a member of the clinical adjunct faculty.
Gates’ past work experience includes employment as a phlebotomist at Madison, Wis.-based Dean Health Care; as a research intern for Gaithersburg, Md.-based Transgenomic Inc.; as a research intern in epidemiology for New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; and as a research fellow for the Department of Biochemistry at Mt. Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass.

Dr. Gates is the most knowledgeable, caring and thoughtful doctor I’ve yet encountered! She and her team make medical care actually bearable! They are a huge asset to the Oaklawn family.
Doctor is the greatest.
She listens & is very optimistic!
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Super Doctor!
I am so blessed to have a doctor who listens to me and also explains test results and other things to me. I don’t have that experience with all doctors but I do with Dr. Gates.
Melissa is wonderful. She makes me feel calm. Unfortunately, I forget the things I wanted to ask her about🥴 My bad!
I love her patience Dr relationship she makes me feel like she really cares about my health!!
Listens to me as an individual and cares about what I value in my health wishes.
TY!