Dr. Anne Whitney Cates was born and raised in East Texas. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Baylor University in 2004 and her Medical Doctorate degree from Baylor College of Medicine in 2008. She then remained in Houston to complete her Pediatric residency at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital in 2011, at which time she moved back home to East Texas to practice General Pediatrics in Longview. In March 2017, life’s journey led her to move to Tyler and join Family Circle of Care at the Houston street pediatric clinic. She is board certified in Pediatrics and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. At Family Circle of Care, in addition to general pediatric care, she will be facilitating group mother/baby well visits in the upcoming Centering Parenting program. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading, sewing, and loves to travel when the opportunity arises. She lives on Lake Tyler with her husband and four children.