Charles J. Meakin, M.D.

When Dr. Meakin is not working at The Cancer Center, he enjoys time off with his wife and two children at their home in Gastonia. He also spends time kayaking, hiking, bicycling with friends, and local work in the community.


Place of Birth

Cincinnati, Ohio


Marital Status

Married, two children


Education and Degrees

 

1973 - 1977

St. Xavier High School
Cincinnati, Ohio

1977 - 1981

University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana
BA - Economics/Pre-Med

1981 - 1985

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, Ohio - M.D.

1993 - 1994

St. Mary's College of Moraga (Evening College)
Moraga, CA
Master's in Health and Administration


Post-Doctoral Training

 

8/85 - 8/86

Medical Internship at The Christ Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio

8/86 - 7/89

Radiation Oncology Resident at Stanford University
Hospital in Stanford California
One Month Rotation - Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital
One Month Rotation - Memorial Hos., Long Beach, CA


Employment History

 

8/89 - 9/91

Radiation Oncologist at The Christ Hospital in Private Practice, Cincinnati, Ohio

6/90 - 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.

8/91 - 7/94

Private Practice Radiation Oncologist, Santa Rosa, CA

8/91 - 6/94

Developed an out-patient cancer center with a seven member Medical Oncology Group and Santa Memorial Hospital. Opened 6/95.

11/93 - 6/94

Medical Director for home based Sonoma County Hospice named Home Health Plus

10/94 - Current

Medical Director of Radiation Oncology Center at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, NC.


Research Experience

 

1981

Summer Student Internship at The Mayfield Neurologic Institute

1981 - 1982

Part-Time Laboratory Research at The Christ Hospital Institute of Medical Research, Neuroscience Division.

1982 - 1983

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 and then in Santa Rosa.

1990 - 1991

Principal Investigator for The National Prostate Detection Project at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.

10/94 - Current

Member of Piedmont Oncology Group for Access to National Clinical Trials including RTOG, SWOG, NSABP.


Academic Honors and Awards

 

1981

Mayfield Neurologic Institute Fellowship Award for Research Presentation.

1983

Finished first 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


Special Practice Skills

 

1989 - 1991

Developed Clinical Practice of Hyperthermia for use with Radiation Therapy at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.

1990 - 1991

Initiated Ultrasound Guided Radioisotope Prostate Implants at The Christ Hospital.

2001

Thomas Will Award - Health Sciences

2002

Spiritual Care Award at Gaston Memorial Hospital

2005

Cancer Committee Chair when Gaston Comprehensive Cancer Center won Outstanding Achievement Award


Professional Memberships

 

1986 - Current

American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology

6/90

Board Certified in Radiation Oncology through The American College of Radiology

10/94 - 2010

American College of Radiology, North Carolina Medical Society

1998 - 2003

Gaston Hospice Board; 2003 Vice President

2004 & 2005

Gaston County Medical Society President


Public Service

 

1993 - 6/94

Head of Young Physician Group of Sonoma County Medical Association for Northern California Regional District.

1993 - 6/94

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, US National Whitewater Center, Currently Secretary

2003 - Current

Board Member Catawba Lands Conservancy

2000 - Current

Gastonia Parks and Recreation Board

2004 - Current

Gaston County Community Foundation Board

2005 - 2007

President Gaston County Medical Society

2006 - Current

Board Member Belmont Abbey College


Publications

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, 1985.

Meakin, C.J., and Keller, J. Pathways of Vascular Headache: Identification of the Sensory Neurons Innervating the Arteries of the Anterior Cerebral Circulation of the Cat. Journal of Clinical Research, Vol. 31, Number 4, October, 1983.

Steiger, H.J., and Meakin, C.J., The Meningeal Representation in the Trigeminal Ganglion, An Experimental Study in the Cat. Headache 24, 305-309, 1984.

Carlson, R.W., Sikic, B.I., Gandara, D.R., Hendrickson, C.G., Meakin, C.J., McWirter, K.M., Late Consolidative Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancer, Sept. 1, 68(5), 948-58, 1991.

 

 

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