Steve Charles, M.D.

Steve Charles, MD is one of the world's leading vitreoretinal surgeons and has developed many of the techniques and devices used by all vitreoretinal surgeons. He has performed over 26,000 vitreoretinal surgeries, lectured in 41 countries and operated in 25, delivered 14 named lectures, over 1000 speaking trips. He authored a leading textbook in the field which is now in the 4th edition and in 5 languages, authored over 140 articles in the medical literature and 44 book chapters. He is on the editorial board of Retina and a reviewer for Ophthalmology, Archives of Ophthalmology, American Journal of Ophthalmology British Journal of Ophthalmology, and other peer reviewed journals. He is a mechanical and electrical engineer, has 103 issued patents or patents pending. He is a consultant for Alcon Laboratories and the principal architect of the Alcon Accurus and Alcon Constellation Vision System. He is on the Medical Advisory Board of OptiMedica. He is the Founder of MicroDexterity Systems, developing robots for dexterity enhancement for minimally invasive knee and hip replacement, spine surgery, and skull base neurosurgery. President of Infinity Research, Inc. Charles has received the Wacker Medal from the Club Jules Gonin, the first Founders Medal from the Vitreous Society, was inducted into the University of Miami School of Medicine Medical Alumni Association Hall of Fame, and was named by Ocular Surgery News as one of the top ten innovators in the past 25 years. He is a Clinical Professor at the University of Tennessee and an Adjunct Professor at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons and Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a member of the Retina Society, Macula Society, Club Jules Gonin, American Society of Retinal Specialists, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

After four years in engineering school, he completed medical school at the University of Miami School of Medicine and did research all four years at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. After a medical internship at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami he completed a residency the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute followed by a two year Clinical Associate appointment at the National Eye Institute (NIH); focused on vitreoretinal surgery, angiogenesis research and medical device engineering.

Commercial, multi-engine, instrument rated pilot with type rating in Citation 500 jet, currently flying a Citation Encore.