{"id":2463,"date":"2018-06-20T11:40:04","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T15:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/trauma\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=2463"},"modified":"2025-07-02T10:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T14:04:10","slug":"anthony-g-charles-md-mph","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/trauma\/directory\/anthony-g-charles-md-mph\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony G. Charles, MD, MPH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Adjunct Professor, General and Acute Care Surgery<br \/>\nSurgical Director of the Institute of Global Health<\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.2 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZI0zX_Znd5A\" frameborder=\"0\" 0=\"allow=&quot;accelerometer;\" 1=\"autoplay;\" 2=\"encrypted-media;\" 3=\"allowfullscreen\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<h3>SPECIALTIES<\/h3>\n<p>Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery<br \/>\nAdult ECMO<\/p>\n<h3>EDUCATION<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>MD Medicine &#8211; University of Lagos, College of Medicine, Nigeria 1992<\/li>\n<li>Rotating Internship &#8211; Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria 1993-1994<\/li>\n<li>General Surgery Residency &#8211; North Middlesex Hospital, London, England 1995-1998<\/li>\n<li>Resident in General Surgery &#8211; Martin Luther King, Jr. Med. Ctr, Los Angeles, CA 2000-2003<\/li>\n<li>Senior\/Chief Resident &#8211; St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI 2004-2005<\/li>\n<li>Fellowship &#8211; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2005<\/li>\n<li>Masters in Public Health &#8211; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 2008<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>BOARD CERTIFICATIONS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>General Surgery &#8211; Board Certified (2005)<\/li>\n<li>Surgical Critical Care &#8211; Board Certified (2006)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>PUBLICATIONS<\/h3>\n<p>Search for publications on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubMed<\/a> using Charles+Anthony *as search criteria<\/p>\n<p>PATIENT STORIES<\/p>\n<table class=\" alignleft\" style=\"width: 88.9502%;border-collapse: collapse;height: 10px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 243px\" valign=\"top\">\n<td style=\"width: 80.8029%;height: 10px\"><strong>Lee Conner airlifted to UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill for ECMO | <\/strong>January 21, 2021<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11185 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/trauma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/736\/2018\/06\/Jan-28-2018-Dr-Charles-Lee-Emily-and-kids-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/trauma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/736\/2018\/06\/Jan-28-2018-Dr-Charles-Lee-Emily-and-kids-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/trauma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/736\/2018\/06\/Jan-28-2018-Dr-Charles-Lee-Emily-and-kids-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Lee was diagnosed with influenza A, a severe strain of the flu, coupled with Strep pyogenes pneumonia. This combination left Lee unconscious, forcing his family to make the decision to put him on ECMO. His pregnant wife and family stayed by his side as he fought to heal.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/story\/lee-conner\/\"> Read more about Lee&#8217;s story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adjunct Professor, General and Acute Care Surgery Surgical Director of the Institute of Global Health SPECIALTIES Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery Adult ECMO EDUCATION MD Medicine &#8211; University of Lagos, College of Medicine, Nigeria 1992 Rotating Internship &#8211; Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria 1993-1994 General Surgery Residency &#8211; North Middlesex Hospital, London, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/trauma\/directory\/anthony-g-charles-md-mph\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Anthony G. 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