Michael Sheldon Charles, MD FACS

Dr Michael Charles is fellowship trained in Surgical Critical Care and Trauma. He is board certified in trauma surgery/ surgical critical care and general surgery. Dr Charles is the Trauma Medical Director at St John trauma center in Tulsa, OK. St John hospital is one of two A.C.S. verified trauma centers in the state of Oklahoma. Additionally, Dr Charles is an Associate Professor in the Oklahoma University (Tulsa), department of surgery residency teaching program and actively involved in clinical research. He is currently the Vice-chair for the Oklahoma Committee on Trauma (cot) of the American College of Surgeons.

Critical Care

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

• abdominal pain
• abdominoplasty
• adhesion removal
• appendectomy
• esophagus perforation
• feeding tubes
• gastroesophageal reflux disease
• peptic ulcer disease
• peritonitis
• splenectomy

Hand, Wrist, Arm Disorders/Procedures

• amputation
• animal bites
• burns of the hand and arm
• fingertip injuries
• hand fractures
• hand trauma
• hand/wrist tendon injuries
• nailbed injuries

Head and Neck

• bronchoscopy
• foreign body aspiration

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

• bile duct malignancies
• bile duct surgery
• biliary tract disease
• cholecystectomy
• gallstone disease
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• liver biopsy
• liver surgery
• pancreatitis

Hernia Procedures

• abdominal hernia
• component separation
• epigastric hernia
• femoral hernia
• inguinal hernia
• laparoscopic hernia repair
• umbilical hernia
• ventral hernia

Minimal Access Surgery

Orthopedic (Bone) Disorders/Procedures

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

• cellulitis
• component separation
• decubitus ulcer
• epidermal cyst
• skin and soft tissue infections
• skin grafting
• tissue flaps
• wound infections

Anal-rectal Disorders/Procedures

• anal abscess
• rectal bleeding

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

• colectomy
• colon surgery
• colonic polyps
• colonoscopy
• colostomy
• diverticular disease
• esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• gastrointestinal bleeding
• gastrointestinal cancer
• hemorrhoidectomy
• ileostomy
• intestinal failure management
• small bowel syndrome

Diagnostic Imaging/procedures

Lower Extremity Ischemia

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• doppler ultrasound
• endoscopic surgery
• fine needle aspiration/biopsy
• laparoscopic surgery

Pain

• Management of Acute Pain

Venous Disorders/Procedures

Thoracic

• empyema
• hemothorax
• pleural effusion
• pneumothorax
• pulmonary disorders
• pulmonary embolism
• respiratory failure

Trauma/Injury Procedures

• abdominal injuries
• abdominal wall reconstruction
• amputation
• amputee rehabilitation
• bladder injury
• blunt trauma
• bronchoscopy
• burns
• cardiac injury
• chest injuries
• cricothyroidotomy
• extremity injury
• female reproductive tract injury
• finger injuries
• foot/leg injury
• hand/arm injury
• intestine injuries
• kidney injury
• liver injury
• liver resection
• lung resections
• neck injuries
• skin grafting
• stomach injuries
• tracheotomy
• wound debridement

Urology (kidney, bladder, male reprod)

• nephrectomy

Vascular Disorders/Procedures

• deep vein thrombosis

Venous Disorders/Procedures

St John

Tulsa,

Attending

07/2011—Present

Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

St. Louis, MO

Clinical Instructor

07/2010—06/2011

OU-Tulsa - University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Tulsa, OK

Associate Professor

08/2011—Present