Dr. James Bates is an Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He also works at the Emory Proton Therapy Center and treats a large volume of head and neck cancer patients with proton therapy.

His primary clinical research interests are the de-intensification of treatment for patients with HPV-associated malignancies as well as the long-term side effects of cancer treatment. He has successfully published first author manuscripts in a number of internationally recognized oncology journals including Journal of Clinical Oncology, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics, Radiotherapy and Oncology, Head & Neck, and Practical Radiation Oncology.