Featured Clinician - Dr. Michael Charles, M.D.
Newton Medical Group is pleased to feature, Michael Charles, M.D., Orthopaedic Surgeon.
Dr. Charles, born and raised in San Francisco, has been in the Workers' Compensation industry since the mid 80s. Dr. Charles is also one of our senior physicians that assist with the NMG Mentoring Program.
Dr. Charles was a treating surgeon for 23 years in Sports Medicine, specializing in shoulder and knee injuries. He has treated over 16,000 patients and this experience gives him the upper "shoulders and knees" with surgical knowledge on Workers' Comp cases.
Outside of Worker Compensation evaluations, Dr. Charles likes to dedicate his time as a motivational speaker. He has done numerous presentations and will be speaking at another event this month: The 2nd Annual Universal Sisters Celebrating Health and Soul on October 11, 2008. The Mills-Peninsula Health Services and the African Americal Community Health Advisory Committee (AACHAC) invited Dr. Charles as a Breakout speaker on "Your Joint Pain is Personal...So is Your Treatment."
Dr. Charles is also on the board of several organizations, including the Physician Medical Forum, Sinkler Miller Medical Association and the J. Robert Gladden Society (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons). Dr. Charles is currently the President for the Physician Medical Forum.
For more information on Dr. Charles, please visit www.newtonmedicalgroup.com or contact the Public Relations Department.