Dr. LaKimerly Coates is a board-certified dermatologist and a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. She earned her Bachelors Degree in Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine and went on to study at Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she graduated in 1996 with a Medical Doctorate. Dr. Coates completed her residency at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She has practiced in various settings, and in 2002 began private practice, opening Rockford Dermatology, S.C.