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Ronald Charles, MD (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor of Surgery
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal
Cleveland, OH, United States

Ronald Charles, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained colorectal surgeon at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and an Assistant Professor of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

Dr. Charles received his undergraduate training at City College of New York, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology, magna cum laude with honors in research. He went on to earn his medical doctorate at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City, followed by an internship, residency, and research fellowship in general surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Charles completed his fellowship in colon and rectal surgery, also at the Cleveland Clinic. Upon completion of his fellowship, Dr. Charles completed more advanced and specialized training in re-operative pelvic surgery for rectal cancer and complex IBD/J-pouch surgery.

Dr. Charles joined the medical staff of UH in 2017 and in 2019 became a member of the Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Operation Committee - a team responsible for implementing and executing protocols to improve surgical outcomes in multiple surgical specialties. He is also the program director of the Colon and rectal surgery Fellowship at University Hospitals.

A member of the American College of Surgeons American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Dr. Charles has been the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions throughout his training and has authored multiple peer-reviewed journal articles, abstracts and poster presentations. Dr. Charles practices the breath of colon & rectal surgeries including open, robotic and laparoscopic procedures. His special clinical interests include recurrent colon and rectal cancer along with re-operative colorectal surgery.

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