- Steve Charles
Steve Charles, MD is known nationally as well as internationally for his development of several of the techniques and devices used in vitreoretinal surgery. He is a board certified
ophthalmologist and vitreoretinal surgeon, a mechanical/electrical engineer who has 48 patents or patents applied for, a clinical professor at the University of Tennessee, and an adjunct professor at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons.Education
*1969 M.D. - University of Miami School of Medicine
*1965-69 - University of Miami School of Medicine
*1963-65 - University of Oklahoma (Engineering/Pre-Med)
*1962-63 - North Carolina State College (Engineering)
*1961-62 - University of Miami (Engineering)Vitreoretinal Surgery
Dr. Charles has performed over 22,000 surgeries, lectured and operated in over 20 countries, delivered 14 named lectures and 950 lectures, and authored a textbook, which is now in the 4th edition. He has also written 140 articles in the medical literature, and written 41 book chapters. He is the founder of the Charles Retina Institute, located in Memphis, TN, which is a nationally known eye clinic specializing in the treatment of
retina ,macula , andvitreous diseases.Journals, Reviews, and Societies
Dr. Charles is on the editorial boards of "Retina". He is also a reviewer for "Ophthalmology", "Archives of Ophthalmology", the "British Journal Ophthalmology", and several other peer reviewed journals.
Dr. Charles is a member of the Retina Society, the Macula Society, Club Jules Gonin, the American Society of Retinal Specialists,
American Academy of Ophthalmology , and his local and state medical and ophthalmology societies.Awards
Dr. Charles has been listed in "Best Doctors in America" and "Best Ophthalmologists in America" and has received the esteemed Wacker Medal from the Club Jules Gonin. He has also received the first Founders Medal from the Vitreous Society, and was inducted into the University of Miami School of Medicine Medical Alumni Association Hall of Fame.
Engineering
Dr. Charles has assisted with the forming of several medical device startup companies and is a consultant for Alcon Laboratories and
OptiMedica .He is the Chairman and Founder of MicroDexterity Systems, a medical device company that creates medical robots for dexterity enhancement in
knee replacement surgery andhip replacement surgery , spine surgery, and skull base neurosurgery.He is also an affiliate of several engineering organizations and was named by "Ocular Surgery News" as one of the top ten innovators of the past 25 years.
Technology Company Board Positions
*1986-91 - InnoVision Medical, Chairman of Board and Founder
*1987-present - Technology Application Board-Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
*1987-91 - Loptex Research, Inc., Scientific Advisory Board
*1988-present - MCT Investors
*1989-present -Insight
*1991-present - MicroDexterity Systems, Founder, Chairman 1994-1999 - "Micro" Vision, Advisory Board
*1994-96 - Virtual Vision, Advisory BoardReferences
* [http://www.charles-retina.com/Steve_Charles/Who_is_Steve_Charles.asp Who is Steve Charles?]
* [http://www.charles-retina.com/pdfs/charles.pdf Curriculum Vitae]External links
* [http://www.charles-retina.com/ Charles Retina Institute]
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