Queensland Health’s Post

If you were born on the Gold Coast after 1982, there’s a good chance Dr Charters played an important role in your birth! 💙👶 After 43 years of exceptional service and around 20,000 births, this exceptional doctor is retiring from Gold Coast Health, leaving behind a profound legacy. ❤ Throughout his career, Dr Charters prided himself on his close connections with colleagues, especially midwives, and said those relationships shone most strongly in the tough moments. 'We work together as a very strong, very close group of maternity providers, and I think that is so important,' he said. Dr Charters said it was a 'privilege' to spend his career looking after women. 'They are so import to our whole society; they’re mothers, they’re sisters, they’re grandmothers, they’re friends, partners, whatever – women are such a positive to all of our lives.' As the Women, Newborn and Children’s Services first specialist obstetrician/gynaecologist, Dr Charters has been instrumental in growing the department into the world-class service it is today. 'Being involved in the origin of this department and seeing it develop and become what it is today is the most satisfying part of my career,' he said. Dr Charters spent 25 years as Director of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and his legacy includes the prestigious President’s Medal from The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG), the first for a Queenslander. Thank you, Dr Charters, for your remarkable contributions to women’s health. Your legacy will continue to inspire for generations to come. ✨ Via: Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service #HealthHero