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Charles Newton Jr., MD, Thoracic Surgery, Bonita Springs, FL, Lee Memorial Hospital

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Thoracic Surgery Bonita Springs, FL

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology

Medical Director, Joanne's House Inpatient Hospice Care Unit

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Summary

  • I am a Hopkins/Harvard trained, board certified CT surgeon who retired the scalpel in 2012. From 07/2012 until 06/2013 I was the oldest Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellow in the US, completing that endeavor at the University of South Florida in Tampa. I have been a full time physician with HOPE HealthCare in Fort Myers, Florida since July, 2013.

Education & Training

  • University of South Florida Morsani
    University of South Florida MorsaniFellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2012 - 2013
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationPost-residency cardiothoracic surgical training, Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1982 - 1983
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1980 - 1982
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1975 - 1980
  • Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2011 - 2026
  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License Active through 2012
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 1983 - 2002
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • FAAHPM American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, 2019
  • FACC American College of Cardiology, 2004
  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • SPARE RONNIE FROM DROWNING: Enhancing Heart Failure Enrollment in Hospice 
    NHPCO Virtual Interdisciplinary Conference - 10/20/2020
  • THE FINAL SORTIE FOR LIEUTENANT MCPHEE: Releasing the Demons of Fear and Shame with a Military Veteran VALOR Ceremony Honoring Combat Veterans at the End-of-Life 
    AAHPM/HPNA Annual Assembly; Orlando, Florida - 3/16/2019
  • BENDING THE END TRAJECTORY: The Illusion and Disillusion of Euthanasia in Hospice 
    AAHPM/HPNA Annual Assembly; Boston Massachusetts - 3/17/2018
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