I am a 64-year-old physician who works to integrate metabolic health strategies into cancer care. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in economics and pre-medicine, I matriculated at the University of Cincinnati Medical College. After completing my residency in radiation oncology at Stanford University Hospital, I supplemented my formal education by enrolling in a diverse array of programs ranging from hypnosis and nutrition to Eastern philosophy.
I started the practice of oncology in 1989, and 34 years have passed quickly. As noted below, I spent most of my time in practice in the Charlotte NC area working as the medical director of CaroMont Cancer Center. As a physician caregiver, I strove to introduce effective, well-tolerated lifestyle and repurposed medication adjuvants to supplement the standard of care therapies to enhance patient outcomes. Interventions include simple balance training programs, diet adjustments, supplements, repurposing of metabolically acting drugs, portable O2, exercise bands, and sleep hacks. Although these strategies differ substantially from one another, all are designed to be safe, inexpensive, and universally accessible.
I left the large cancer center practice environment in early 2019 due to loss of peripheral vision due to congenital retinitis pigmentosa and designation as legally blind. I returned to school for a year of onsite entrepreneurial training at Notre Dame with the blessings of my wife and graduated 6/20. My capstone project was aiding in rolling out a new virtual company in the US called Care Oncology that used repurposed metabolically acting drugs along with the standard of care for cancer patients. I left Care Oncology postmerger with a larger company and started MeakinMetabolicCare.com in late 2022 to better serve this growing metabolic care space with more efficient and lower-cost offerings with partner and author Travis Christofferson. We are now growing this service and have rejoined many of the original Care Oncology RNs through our partnership with HealNavigators.com.
When I am not seeing a virtual consult, I enjoy spending time in nature. My wife Lindsay and I love to hike the North Carolina Mountains trails near our home and stand-up paddle boards on nearby lakes and rivers. During the winter, we enjoy traveling to Montana to ski and snowboard with our two children and friends. Most of my charity work endeavors to encourage people to explore the outdoors, preserve nature, inspire human potential, and recognize the role of spirituality in health outcomes while elevating awareness of metabolic issues in the care of patients with cancer.

Charles Meakin, MD, MHA, MS