Charles J. Meakin, MD, MHA
Experience
6/19 to Present-Medical Director of CareOncology.com, A metabolic Oncology virtual service platform startup in the U.S. since 2018/2013-UK
1/2019-Present-CoachItForwardChuck.com Charity Health and Wellness Coaching Hub and Resource
10/94 – 12/18 Medical Director of Radiation Oncology Center at CaroMont Cancer Center, Gaston, Gastonia, NC
9/91 – 7/94 Private Practice Radiation Oncologist, Santa Rosa, CA
9/91 – 6/94 Concurrent with above
Developed an out-patient cancer center with a seven-member Medical Oncology Group at Santa Memorial Hospital. Opened 6/95
8/89-9/91 Radiation Oncologist at The Christ Hospital in Private Practice Cincinnati, Ohio
8/89 – 9/91 Concurrent with above
Paid member of the Clinical Faculty of the University of Cincinnati Radiation Oncology Residency with full-time resident and part-time teaching commitments
Education
Undergraduate/Bachelor of Science
1981 University of Notre Dame; South Bend Indiana – B.A. Economics/Pre-Med
Medical School
1985 University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Cincinnati, Ohio – M.D.
Postgraduate & Post Doctorate Training
1985-1986 Medical Internship at The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
1986-1989 Radiation Oncology Resident at Stanford University Hospital; Stanford California
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- One Month Rotation – Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital
- One Month Rotation – Memorial Hospital, Long Beach, C
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1993-1994 St. Mary’s College of Moraga, Moraga, CA; Master’s in Health & Administration-MHA
2016-2017 Bulletproof Coach Training Program completed with Certificate
2019-2020 Notre Dame ESTEEM Program on-site Masters in Entrepreneurial Science-MS awarded
Professional Associations
- Professional Society Memberships
- 1986-2019 America Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology
- 1990 Board Certified in Radiation Oncology through The American College of Radiology
- 1994 – 2010 American College of Radiology, North Carolina Medical Society
- 1998-2003 and Gaston Hospice Board, 2003 President
- 2013-Present
- 2005-2007 Gaston County Medical School President
- Service and Committees
- 1993-1994 Head of Young Physician Group of Sonoma County Medical, Association for Northern California Regional District
- 1993-1994 Alternate Delegate to The California Medical Association for Northern California Regional District
- 1995-2002 Gaston Cancer Society Board Member
- 1995-2003 Hospice Professional Board
- 2003-2010 Executive Board Member U.S. National Whitewater, Center Currently Secretary
- 2003-2012 Board Member Catawba Lands Conservancy
- 2000-2020 Gastonia Parks and Recreation Board
- 2004-2012 Gaston County Community Foundation Board
- 2005-2007 President Gaston County Medical Society
- 2013-Present CaroMont Health Board of Directors
Honors & Awards
- 1981 Mayfield Neurologic Institute Fellowship Award for Research Presentation
- 1983 Finished 1st in The Neuroscience Division at The Midwest Medical Student Research Forum at Michigan State University
- 1988 Presented Review of Stanford Hodgkin’s Disease Protocol Results at American Society of Radiation Oncologist Meeting in New Orleans, LA
- 2005 CaroMont Hospital Spiritual Care award to a physician who demonstrated holistic patient care
Research & Publications
Research
- 1981 Summer Student Internship at The Mayfield Neurologic Institute
- 1981-1982 Part-time Clinical Research Department of Internal Medicine and Orthopedics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- 1985-1986 Part-time Photodynamic Therapy Research at The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1987-1989 Clinical Research Reviewing Stanford Hodgkin’s Disease Trails
- 1989-1991 Principal Investigator of the Radiation Clinical Research Trial Through The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) at The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1989-1994 Clinical Investigator for The Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) in Cincinnati, OH and then in Santa Rosa, CA
- 1990-1991 Principal Investigator for The National Prostate Detection Project at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH
- 1994-2019 Member of regional protocol association through the hospital for access to national clinical trials including RTOG, SWOG, NSABP
- 2020 Presented Abstract Poster at the Metabolic Health Summit, Long Beach
Publications
- October 1983 Meakin, C.J., and Keller, J. Pathways of Vascular Headache: Identification of the Sensory Neurons Innervating the Arteries of the Anterior Cerebral Circulation the Cat. Journal of Clinical Research, Vol. 31, Number 4
- 1984 Steiger, H.J., and Meakin, C.J., The Meningeal Representation in the Trigeminal Ganglion, An Experimental Study in the Cat. Headache 24, 305-309
- 1985 Meakin, C.J., Hobson, C. And First, R, Avascular (Aseptic) Necrosis of Bone Following Renal Transplantation, International Journal of Artificial Organs, Vol 8, Number 1, pp. 19-20
- 1991 Carlson, R.W., Sikic, B.I., Gandara, D.R., Hendrickson, C.G, …Meakin, C.J., McWhirter, K.M., Late Consolidative Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Limited-Stage Small Cell Lunch Cancer. Cancer, Sept. 1, 68(5), 948-58
Community Work
- 2002 Belmont Abbey College – two-term board member and head of student retention committee
- 2004 Gaston County Community Foundation – two-term board member
- 2004 Catawba Lands Conservancy, Charlotte, NC – two-term board member (personally conserved 285 acres in Gaston and Lincoln Counties along South Fork River)
- 2006 U.S. National Whitewater Center, Charlotte, NC – Startup board member and past board Secretary
- 2006-Present Member of Gastonia Parks and Recreation Board