WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Charles P. Richards, M.D., has joined the faculty at Wake Forest University Eye Center, part of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He is an assistant professor in ophthalmology.
Richards is an expert in treating macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, as well as other conditions affecting the retina. He will be a part of the retina service, joining Craig M. Greven, M.D., M. Madison Slusher, M.D., and Shree K. Kurup, M.D.
A native of Winston-Salem, Richards earned his medical degree at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in New York. He completed his residency at Wake Forest Baptist and a fellowship at the University of Virginia. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
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Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (www.wfubmc.edu) is an academic health system comprised of North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Brenner Children’s Hospital, Wake Forest University Physicians, and Wake Forest University Health Sciences, which operates the university’s School of Medicine and Piedmont Triad Research Park. The system comprises 1,154 acute care, rehabilitation and long-term care beds and has been ranked as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report since 1993. Wake Forest Baptist is ranked 32nd in the nation by America’s Top Doctors for the number of its doctors considered best by their peers. The institution ranks in the top third in funding by the National Institutes of Health and fourth in the Southeast in revenues from its licensed intellectual property.