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Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD

Accepting New Patients

(409 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Weill Cornell Medical College (1997)

Professional interests include: cancer

2180 South Clinton Avenue
Rochester, NY 14618

(585) 225-5767

Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD is a neurosurgeon in Rochester, NY specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College in 1997 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD is affiliated with University of Rochester Medical Center.

Office Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center

2180 South Clinton Avenue
Rochester, NY 14618

(585) 225-5767

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601 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14642

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7309 Seneca Road North, Entrance C Suite 102
Hornell, NY 14843

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In The News

“It was in medical school at Rochester that she was able to see neurosurgeons treating brain tumors in action under the mentorship of Dr. George Edward Vates, an experience she found "extremely...”—"Pennsylvania Hospital's first female neurosurgeon is paying it forward", Philly Voice, March 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rochester, NY during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	116
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rochester, NY during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	135
hospital care	72
inpatient care	72

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	15
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rochester, NY during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	129
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	11
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rochester, NY during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	176
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	30
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rochester, NY during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	162
hospital care	76
inpatient care	76

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	22
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rochester, NY during 2017 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	192
emergency care	34

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	155
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	13
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	18
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rochester, NY during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	144
emergency care	16
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	17
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rochester, NY during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	152
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD in 2019

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rochester, NY during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	96
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rochester, NY during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	147
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD in 2021

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rochester, NY during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	123
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	17
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	13
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD treated as a neurosurgeon in Rochester, NY were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

doctor visit	142
emergency care	25
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	134
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	28
85 and over	11
Less than 65	58
65 to 74	54

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College in 1997. He completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Neurological Surgery - American Board of Neurological Surgery-Neurocritical Care and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College (1997)

Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals (2003)

Board Certification: Neurological Surgery - American Board of Neurological Surgery-Neurocritical Care

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Rochester Medical Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 409 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD from all over the web to help you find the right in Rochester, NY.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$29 Image Guided Surgery Products $29
Stryker Corporation	$13 ALIF PLATE $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$42

Research Payments

Dr. George E. Vates, MD, PhD has received 4 research payments totaling $80,718.

Biography

Dr. George Vates specializes in neurosurgery and practices in Rochester, NY and Hornell, NY. Dr. Vates has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Vates include cancer. His education and training includes medical school at Weill Cornell Medical College and residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Vates has received distinctions including Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation Fellowship; Reviewer for St. Michael's Hospital Animal Care Committee; and Cone Pevehouse Award. He is affiliated with the University of Rochester Medical Center. He welcomes new patients at his office inRochester, NY as reported by University of Rochester Medical Center.