▁is ▁an ▁American ▁ne uro log ist , ▁the ▁Chief ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁V ander b ilt ▁Neu ros cience ▁Institute , ▁Professor ▁and ▁Vice - Ch air man ▁of ▁Ne uro log y , ▁and ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Tele med ic ine ▁at ▁V ander b ilt ▁University ▁Medical ▁Center . ▁ ▁Education ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁ne uro log y ▁at ▁V ander b ilt ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁he ▁completed ▁the ▁Health ▁Care ▁Management ▁Program ▁from ▁the ▁O wen ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁Management . ▁In ▁January ▁and ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁he ▁completed ▁Harvard ▁M acy ▁Institute ' s ▁Program ▁for ▁Phys ician ▁Edu c ators ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁studied ▁deep ▁brain ▁stim ulation ▁and ▁its ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁treatment ▁of ▁Park inson ' s ▁disease ▁as ▁a ▁Ful br ight ▁Senior ▁Sch olar ▁at ▁the ▁Univers itaire ▁de ▁Gren o ble ▁in ▁Gren o ble , ▁France . ▁ ▁Professional ▁activities ▁Charles ▁is ▁the ▁past ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Policy ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Ne uro log ical ▁Association , ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Ne uro log y ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Ne uro log ical ▁Association , ▁and ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Council ▁of ▁Ne uro logic ▁Sub special ties . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁Past - Pres ident ▁of ▁The ▁Tennessee ▁Academy ▁of ▁Ne uro log y . ▁From ▁▁▁