For further practical exposure, he joined the Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a Resident of Plastic Surgery. In addition to it, he joined the same University as a Resident of General Surgery. With the certification of The American Board of Plastic Surgery, Dr. D. Yates is the member of American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS), American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and Fellow American College of Surgeons (FACS). For his patients care he has taken the hospital affiliation of Huntsville Hospital and Crestwood Medical Center. He practices in Alabama. In his 28 years of experience, he performed mostly Breast Reduction, Breast Reconstruction and Tummy Tuck.