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Charles Hobson, MD, General Surgery, Gainesville, FL

CharlesEdwinHobsonMDMHA PhD FACS FCCM

General Surgery • Gainesville, FL

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

ICU Medical Director and Chief of the Department of Critical Care

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Summary

  • Dr. Charles Hobson is an intensivist in Gainesville, FL and is affiliated with HCA Florida North Florida Hospital and several other HCA hospitals. He received his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and trained in general surgery at UVa and in critical care at the University of Florida. He received his MHA from the University of Washington and his PhD from UF. He has worked extensively in health policy with a particular interest in the measurement and implementation of value in healthcare. He helped develop the Episode Grouper for Medicare and was founding medical director of the PACES Center for Value in Healthcare. He has more than 60 publications that have been cited over 3000 times.

Education & Training

  • University of Florida
    University of FloridaPhD, Health Services Research, 2012 - 2019
  • University of Florida
    University of FloridaFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2008 - 2009
  • University of Washington
    University of WashingtonMaster of Health Administration, 2001
  • University of Virginia Medical Center
    University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1987 - 1993
  • University of Virginia School of Medicine
    University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1987
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS, Aeronautical Engineering, 1982

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2009 - 2025
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 1995 - 2005
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Hugh Warren Teaching Award University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1993
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1991
  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Medical relief in central Bosnia.  
    Brennan RJ, Hobson CE, Bolton P, Hinkle T, Chermel K, Aplenc R, The Medical Journal of Australia
  • Ventricular tachycardia surgery.  
    Sunil N, Haines DE, Hobson CE, Kron IL, DiMarco JP, Journal of Cardiovascular Physiology
  • The influence of preoperative shock on outcome in sequential endocardial resection for ventricular tachycardia.  
    Hobson CE, DiMarco JP, Haines DE, Flanagan TL, Kron IL, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Books/Book Chapters

  • ICU Recall. 
    Tribble CG, Thaemert NL, Hobson CELippincott Williams & Wilkins, BaltimoreEdition 3rd,
  • Surgical Recall. 
    Blackbourne LH, Hobson CE, et alWilliams and Wilkins, BaltimoreEdition 1st,

Abstracts/Posters

  • Improved endothelial preservation with blood cardioplegia.
    Chan BBK, Kern JA, Flanagan TL, Hobson CE, Kron IL, Tribble CG, Surgical Forum
  • Denervation causes small airway obstruction in transplanted porcine lobes.
    Hobson CE, Teague WG, Tribble CG, Chan BBK, Agee J, Flanagan T, Kron IL, Surgical Forum

Lectures

  • The health care system in Bosnia: seeds of dissolution. 
    The University of Washington Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies Newsletter

Professional Memberships

Dr. Charles Hobson, Dr. Charles Hobson, MD, Dr. C Hobson, Dr. Charles Edwin Hobson