Mary joined HealthTree in 2022. She is now the AML & MDS Community and Education Manager. She is passionate about giving power to patients through knowledge and health education. If she can help one patient feel more confident participating in discussions with their healthcare team and making treatment decisions, she will feel like she has succeeded. When she isn't advocating for patients, she loves being an aunt, attending concerts, and experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen.

Dr. Yates is a researcher interested in hematologic malignancies (especially leukemias, like AML) in older adults, with a specific interest in the assessment and intervention of nutrition and body composition in these patients.