Meedlen Charles, MD

Overview
Dr. Charles graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS in chemistry from the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morristown, NJ. She later graduated from Drexel University School of Medicine in 2001. She went on to train at Beth Israel Medical Center in NYC where she acted a Chief Resident. In July 2005 Dr. Charles joined the Army and served as active duty military physician at Ft Riley, KS. In 2007 she was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. After returning from Afghanistan in 2008 she was appointed Chief of the OB/GYN department at Irwin Army Community Hospital in Ft Riley, KS. Dr Charles is board certified in general Obstetrics and Gynecology. She manages normal as well as high risk obstetrics complicated by hypertension, gestational diabetes, twin pregnancies. She is interested in VBAC, water births (first delivery at Hudson Valley Hospital was a water birth). She also works in conjuction with doulas. She offers a wide range of services in gynecology including minimally invasive laparascopic surgery, family planning and contraception, adolescent health counseling, menopausal management, urinary incontinence and infertility. She provides outpatient office procedures such as Essure vaginal sterilization, endometrial ablation, hysteroscopy.
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Gender
- Female
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Insurance Accepted
1199 National Benefit Fund
- 1199 National Benefit Fund
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- Aetna
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- Affinity
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- Amida Care
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- Elderplan
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- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
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- Fidelis Care
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- Healthfirst
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- Multiplan
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- MVP Health Care
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- TRICARE
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- Unicare
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- UnitedHealthcare
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- VNSNY CHOICE
WellCare
- WellCare
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Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- 2001 Drexel University College of Medicine
- Residency: 2005 Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center
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