Charles Mayer

Background

About Charles Mayer

Charles Mayer MD MPH Charles Mayer is a family physician who has practiced in the Community Clinics and at Kaiser for the past 25 years. He did his undergraduate study at UC Berkeley majoring in “Biocultural Anthropology”. He went on to medical school at Howard University College of Medicine and his family medicine residency training at Swedish Cherry Hill Campus and Seamar Community Clinic both in Seattle. He officially became a Washington Husky during his primary care research fellowship and MPH program from 2005 to 2007. Charles has been involved with health justice advocacy throughout his career. He recently led Kaiser’s Washington’s Health Equity and Action Team (HEAT) for 5 years and now is the co-chair of the Economic Inequity and Health Task Force for Washington Physician’s for Social Responsibility (WPSR). Though he loves patient care, he understands that ending racial and economic injustice is the fundamental way to improve health in our country.